History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Samoa
Ireland and Samoa have played each other on five occasions; Ireland winning four and Samoa winning one.[1] They are yet to face each other in a Rugby World Cup fixture, but have met several times during the End-of-year rugby union tests in October and November.[2][3]
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn | Ireland points | Samoa points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 89 |
| In Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 108 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Ireland | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 5 (11 Nov 2001–Present) | 1 (12 November 1996) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 49 (29 October 1988) | 14 (20 June 2003) |
| Away | 47 (12 October 2019) | 40 (12 November 1996) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 31 (9 November 2013) | NA |
| Away | 42 (12 October 2019) | 15 (12 November 1996) |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 October 1988 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 49 – 22 | |
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| 2 | 12 November 1996 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 25 – 40 | |
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| 3 | 11 November 2001 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 35 – 8 | |
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| 4 | 20 June 2003 | Apia Park, Apia | 14 – 40 | |
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| 5 | 13 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 20 – 10 | |
2010 Autumn International |
| 6 | 9 November 2013 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 40 – 9 | |
2013 Guinness series |
| 7 | 12 October 2019 | Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan | 47 – 5 | |
2019 Rugby World Cup |
References
- "Team stats for Ireland and Samoa". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- Ireland v Samoa end-of-year test 2001
- Ireland v Samoa end-of-year test 2010
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