Samoa v Hong Kong China 
World Rugby Nations Cup - Round 1 
Sat 4th July 2026, 12:00pm PDT 
Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos 
Angus Mabey Last 5 Games
Samoa v Hong Kong China World Rugby Nations Cup - Round 1 Sat 4th July 2026, 12:00pm PDT Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos Angus Mabey 
28' 39' 42' 71' 73' 
AJ Alatimu Elisapeta Alofipo Matteo Avitabile 
Alamanda Motuga 
Peter Umaga-Jensen 
Duncan Paia'aua Warren Solomona Jack Combes Samoa face off against Hong Kong China in World Rugby Nations Cup Round 1 on Sat 4th July 2026 at Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 07:00 NZST in New Zealand, 05:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.
Samoa won the last encounter but Hong Kong China are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Samoa in position 20 and Hong Kong China in position 24, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Samoa vs Hong Kong China will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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