FIJI’S OVERALL RECORD VERSUS SAMOA (Courtesy Fiji Rugby Union)

Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Pts for	Pts Agst
42	25	15	2	793	663

Most consecutive victories

Fiji – 9 (1928-81)

Samoa – 5 (1989-93)

Biggest winning margins

Fiji – 60 (Fiji 60 Samoa 0, 20/07/96, Suva)

Samoa – 26 (Samoa 36 Fiji 10, 09/07/05, Apia)

Highest points scored

Fiji – 60 (Fiji 60 Samoa 0, 20/07/96, Suva)

Samoa – 40 (Samoa 40 Fiji 23, 01/06/91, Apia)

FIJI’S RECORD IN SAMOA

Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Pts for	Pts agst
20	10	8	2	288	352

 

Most consecutive victories in Samoa

Fiji – 4 (1928-55)

Samoa – 6 (1989-2000)

Biggest winning margin in Samoa

Fiji – 23 (26-3 on 18/06/55)

Samoa – 26 (36-10 on 09/07/05)

Other match facts:

• Fiji have won six of their last eight matches against Samoa.

• The last time Fiji beat Samoa in Apia by more than one converted try was 24 years ago in 1983 when they triumphed 18-10.

• Six uncapped players are in the starting line-up for the FMF Flying Fijians (Taniela Rawaqa, Vesi Rauluni, Vereniki Goneva, Isoa Neivua, Tomasi Soqeta and Alefoso Yalayalatabua), with another three on the bench (Wame Lewaravu, Vitori Buatava and Gabiriele Lovobalavu).

• Another three players in the FMF Flying Fijians’ starting 15 have only 1 cap to their name (Seveci Taka, Langi Peters and Tiko Matawalu).

• Fiji have won all six Tests in which fly-half Jack Prasad has played.

• Only three players in the FMF Flying Fijians’ starting 15 have played 10 Tests or more – skipper Alifereti Doviverata, lock Kele Leawere and hooker Sunia Koto.

• Fiji have only three survivors from the 2003 Rugby World Cup squad – Doviverata, Leawere and hooker Bill Gadolo.

• Only three players in the FMF Flying Fijians’ 22 played against Samoa in 2006 when Fiji won 23-20 in Suva (Doviverata, Koto and Netani Talei).

• Only one of those three players started that match (Koto).

• Only two players (Doviverata and Baleinadogo) are in the FMF Flying Fijians’ 22 that featured in Fiji’s Pacific Rim triumph of 2001 when they beat Samoa 28-17 in Tokyo.

• This is Ilvasi Tabua’s debut as National Coach of the FMF Flying Fijians. As a player, Tabua earned 16 Test caps for Fiji and 10 for Australia.

Fiji v Samoa – Match by match

18/08/24 Apia Park, Apia W 6-0

19/09/24 Apia Park, Apia L 3-9

21/09/28 Apia Park, Apia W 9-8

04/06/55 Apia Park, Apia W 18-11

11/06/55 Apia Park, Apia W 14-6

18/06/55 Apia Park, Apia W 26-3

30/08/63 Buckhurst Park, Suva W 29-6

05/09/63 Buckhurst Park, Suva W 42-3

05/09/79 National Stadium, Suva W 16-13

27/06/81 Churchill Park, Lautoka W 15-7

04/07/81 National Stadium, Suva W 18-12

02/06/82 Apia Park, Apia D 6-6

12/06/82 Chanel College, Apia W 14-3

21/08/82 National Stadium, Suva L 8-10

25/06/83 National Stadium, Suva L* 0-6

17/09/83 Apia Park, Apia W 18-10

30/06/84 National Stadium, Suva W 17-10

01/06/85 Apia Park, Apia W 18-17

02/07/86 Teufaiva, Nuku’alofa W 29-9

22/08/87 National Stadium, Suva W 37-14

04/06/88 Apia Park, Apia D 17-17

10/06/89 Apia Park, Apia L 13-32

23/06/90 Rt Cakobau Park, Nausori L 17-30

01/06/91 Apia Park, Apia L 23-40

20/06/92 National Stadium, Suva L 16-20

05/06/93 Apia Park, Apia L 3-27

02/07/94 Prince Charles Park, Nadi W 20-13

01/07/95 Apia Park, Apia L 17-35

20/07/96 National Stadium, Suva W 60-0

05/07/97 Apia Park, Apia L 17-26

22/09/98 Bruce Stadium, Canberra W 26-18

03/07/99 Churchill Park, Lautoka L 15-27

03/06/00 Apia Park, Apia L 17-31

09/06/01 National Stadium, Suva L 27-36

23/06/01 Apia Park, Apia W 22-19

08/07/01 Chichibunomiya, Tokyo W 28-17

01/06/02 Apia Park, Apia W 17-16

22/06/02 Prince Charles Park, Nadi L 12-22

12/06/04 National Stadium, Suva W 29-3

09/07/05 Apia Park, Apia L 10-36

30/07/05 National Stadium, Suva W 21-15

24/06/06 National Stadium, Suva W 23-20

Blue font denotes games played in Samoa.

* Match abandoned, game awarded to Samoa