1988 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 04 00 06
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Ireland
1 0 0 1
 Wales
1 0 0 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

  • Manager: Fesalai Satini[1]
  • Coach: Richard Cook
  • Assistant Coach: Peter Schuster
  • Technical Advisor: Barry Taylor

Fullbacks

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

Matches

Scores and results list Samoa's score first.
Opposing TeamResultForAgainstDateVenue
Welsh Counties Under-23Won191811 OctoberLlanelli
NewbridgeWon161515 OctoberNewbridge
North WalesWon241219 OctoberWrexham
BridgendLost172122 OctoberBridgend
AberavonLost112126 OctoberPort Talbot
IRELANDLost224929 OctoberLansdowne Road, Dublin
UlsterLost15472 NovemberRavenhill, Belfast
ConnachtLost18255 NovemberGalway
PontypriddWon23228 NovemberPontypridd
WALESLost62412 NovemberNational Stadium, Cardiff

Notes

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

References

  • Jones, Stephen, ed. (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 35–40. ISBN 0356178625.
  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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