History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Samoa
The Fiji and the Samoa national teams have played each other fifty-six times with Fiji holding the majority on thirty-two wins against Samoa's twenty-one. They regularly play each other in the annual Pacific Nations Cup (PNC).
During the early years of their encounters, they played each other in sporadic small tours or in the South Pacific Championship and the Pacific-Rim Championship with other Pacific nations. They would also play each other on a friendly home-and-away-away basis, but these matches would mostly be used for Rugby World Cup (RWC) qualification. These two sides have only played each other once in a Rugby World Cup fixture, in the 2011 Rugby World Cup [ 1] in New Zealand , where they met at Eden Park .[ 2] Samoa won the match 27–7.
Summary
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overview
Details
Played
Won by Fiji
Won by Samoa
Drawn
Fiji points
Samoa points
In Fiji
28
19
9
0
646
414
In Samoa
21
9
10
2
313
406
Neutral venue
7
4
2
1
185
159
Overall
56
32
21
3
1,144
979
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record
Fiji
Samoa
Longest winning streak
6 (21 Sep 1928 – 2 Jun 1982)
5 (10 Jun 1989 – 2 Jul 1994)
Largest points for
Home
60 (20 Jul 1996)
40 (1 Jun 1991)
Away
39 (3 Aug 2015)
36 (9 Jul 2011)
Largest winning margin
Home
60 (20 Jul 1996)
26 (9 Jul 2005)
Away
22 (15 Jul 2017)
20 (25 Sep 2011)
Most aggregate points
68 (Fiji 39–29 Samoa) (3 August 2015)
Results
No.
Date
Venue
Score
Winner
Competition
1
18 August 1924
Apia Park , Apia
0–6
Fiji
1924 Fiji tour of Western Samoa and Tonga
2
19 September 1924
Apia Park, Apia
9–3
Western Samoa
3
21 September 1928
Apia Park, Apia
8–9
Fiji
1928 Fiji tour to Western Samoa and Tonga
4
30 August 1963
Buckhurst Park, Suva
29–6
Fiji
1963 South Pacific Games
5
5 September 1963
Backhurst Park, Suva
42–3
Fiji
6
8 September 1979
National Stadium , Suva
16–13
Fiji
1979 South Pacific Games
7
27 June 1981
Churchill Park , Lautoka
15–7
Fiji
1981 Western Samoa tour of Fiji
8
4 July 1981
National Stadium, Suva
18–12
Fiji
9
2 June 1982
Apia Park, Apia
6–6
draw
1982 Fiji tour of Western Samoa
10
15 June 1982
Chanel College field , Apia
3–14
Fiji
11
21 August 1982
National Stadium, Suva
8–10
Western Samoa
1982 Pacific Tri-Nations
12
25 June 1983
National Stadium, Suva
0–6[ a]
Western Samoa
1983 Pacific Tri-Nations
13
5 September 1983
Apia Park, Apia
10–18
Fiji
1983 South Pacific Games
14
30 June 1984
National Stadium, Suva
17–10
Fiji
1984 South Pacific Championship
15
1 June 1985
Apia Park, Apia
17–18
Fiji
1985 South Pacific Championship
16
2 July 1986
Teufaiva Sport Stadium , Nukuʻalofa (Tonga )
29–9
Fiji
1986 South Pacific Championship
17
22 August 1987
National Stadium, Suva
37–14
Fiji
1987 South Pacific Championship
18
4 June 1988
Apia Par, Apia
17–17
draw
1988 South Pacific Championship
19
10 June 1989
Apia Park, Apia
32–13
Western Samoa
1989 South Pacific Championship
20
23 June 1990
Ratu Cakobau Park , Nausori
17–30
Western Samoa
1990 South Pacific Championship
21
1 June 1991
Apia Park, Apia
40–23
Western Samoa
1991 South Pacific Championship
22
20 June 1992
National Stadium, Suva
16–20
Western Samoa
1992 South Pacific Championship
23
5 June 1993
Apia Park, Apia
27–3
Western Samoa
1993 South Pacific Championship
24
2 July 1994
