History of rugby union matches between Australia and Samoa

Australia and Samoa have played each other five times at rugby union with Australia winning four times and Samoa once. Four of these test matches were played on Australian soil with the other played at a neutral venue as part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup. This is the only time the teams have played each other in a Rugby World Cup.

In 2011, Samoa was one of Australia's warm-up opponents ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Samoa was victorious, winning 32-23 in Sydney, the first time Manu Samoa had won a test match against Australia.

Summary

Overall

Details Played Won by
 Australia
Won by
 Samoa
Drawn Australia points Samoa points
In Australia 4 3 1 0 195 55
In Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 9 3
Overall 5 4 1 0 204 58

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Australia Samoa
Longest winning streak 4 (9 Oct 1991–17 Jul 2011) 1 (17 Jul 2011–Present)
Largest points for
Home 74 (11 June 2005) NA
Away 9 (9 October 1991) 32 (17 July 2011)
Largest winning margin
Home 70 (6 August 1994) NA
Away 6 (9 October 1991) 9 (17 July 2011)

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 9 October 1991 Pontypool Park, Pontypool, Wales 9 3  Australia 1991 Rugby World Cup Pool 3 Match
2 6 August 1994 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 73 3  Australia
3 26 September 1998 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 25 13  Australia 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier
4 11 June 2005 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 74 7  Australia
5 17 July 2011 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 23 32  Samoa Rugby World Cup Warm-up

References

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