History of rugby union matches between Australia and Samoa
Australia and Samoa has played each other 5 times with Australia winning four times and Samoa just the once. Four of these test matches were played on Australian soild with the other played on Neutral venue as part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup. This is the only time they have played each other in a Rugby World Cup.
In 2011, Samoa was one of Australia warm-up matches ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Samoa was victorious winning 32-23 in Sydney, the first ever time Manu Samoa has won a test match against Australia.
Overall summary
Details |
Played |
Won by Australia |
Won by Samoa |
Drawn |
Australia points |
Samoa points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Australia |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
195 |
55 |
In Samoa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Neutral venue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
Overall |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
204 |
58 |
Results
Date |
Venue |
Score |
Victor |
Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17 July 2011 |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
23 – 32 |
Rugby World Cup Warm-up |
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11 June 2005 |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
74 – 7 |
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26 September 1998 |
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia |
25 – 13 |
1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier |
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6 August 1994 |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
73 – 3 |
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9 October 1991 |
Pontypool Park, Pontypool, Wales |
9 – 3 |
1991 Rugby World Cup Pool 3 Match |
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