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Full time15 September 2024
Samoa
27–49
Japan
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Pacific Nations Cup 2024Head-to-head

Japan won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’TJapan try · Dylan Riley
  2. 7’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee
  3. 10’TJapan try
  4. 13’TSamoa try · Tuna Tuitama
  5. 14’CSamoa conversion · Rodney Iona
  6. 16’TJapan try · Tomoki Osada
  7. 17’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee
  8. 25’PSamoa penalty · Rodney Iona
  9. 29’PSamoa penalty · Rodney Iona
  10. 39’TJapan try · Seungsin Lee
  11. 40’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee
  12. 44’TJapan try · Kanji Shimokawa
  13. 45’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee
  14. 52’TSamoa try · Melani Matavao
  15. 53’CSamoa conversion · Rodney Iona
  16. 58’TJapan try · Shinobu Fujiwara
  17. 59’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee
  18. 72’TSamoa try · Lalomilo Lalomilo
  19. 73’CSamoa conversion · Rodney Iona
  20. 79’TJapan try · Taichi Takahashi
  21. 80’CJapan conversion · Seungsin Lee

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Samoa

  1. 1Aki SeiuliProp
  2. 2Sama MaloloHooker
  3. 3Marco Fepulea'iProp
  4. 4Ben Nee-NeeSecond row
  5. 5Sam SladeSecond row
  6. 6Theo McFarlandFlanker
  7. 7Izaiha Moore-AionoFlanker
  8. 8Iakopo Petelo-MapuNumber 8
  9. 9Melani MatavaoScrum-half
  10. 10Rodney IonaFly-half
  11. 11Elisapeta AlofipoWing
  12. 12Alapati LeiuaCentre
  13. 13Lalomilo LalomiloCentre
  14. 14Tuna TuitamaWing
  15. 15Tomasi AlosioFull-back
  16. 16Luteru TolaiBench
  17. 17Andrew TualaBench
  18. 18Brook ToomalataiBench
  19. 19Michael CurryBench
  20. 20Murphy TaramaiBench
  21. 21Danny TusitalaBench
  22. 22Afa MoleliBench
  23. 23Melani NanaiBench

Japan

  1. 1Shogo MiuraProp
  2. 2Mamoru HaradaHooker
  3. 3Shuhei TakeuchiProp
  4. 4Ratu Epineri UluivitiSecond row
  5. 5Warner DearnsSecond row
  6. 6Amato FakatavaFlanker
  7. 7Kanji ShimokawaFlanker
  8. 8Faulua MakisiNumber 8
  9. 9Shinobu FujiwaraScrum-half
  10. 10Harumichi TatekawaFly-half
  11. 11Malo TuitamaWing
  12. 12Nicholas McCurranCentre
  13. 13Dylan RileyCentre
  14. 14Tomoki OsadaWing
  15. 15Seungsin LeeFull-back
  16. 16Kenta MatsuokaBench
  17. 17Takato OkabeBench
  18. 18Keijiro TamefusaBench
  19. 19Isaiah Collins-MapusuaBench
  20. 20Tiennan CostleyBench
  21. 21Taiki KoyamaBench
  22. 22Yusuke KajimuraBench
  23. 23Taichi TakahashiBench

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Context

All-time, Samoa 12–7 Japan in 19 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Samoa going in
Japan 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.