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Tonga
30 - 16
Full Time
Samoa

Samoa vs Tonga

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Match Information

Tonga v Samoa Tonga v Samoa
Pacific Nations Cup - Round 1 Pacific Nations Cup - Round 1
Fri 22nd August 2025, 07:00pm PDT Fri 22nd August 2025, 07:00pm PDT
Teufaiva Stadium Teufaiva Stadium
Angus Gardner Angus Gardner

Head to Head

Tonga
Wins
1
Samoa
Wins
4

Average Points scored

18
33
First try wins
80%
Home team wins
80%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Romania
38-43
Tonga
Tonga
28-32
Portugal
Tonga
19-32
Spain
Tonga
36-26
Zimbabwe
Scotland
56-0
Tonga
Zimbabwe
7-43
Samoa
Samoa
37-38
Romania
Samoa
12-33
Georgia
Samoa
66-19
Hong Kong China
USA
29-13
Samoa
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Who will win?

Tonga
0%%
Samoa
0%%

Match Information

Tonga v Samoa Tonga v Samoa
Pacific Nations Cup - Round 1 Pacific Nations Cup - Round 1
Fri 22nd August 2025, 07:00pm PDT Fri 22nd August 2025, 07:00pm PDT
Teufaiva Stadium Teufaiva Stadium
Angus Gardner Angus Gardner

Points Flow Chart

Tonga Samoa
Tonga Samoa
76
Mins in lead
0
94%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
57%
Possession Last 10 min
43%
7
Points Last 10 min
5

Key Events

Full Time
Vai
30-16 80'
Pellegrini
30-11 76'
Moli
28-11 75'
Pellegrini
23-11 66'
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22m Entries

Tonga Samoa
Avg. Points Scored
1.9
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
2.5
22m Entries
4

Attack Profile

Tonga
Samoa
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Defence Profile

Tonga
Samoa
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Last 5 Penalties

Tonga 70'
Samoa 73'
Samoa 75'
Tonga 79'
Tonga 80'

Ruck Speed

Tonga Samoa
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Tonga
%
0-3 Secs
Samoa
%
0-3 Secs
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15
Points
Patrick Pellegrini
Tonga Patrick Pellegrini
1
Last Try
Melani Nanai
Samoa Melani Nanai
13
Carries
Iakopo Petelo-Mapu
Samoa Iakopo Petelo-Mapu
12
Tackles Completed
Ben Nee Nee
Samoa Ben Nee Nee
2
Line Breaks
Fine Inisi
Tonga Fine Inisi
3
Turnovers Won
Melani Matavao
Samoa Melani Matavao
4
Defenders Beaten
Siua Maile
Tonga Siua Maile
27
Successful Passes
Melani Matavao
Samoa Melani Matavao

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Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Rod Iona fails to add the extra two points
80'
Try
Melani Nanai Vai scores a try for Samoa
80'
Conversion
Another two points for Tonga thanks to Pat Pellegrini's conversion
76'
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Who will win?

Tonga
0%%
Samoa
0%%

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Pacific Nations Cup

Pacific Nations Cup

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Tonga
Samoa

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Who will win?

Tonga
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Samoa
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Pacific Nations Cup

Pacific Nations Cup

Rankings
Form

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Who will win?

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Samoa
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Teams
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Tonga vs Samoa Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Tonga face off against Samoa in Pacific Nations Cup Round 1 on Fri 22nd August 2025 at Teufaiva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:00. In South Africa it’s at 04:00 SAST, 14:00 NZST in New Zealand, 12:00 AEST in Australia and 19:00 EST in the US.

Tonga won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Tonga in position 17 and Samoa in position 19, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Tonga vs Samoa Squads

The official squads for Tonga vs Samoa 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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