Tonga 30 - 16 Samoa

Full time

23 Aug 2025

Pacific Nations Cup

Stage: Pool A Round 1

Teufaiva Stadium

Tonga vs Samoa head to head

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Siosiua Moala · Tonga

5 - 0
7'

Conversion

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

7 - 0
18'

Penalty

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

10 - 0
24'

Try

Sonatane Takulua · Tonga

15 - 0
25'

Conversion

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

17 - 0
31'

Penalty

AJ Alatimu · Samoa

17 - 3
35'

Penalty

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

20 - 3
38'

Penalty

AJ Alatimu · Samoa

20 - 6
Halftime 20 - 6
Second Half
46'

Substitution

OJ Noa on for Theo McFarland · Samoa
51'

Substitution

Solomone Tukuafu on for Ben Tameifuna · Tonga
51'

Substitution

Samiuela Moli on for Siua Maile · Tonga
51'

Substitution

Salesi Tuifua on for Siegfried Fisi'ihoi · Tonga
51'

Substitution

Rodney Iona on for AJ Alatimu · Samoa
51'

Substitution

Joel Lam on for Melani Matavao · Samoa
55'

Substitution

Luteru Tolai on for Pita Anae-Ah Sue · Samoa
55'

Substitution

Jarred Adams on for Aki Seiuli · Samoa
56'

Substitution

Elisapeta Alofipo on for Tomasi Alosio · Samoa
56'

Substitution

Augustine Pulu on for Harison Mataele · Tonga
60'

Try

Tuna Tuitama · Samoa

20 - 11
62'

Substitution

Tomasi Alosio on for Lolagi Visinia · Samoa
64'

Substitution

Michael Curry on for Samuel Slade · Samoa
66'

Penalty

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

23 - 11
67'

Substitution

Bradley Amituanai on for Michael Alaalatoa · Samoa
74'

Substitution

Nikolai Foliaki on for Tomasi Alosio · Samoa
74'

Substitution

Lolagi Visinia on for Siosiua Moala · Samoa
75'

Try

Samiuela Moli · Tonga

28 - 11
76'

Conversion

Patrick Pellegrini · Tonga

30 - 11
80'

Try

Melani Nanai · Samoa

30 - 16
Fulltime 30 - 16

Player ratings

Tonga

15 Charles Piutau 6.5
14 Fine Inisi 6.9
13 Solomone Kata 7.2
12 Fetuli Paea 6.4
11 John Tapueluelu 7.5
10 Patrick Pellegrini 6.6
9 Sonatane Takulua 7.2
1 Siegfried Fisi'ihoi 6.4
2 Siua Maile 7.0
3 Ben Tameifuna 5.8
4 Leva Fifita 7.1
5 Harison Mataele 5.9
6 Tanginoa Halaifonua 5.8
7 Siosiua Moala 7.7
8 Lotu Inisi 8.5
16 Samiuela Moli 7.6
17 Salesi Tuifua 5.5
18 Solomone Tukuafu 6.1
19 Tupou Ma'afu-Afungia –
20 Fotu Lokotui –
21 Augustine Pulu 7.1
22 Josiah Unga –
23 Nikolai Foliaki –

Samoa

15 Lolagi Visinia 6.1
14 Tomasi Alosio 5.4
13 Melani Nanai 7.4
12 Henry Taefu 6.2
11 Tuna Tuitama 6.4
10 AJ Alatimu 5.9
9 Melani Matavao 6.0
1 Aki Seiuli 5.6
2 Pita Anae-Ah Sue 6.2
3 Michael Alaalatoa 6.1
4 Benjamin Nee-Nee 5.7
5 Samuel Slade 6.5
6 Taleni Seu 5.9
7 Theo McFarland 5.8
8 Iakopo Petelo-Mapu 6.2
16 Luteru Tolai 6.4
17 Jarred Adams 5.9
18 Bradley Amituanai 6.3
19 Michael Curry 5.8
20 OJ Noa 5.9
21 Joel Lam 6.7
22 Rodney Iona 5.7
23 Elisapeta Alofipo 5.4