Head to Head
| Head to Head overall | |
|---|---|
| Played | 4 |
 New Zealand wins | 4 |
 Samoa wins | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
New Zealand vs Samoa in rugby league is a rivalry between the New Zealand national rugby league team and the Samoa national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The two sides first met in 2010, and have faced each other four times, New Zealand winning each encounter.
| Head to Head overall | |
|---|---|
| Played | 4 |
| New Zealand wins | 4 |
| Samoa wins | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| 2010s Head to Head | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Played: 4 | New Zealand: 4 | Samoa: 0 | Draws: 0 |
| Date | Winner | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Match Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2010 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 50 – 6 | Samoa | Mount Smart Stadium | 11,650 | 2010 Pacific Test | [1] |
| 27 October 2013 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 42 – 24 | Samoa |  Halliwell Jones Stadium | 13,965 | 2013 World Cup Group B Match | [2] |
| 1 November 2014 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 14 – 12 | Samoa | Okara Park | 16,912 | 2014 Four Nations Match | [3] |
| 28 October 2017 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 38 – 8 | Samoa | Mount Smart Stadium | 17,857 | 2017 World Cup Group B Match | [4] |
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