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Full time23 August 2025
Tonga
30–16
Samoa
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga · Pacific Nations Cup 2025Head-to-head

Tonga won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’TTonga try · Siosiua Moala5–0
  2. 8’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini7–0
  3. 19’PTonga penalty · Patrick Pellegrini10–0
  4. 25’TTonga try · Sonatane Takulua15–0
  5. 26’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini17–0
  6. 32’PSamoa penalty · AJ Alatimu17–3
  7. 36’PTonga penalty · Patrick Pellegrini20–3
  8. 39’PSamoa penalty · AJ Alatimu20–6
  9. 61’TSamoa try · Tuna Tuitama20–11
  10. 67’PTonga penalty · Patrick Pellegrini23–11
  11. 76’TTonga try · Sam Moli28–11
  12. 77’CTonga conversion · Patrick Pellegrini30–11
  13. 81’TSamoa try · Melani Nanai30–16

Line-ups

Tonga

  1. 1Siegfried FisiihoiProp
  2. 2Siua MaileHooker
  3. 3Ben TameifunaProp
  4. 4Halaleva FifitaSecond row
  5. 5Harison MataeleSecond row
  6. 6Tanginoa HalaifonuaFlanker
  7. 7Siosiua MoalaFlanker
  8. 8Lotu InisiNumber 8
  9. 9Sonatane TakuluaScrum-half
  10. 10Patrick PellegriniFly-half
  11. 11John TapuelueluWing
  12. 12Fetuli PaeaCentre
  13. 13Solomone KataCentre
  14. 14Fine InisiWing
  15. 15Salesi PiutauFull-back
  16. 16Sam MoliBench
  17. 17Salesi TuifuaBench
  18. 18Solomone TukuafuBench
  19. 19Tupou AfungiaBench
  20. 20Fotu LokotuiBench
  21. 21Augustine PuluBench
  22. 22Josiah UngaBench
  23. 23Nikolai FoliakiBench

Samoa

  1. 1Aki SeiuliProp
  2. 2Pita Anae Ah-SueHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Ben Nee-NeeSecond row
  5. 5Sam SladeSecond row
  6. 6Taleni SeuFlanker
  7. 7Theo McFarlandFlanker
  8. 8Iakopo Petelo-MapuNumber 8
  9. 9Melani MatavaoScrum-half
  10. 10AJ AlatimuFly-half
  11. 11Tuna TuitamaWing
  12. 12Henry TaefuCentre
  13. 13Melani NanaiCentre
  14. 14Tomasi AlosioWing
  15. 15Lolagi VisiniaFull-back
  16. 16Luteru TolaiBench
  17. 17Jarred AdamsBench
  18. 18Bradley AmituanaiBench
  19. 19Michael CurryBench
  20. 20Olajuwon NoaBench
  21. 21Joel LamBench
  22. 22Rodney IonaBench
  23. 23Elisapeta AlofipoBench

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Context

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

Tonga going in
Samoa 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.