Rugby World Cup
, Pool D - Wrexham, 3 October 1999, 12:00 local, 11:00 GMT
Japan
(6)
9 - 43
(18)
Samoa
(FT)
Match coverage:
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Teams
Japan
Samoa
Tries
none
Tries
Leaegailesolo, Lima 2, So'oalo 2
Cons
none
Cons
Leaegailesolo 3
Pens
Hirose 3
Pens
Leaegailesolo 4
Team
15
FB
Tsutomu Matsuda
14
W
Daisuke Ohata
13
C
Andrew McCormick
(c)
12
C
Yukio Motoki
11
W
Terunori Masuho
10
FH
Keiji Hirose
9
SH
Graeme Bachop
1
P
Shin Hasegawa
2
H
Masahiro Kunda
3
P
Kohei Oguchi
4
L
Robert Gordon
5
L
Naoya Okubo
6
F
Yasunori Watanabe
7
F
Jamie Joseph
8
N8
Greg Smith
Replacements
16
W
Pat Tuidraki
17
C
Akira Yoshida
18
BR
Takeomi Ito
19
L
Hiroyuki Tanuma
20
H
Masaaki Sakata
21
Wataru Murata
22
Toshikazu Nakamichi
Team
15
FB
Silao Leaegailesolo
14
W
Afato So'oalo
13
C
To'o Vaega
12
C
Inga Tuigamala
11
W
Brian Lima
10
FH
Stephen Bachop
9
SH
Steve So'oialo
1
P
Brendan Reidy
2
H
Trevor Leota
3
P
Robbie Ale
4
L
Sene Ta'ala
5
L
Lama Tone
6
F
Junior Paramore
7
F
Craig Glendinning
8
N8
Pat Lam
(c)
Replacements
16
W
George Leaupepe
17
FH
Earl Va'a
18
SH
John Clarke
19
F
Semo Sititi
20
L
Opeta Palepoi
21
P
Mike Mika
22
Onehunga Matauiau Esau
Notes
Result
Samoa won by a margin of 34 points
Rugby World Cup points
Samoa 2, Japan 0
Ground name
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(neutral venue)
Attendance
15000
Referee
AJ Cole
(Australia)
Japan Test debuts
none
Samoa Test debuts
none
Other scores
Rugby World Cup
New Zealand
45 - 9
Tonga
Bristol
Scotland
29 - 46
South Africa
Murrayfield
Australia
57 - 9
Romania
Belfast
Allied Dunbar Premiership
London Irish
56 - 8
Newcastle Falcons
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