England men · Rugby World Cup
Samoa
v England
22–44
Full time
Samoa v England finished 22–44.
- England
- Neil Back 1', Rory Underwood 36', Penalty try 61', Rory Underwood 69'
- Samoa
- Fata Sini 46', Fata Sini 53', Mike Umaga 81'
- Date
- Sunday 4 June 1995 · England in 1995
- Venue
- Kings Park Stadium, Durban
- Competition
- Rugby World Cup
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Graham Rowntree Prop Off in the 25'
- No. 2, Graham Dawe Hooker
- No. 3, Victor Ubogu Prop
- No. 4, Martin Johnson Lock
- No. 5, Richard West Lock
- No. 6, Steve Ojomoh Flanker
- No. 7, Neil Back Flanker Off in the 33'
- No. 8, Dean Richards Number 8 Off in the 73'
- No. 9, Dewi Morris Scrum Half
- No. 10, Mike Catt Fly Half
- No. 11, Rory Underwood Wing
- No. 12, Phil de Glanville Centre
- No. 13, Will Carling (c) Centre Off in the 70'
- No. 14, Ian Hunter Wing
- No. 15, Jon Callard Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Damian Hopley On in the 70'
- No. 17, Rob Andrew (not used)
- No. 18, Kyran Bracken (not used)
- No. 19, Tim Rodber On in the 33'
- No. 20, Brian Moore On in the 73'
- No. 21, John Mallett On in the 25'
Samoa
Starting XV
- No. 1, Mike Mika Prop
- No. 2, Tala Leiasamaivao Hooker
- No. 3, George Latu Prop Off in the 74'
- No. 4, Daryl Williams Lock
- No. 5, Lio Falaniko Lock
- No. 6, Mailo Potu Leavasa Flanker Off in the 29'
- No. 7, Shem Tatupu Flanker Off in the 67'
- No. 8, Pat Lam (c) Number 8
- No. 9, Tu Nu'uali'itia Scrum Half
- No. 10, Esera Puleitu Fly Half Off in the 40'
- No. 11, George Leaupepe Wing
- No. 12, Tupo Fa'amasino Centre
- No. 13, To'o Vaega Centre
- No. 14, Brian Lima Wing
- No. 15, Mike Umaga Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Freddie Tuilagi (not used)
- No. 17, Fata Sini On in the 40'
- No. 18, Vaa Vitale (not used)
- No. 19, Malaki Iupeli (not used)
- No. 20, Saini Lemamea On in the 67'
- No. 21, Peter Fatialofa On in the 74'
Referee: Patrick Robin. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Official meetings since 1995
England v Samoa stats
Meetings9In our results database
England wins9England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
Samoa wins0Samoa victories
England have scored 310 points to Samoa's 131 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
3Rory Underwood
3 tries against Samoa in matches we hold scorer data for.
Samoa · Fixture leader
2Nigel Ah-Wong
Samoa's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.