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Samoa vs Tonga in rugby league is a rivalry between the Samoa national rugby league team and the Tonga national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The two sides first met at the 1986 Pacific Cup , where Tonga came out as 34–16 victors.
Tonga: 4–46 Western Samoa: Avarua Tereora Stadium, Avarua: Unknown 20 October 1988 Tonga: 38–14 American Samoa: 1988 Pacific Cup: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 22 October 1988 Māori: 42–16 Tonga: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 26 October 1988 Western Samoa: 40–30 Tonga: Apia Park, Apia: Unknown 29 October 1988 Tonga: 19–6 Cook Islands: Apia ...
According to Samoan oral tradition, Tonga was once under the dominion of the Tui Manu'a and paid tribute to the revered paramount chief. [3] In the tenth century this dominance waned and eventually supplanted by the Tuʻi Tonga Empire. While Manu'a under the Tui Manu'a remained independent, the rest of Samoa paid tribute to the Tu'i Tonga. [4]
Tonga: Fourth place American Samoa: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 6: Goals scored: 23 (3.83 per match) Attendance: 8,000 (1,333 per match) Top scorer(s)
While Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and Japan did play each other in the lead-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, no official PNC tournament took place in 2023. As such, Samoa are the defending champions, having gone undefeated at the 2022 iteration of the tournament. Fiji won the 2024 title, beating Japan in the Grand Final, 41–17. [6]
Ireland vs Tonga team news. 19:42, Mike Jones. Andy Farrell makes just four changes to the XV that defeated Romania last time out. Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan is back in training after picking up a ...
Samoa Score Opponent Venue Note 29 April 2023 Manusina XV 41–10 Tonga Women's A: Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [70] [71] 23 September 2023: Manusina XV 12–38 Black Ferns XV: Navigation Homes Stadium [72] 16 September 2024: Samoa 20–17 Australia A: Apia Park, Apia [73]
Scotland vs Tonga is due to kick off at 4:45pm BST on Sunday 24 September at the Stade de Nice. ... Team news. Townsend makes four changes from the side that lost to South Africa on opening ...