Teams

Ireland	Samoa
Tries Howe, Murphy, Sheahan, Staunton	Tries So'oalo
Cons O'Gara 3	Cons none
Pens O'Gara 3	Pens Va'a
Team 15 FB Jeremy Staunton 14 W Geordan Murphy 13 C Brian O'Driscoll 12 C Kevin Maggs 11 W Tyrone Howe 10 FH Ronan O'Gara 9 SH Peter Stringer 1 P Emmet Byrne 2 H Frank Sheahan 3 P John Hayes 4 L Mick Galwey 5 L Gary Longwell 6 F Eric Miller 7 F Kieron Dawson 8 N8 Anthony Foley (c)     Replacements 16 F Trevor Brennan 17 BR Simon Easterby 18 P Peter Clohessy 19 C Mike Mullins 20 SH Guy Easterby 21 Keith Wood 22 Barry Everitt	Team 15 FB Tanner Vili 14 W Lome Fa'atau 13 C Brian Lima 12 C Inga Tuigamala 11 W Afato So'oalo 10 FH Earl Va'a 9 SH Steve So'oialo 1 P Tamato Leupolu 2 H Jon Meredith 3 P Jeremy Tomuli 4 L Kitiona Viliamu 5 L Opeta Palepoi 6 F Siaosi Vaili 7 F Semo Sititi (c) 8 N8 George Stowers     Replacements 16 P Fa'amaoni Lalomilo 17 C Silao Leaegailesolo 18 F Patrick Segi 19 C To'o Vaega 20 BR Alfie To'oala Vaeluaga

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 27 points

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee DI Ramage (Scotland)

Ireland Test debuts JW Staunton

Samoa Test debuts F Lalomilo, TS Leupolu, JE Meredith, GA Stowers, JS Tomuli, S Vaili, K Viliamu

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