1988 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland explained

Team:Samoa
Destination:Britain and Ireland
Yearstart:1988
Matchplayed:10
Matchwon:4
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:6
Testplayed:2
Testwon:0
Testdraw:0
Testlost:2
Played1:1
Won1:0
Draw1:0
Lost1:1
Played2:1
Won2:0
Draw2:0
Lost2:1

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.

Touring Squad

Fullbacks

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

Matches

Scores and results list Samoa's score first.

Opposing Team Result For Against Date Venue
Welsh Counties Under-23Won 19 18 11 October Llanelli
Won16 15 15 October Newbridge
Won 24 12 19 October Wrexham
Lost 17 21 22 October Bridgend
Lost 11 21 26 October Port Talbot
Lost 22 49 29 October Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Lost15 47 2 November Ravenhill, Belfast
Lost 18 25 5 November Galway
Won 23 22 8 November Pontypridd
Lost 6 24 12 November National Stadium, Cardiff

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby 1988-29/10 Friendly Ireland Vs Western Samoa - Images Irish Photo Archive . 2023-09-12 . www.irishphotoarchive.ie.
  2. Reported in the official tour programme as "Aneterea [sic] Aiolupo"
  3. Reported in the official tour programme as "Lino Faoi[sic]"
  4. Reported in the official tour programme as "Petaia Petaia"