Tonga v Samoa | Lineball

Rugby League World CupGroup stage Round 3

Full time

Tonga

20–18

Samoa

Match events

TongaSamoa

Robert Toia26'Jojo Fifita45'A. Fonua-Blake72'

Tries

Brian To'o37', 50'H. Tabuai-Fidow62'R. Volkman67'

Isaiya Katoa27', 47'Isaiya Katoa 74' (3/3)

Conversions

Ronald Volkman 69' (1/4)

Isaiya Katoa 35' (1/1)

Penalty goals

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8Half time4

Team stats

47%Possession53%

70%26/37Completion Rate67%27/40

1599All Run Metres1628

6Line Breaks4

313Tackles Made305

19Errors15

3Penalties Conceded3

Most Tackles: Salesi Foketi (Tonga) 37 | Jermaine McEwen (Samoa) 33
Most Run Metres: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Tonga) 153 | Sualauvi Fa'alogo (Samoa) 158
Most Line Breaks: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Tonga) 2 | Sualauvi Fa'alogo (Samoa) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Addin Fonua-Blake (Tonga) 53 | Sualauvi Fa'alogo (Samoa) 57
Try scorers: Brian To'o (Samoa) 2, Robert Toia (Tonga) 1, Jojo Fifita (Tonga) 1, Addin Fonua-Blake (Tonga) 1, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Samoa) 1, Ronald Volkman (Samoa) 1
Most points: Isaiya Katoa (Tonga) 8, Brian To'o (Samoa) 8, Ronald Volkman (Samoa) 6

1st half

Kick off
10'
On reportJunior Paulo placed
TryRobert Toia
26'4–0
ConversionIsaiya Katoa
27'6–0
Penalty goalIsaiya Katoa
35'8–0
37'8–4

2nd half

TryJojo Fifita
45'12–4
ConversionIsaiya Katoa
47'14–4
50'14–8
TryBrian To'o
62'14–12
TryHamiso Tabuai-Fidow
67'14

Scoring progression

Tonga aheadSamoa ahead

Biggest lead: Tonga 10Samoa 4
Lead changes: 2
Final margin: Tonga by 2

Team stats

TongaSamoa

47%Possession %53%
70% (26/37)Completion rate67% (27/40)
1599All run metres1628
567Post contact metres547
6Line breaks4
35Tackle breaks45
486Kicking metres486
313Tackles made305
45

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
2Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWinger	80	153	1	2	2	4	1	0	0	21	18	37	0	0	62	0	33	26	0	6	0
5Jojo FifitaWinger	80	151	9	1	1	3	1	1	4	43	16	53	0	0	0	0	69	19	0	3	0
4Robert ToiaCentre	80	143	19	3	1	3	1	1	4	47	13	37	0	1	0	0	79	16	0	3	0
8Addin Fonua-BlakeProp	46	139	18	1	1	4	1	1	4	53	11	58	0	0	0	0	90	17	0	0	0
10Jason TaumaloloProp	43	136	18	4	0	2	1	0	0	31	11	66	0	0	13	0	78	12	0	0	0
11Haumole Olakau'atu2nd Row	80	132	30	3	0	1	1	0	0	48	8	41	0	1	0	0	88	13	0	2	0
1Lehi HopoateFullback	80	131	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	14	45	0	0	37	0	67	19	0	2	0
15Stefano UtoikamanuInterchange	37	110	23	3	0	1	2	0	0	38	9	42	0	0	33	0	88	9	0	0	0
3Tolutau KoulaCentre	80	101	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	12	11	37	0	0	0	0	67	12	0	1	0
6Tuimoala LoloheaFive-Eighth	80	75	21	4	1	6	0	0	0	45	8	17	1	1	0	67	78	26	0	0	0
17Taniela PasekaInterchange	43	67	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	29	6	29	0	0	0	0	86	6	0	0	0
16Demitric VaimaugaInterchange	37	56	20	2	0	2	0	0	0	23	8	15	0	0	0	0	91	10	0	0	1
9Salesi FoketiHooker	80	55	37	4	0	2	1	0	0	40	6	28	0	0	0	0	90	100	0	1	0
13Tyson FrizellLock	34	55	25	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	6	27	0	0	0	0	93	7	0	0	2
12Siua Wong2nd Row	69	48	36	3	0	1	0	0	0	35	8	14	0	0	0	0	90	9	0	0	0
7Isaiya KatoaHalfback	80	21	21	7	0	0	0	0	8	30	5	0	0	0	0	418	72	48	4/4	1	0
18Leka HalasimaInterchange	11	21	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	2	15	0	0	0	0	80	2	0	0	0
14Soni LukeReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Latu FainuReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Highlights

0:15Brian To'o Trynrl.com0:13Jojo Fifita Trynrl.com0:15Brian To'o 2nd Trynrl.com0:16Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Trynrl.com0:15Ronald Volkman Trynrl.com0:15Addin Fonua-Blake Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportRugby League World Cup: Tonga defeat Samoa 20-18 in tight matchTonga has narrowly defeated Samoa 20-18 in their must-win final group match of the Rugby League World Cup at Sydney's CommBank Stadium.RNZ2 Nov

Match reportToia breaks the deadlock as Tonga, Samoa, trade shots, try-savers, in World Cup thrillerThe clash every fan has circled on the calendar when the fixture for the Rugby League World Cup came out is finally here, and Tonga and Samoa wasted no time lighting up a sold-out CommBank Stadium.NT News1 Nov

Match report

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Started: 8:05 pm Sydney time
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Competition: Rugby League World Cup, Group stage Round 3

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