Prince Charles Park , Nadi
20–13
Fiji
1994 South Pacific Championship
25
1 July 1995
Apia Park, Apia
35–17
Western Samoa
1995 South Pacific Championship
26
20 July 1996
National Stadium, Suva
60–0
Fiji
1996 South Pacific Championship
27
5 July 1997
Apia Park, Apia
26–17
Samoa
1997 South Pacific Championship
28
22 September 1998
Canberra Stadium , Canberra (Australia )[ 3]
26–18
Fiji
1991 Rugby World Cup Qualification
29
3 July 1999
Churchill Park, Lautoka
15–27
Samoa
1999 Pacific-rim Championship
30
3 June 2000
Apia Park, Apia
31–17
Samoa
2000 Pacific-rim Championship
31
9 June 2001
National Stadium, Suva
27–36
Samoa
2001 Pacific-rim Championship
32
23 June 2001
Apia Park, Apia
19–22
Fiji
33
8 July 2001
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium , Tokyo (Japan )
28–17
Fiji
34
1 June 2002
Apia Park, Apia
16–17
Fiji
2002 Pacific Tri-Nations
35
22 June 2002
Prince Charles Park, Nadi
12–22
Samoa
36
12 June 2004
National Stadium, Suva
29–3
Fiji
2004 Pacific Tri-Nations
37
9 July 2005
Apia Park, Apia
36–10
Samoa
2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
38
30 July 2005
National Stadium, Suva
21–15
Fiji
39
24 June 2006
Albert Park , Suva
23–20
Fiji
2005 Pacific 5 Nations
40
19 May 2007
Apia Park, Apia
8–3
Samoa
2007 Pacific Nations Cup
41
7 June 2008
Churchill Park, Lautoka
34–17
Fiji
2008 Pacific Nations Cup
42
27 June 2009
Churchill Park, Lautoka
19–14
Fiji
2009 Pacific Nations Cup
43
26 June 2010
Apia Park, Apia
31–9
Samoa
2010 Pacific Nations Cup
44
9 July 2011
National Stadium, Suva
36–18
Fiji
2011 Pacific Nations Cup
45
25 September 2011
Eden Park , Auckland (New Zealand )
7–27
Samoa
2011 Rugby World Cup
46
10 June 2012
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)
26–29
Samoa
2012 Pacific Nations Cup
47
21 June 2014
National Stadium, Suva
13–18
Samoa
2014 Pacific Nations Cup
48
24 July 2015
Bonney Field , Sacramento (United States )
30–30
draw
2015 Pacific Nations Cup
49
3 August 2015
Swangard Stadium , Burnaby (Canada )
39–29
Fiji
2015 Pacific Nations Cup
50
18 June 2016
National Stadium, Suva
26–16
Fiji
2016 Pacific Nations Cup
51
15 July 2017
Apia Park, Apia
16–38
Fiji
2017 Pacific Nations Cup
52
9 June 2018
National Stadium, Suva
24–22
Fiji
2018 Pacific Nations Cup
53
10 August 2019
National Stadium, Suva
10–3
Fiji
2019 Pacific Nations Cup
54
16 July 2022
Churchill Park, Lautoka
20–23
Samoa
2022 Pacific Nations Cup
55
29 July 2023
Apia Park, Apia
19–33
Fiji
2023 Pacific Nations Cup
56
23 August 2024
National Stadium, Suva
42–16
Fiji
2024 Pacific Nations Cup
XV Results
Below is a list of matches that Samoa has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Fiji did not award caps.
Date
Venue
Score
Winner
Competition
18 June 1955
Apia Park, Apia
3–26
Fiji
1955 Fiji tour of Samoa
11 June 1955
Apia Park, Apia
6–14
Fiji
4 June 1955
Apia Park, Apia
11–18
Fiji
Notes
^ Western Samoa won by virtue of the game being abandoned.
References
History Players Home stadium Competitions and trophies Related teams Matches
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Tours
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Players Home stadium Competitions and trophies Related teams Matches
By opponent Pacific Tri-Nations World Cup qualifiers South Pacific Games
Tours
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