TheBreakdown
Full time5 August 2023
Samoa
34–9
Tonga
Apia Park, Apia, Samoa · Men's Internationals 2023Head-to-head

Samoa won by 25 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’PTonga penalty · William Havili0–3
  2. 17’PSamoa penalty · Alai D'Angelo Leuila3–3
  3. 23’TSamoa try · Sama Malolo8–3
  4. 24’CSamoa conversion · Alai D'Angelo Leuila10–3
  5. 29’PTonga penalty · Otumaka Mausia10–6
  6. 36’PTonga penalty · Otumaka Mausia10–9
  7. 40’PSamoa penalty · Alai D'Angelo Leuila13–9
  8. 50’TSamoa try · Miracle Faiilagi18–9
  9. 51’CSamoa conversion · Alai D'Angelo Leuila20–9
  10. 51’TSamoa try · Duncan Paia'aua25–9
  11. 52’CSamoa conversion · Alai D'Angelo Leuila27–9
  12. 65’TSamoa try · Melani Matavao32–9
  13. 66’CSamoa conversion · Alai D'Angelo Leuila34–9

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Charlie FaumuinaProp
  2. 2Sama MaloloHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Brian Alainu'u'eseSecond row
  5. 5Chris VuiSecond row
  6. 6Miracle FaiilagiFlanker
  7. 7Jack LamFlanker
  8. 8Steven LuatuaNumber 8
  9. 9Jonathan TaumateineScrum-half
  10. 10Alai D'Angelo LeuilaFly-half
  11. 11Ed FidowWing
  12. 12Duncan Paia'auaCentre
  13. 13Ulupano Junior SeuteniCentre
  14. 14Nigel Ah-WongWing
  15. 15Tim Nanai-WilliamsFull-back
  16. 16Luteru TolaiBench
  17. 17Titi LamositeleBench
  18. 18Paul Alo-EmileBench
  19. 19Theo McFarlandBench
  20. 20Fritz LeeBench
  21. 21Melani MatavaoBench
  22. 22Christian Leali'ifanoBench
  23. 23Neria FomaiBench

Tonga

  1. 1Siegfried FisiihoiProp
  2. 2Siua MaileHooker
  3. 3Ben TameifunaProp
  4. 4Halaleva FifitaSecond row
  5. 5Sitiveni MafiSecond row
  6. 6Tanginoa HalaifonuaFlanker
  7. 7Sione TalituiFlanker
  8. 8Vaea FifitaNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10William HaviliFly-half
  11. 11Afusipa TaumoepeauWing
  12. 12Pita AhkiCentre
  13. 13George MoalaCentre
  14. 14Solomone KataWing
  15. 15Salesi PiutauFull-back
  16. 16Paula NgauamoBench
  17. 17Tau KoloamatangiBench
  18. 18David LoloheaBench
  19. 19Lopeti TimaniBench
  20. 20Solomone FunakiBench
  21. 21Manusiu PaeaBench
  22. 22Otumaka MausiaBench
  23. 23Malakai FekitoaBench

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Context

All-time, Samoa 40–27 Tonga, 4 drawn in 71 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Samoa going in
Tonga going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.