1988 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

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1988 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
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The 1988 Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of ten rugby union matches played in October and November 1988 in Wales and Ireland by the Samoa national rugby union team, who competed under the name of Western Samoa at the time. Samoa lost both their international matches but won four of their eight non-international games against club and regional teams.

Contents

Touring Squad

Fullbacks

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

Matches

Scores and results list Samoa's score first.
Opposing TeamResultForAgainstDateVenue
Welsh Counties Under-23Won191811 October Llanelli
Newbridge Won161515 October Newbridge
North Wales Won241219 October Wrexham
Bridgend Lost172122 October Bridgend
Aberavon Lost112126 October Port Talbot
IRELAND Lost224929 October Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ulster Lost15472 November Ravenhill, Belfast
Connacht Lost18255 November Galway
Pontypridd Won23228 November Pontypridd
WALES Lost62412 November National Stadium, Cardiff

Notes

  1. ↑ Reported in the official tour programme as "Aneterea [sic] Aiolupo"
  2. ↑ Reported in the official tour programme as "Petaia Petaia"

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References

  1. ↑ "Rugby 1988-29/10 Friendly Ireland Vs Western Samoa - Images | Irish Photo Archive". www.irishphotoarchive.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Reported in the official tour programme as "Lino Faoi[sic]"
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