1996 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Great Britain and Ireland

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

10	09	00	01

Test match

01	01	00	00

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Ireland

1	1	0	0

The 1996 Samoa rugby union tour of Great Britain and Ireland was a series of matches played in November and December 1996 in British Isles by Samoa national rugby union team.^[1]

Results

Scores and results list Samoa's points tally first.

Opponent	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Saracens FC	40	53	1 November 1996	Goldsdown, Enfield	Tour match
Oxford University	58	27	5 November 1996	Oxford	Tour match
Munster	35	25	9 November 1996	Musgrave Park, Cork	Tour match
Ireland	40	25	12 November 1996	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test match^[2]
Cambridge University	14	13	November 1996	Cambridge	Tour match
Llanelli RFC	15	23	23 November 1996	Llanelli, Llanelli	Tour match
Cardiff	53	29	26 November 1996	Arms Park, Cardiff	Tour match
Newbury R.F.C.	35	21	29 November 1996	Newbury, Berkshire	Tour match
Bath	36	17	2 December 1996	Bath	Tour match
Leicester/Northampton	33	20	6 December 1996	Welford Road, Leicester	Tour match
Richmond	32	12	10 December 1996	London	Tour match

References

^ Mick Cleary, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7732-X.
^ "Ireland's 'horrendous' Lansdowne Road defeat to Samoa serves as a warning from history ahead of crucial World Cup clash". The Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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Pacific Tri-Nations	1982 2005
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