PNC MATCH PREVIEW FIJI V SAMOA Sunday 10th June 2012, KO: 12:10 Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo Headlines 2012 PNC Records • Samoa are three conceded points away from breaking the 500 point barrier in the Pacifi c Nations >> Points Cup. The Samoans have conceded 497 points in PNC matches but Fiji, Tonga and Japan have all seen more points scored against them. Points Player • Samoa captain DAVID LEMI needs just one more try to equal Hosea Gear’s Pacifi c Nations Cup tournament record of 8 tries. LEMI scored his 7th international try for his country against Japan – 18 Kurt Morath each try coming in a Pacifi c Nations Cup match. Tonga Fiji’s side include seven players who made their debut in last Tuesday’s Pacifi c Nations Cup • 14 Ayumu Goromaru Round 1 match against Japan while Samoa also include seven of their eight debutants from last Japan weekend’s clash against Tonga. Fiji fi eld a total of 109 caps compared to Samoa’s 118. 10 Ki Anufe Samoa Head to Head 10 Setareki Koroilagilagi Fiji • Fiji have played Samoa 44 times in all competitions, winning 24 of those games. Samoa have won 18 while there has been two draws. >> Tries • The two sides last met in the Pool D Rugby World Cup 2011 clash in Auckland, with Samoa running out convincing 27-7 winners. Tries Player • Sunday’s clash between Fiji and Samoa is the 7th time these two Pacifi c island neighbours have locked horns in Pacifi c Nations Cup battle. Fiji have been victorious on 4 of those occasions and 1 David Lemi Samoa 2 times, with no draws. Samoa Fiji were the most recent winners between the two sides in the Pacifi c Nations Cup, beating • 1 Isake Katonibau Samoa 36-18 in Suva last year. That game set a new competition record for the biggest winning Fiji margin between these two sides. Samoa’s biggest win over Fiji came in 2010 when they beat the 1 Nalu Tuigamala visitors 31-9 in Apia. Samoa 1 Vereniki Goneva Pacifi c Nations Cup Facts & Figures Fiji 1 Waisea Nayacalevu • Samoa need just 28 more points to become the fi rst side in the history of the Pacifi c Nations Cup Fiji to break the 600 point barrier. Fiji need only 15 more points to hit the 550 marker, having played the same number of matches in the competition. All Time PNC Records • Samoa are fi ve tries short of breaking the Junior All Blacks record of total number of tries in the Pacifi c Nations Cup. The Samoans are in second place on the table with 75 while Fiji lie in third on >> Points 64. • Fiji and Samoa fi nd themselves in joint second place in terms of the total amount of successful conversions in the Pacifi c Nations Cup. The two countries are level on 46 successful conversions, Points Player trailing the Junior All Blacks who are in fi rst with 57. 113 Kurt Morath Tonga Form guide 103 Taniela Rawaqa Fiji • Fiji bounced back from their disappointing Rugby World Cup 2011 campaign with a superb 96 James Arlidge 25-19 victory over PNC 2011 champions Japan last Tuesday. Samoa also fared well, seeing off a Japan committed Tonga side 20-18 later that evening. • Samoa’s 2011 form was impressive, losing narrowly to South Africa and Wales and beating Fiji >> Tries 27-7 in the Rugby World Cup but the year will be best remembered for their 32-23 victory over Australia in Sydney last July. Tries Player New Kids on the Block Hosea Gear 11 Junior All Blacks / New Zealand • Prop JERRY YANUYANUTAWA wins his fi rst cap for Fiji when he lines out for his country against Maori Samoa. ILIESA SALUSALU is also in line to make his fi rst Test appearance for Fiji if he comes off the 7 Anthony Tuitavake replacements bench. Junior All Blacks 7 David Lemi Man in the Middle Samoa 7 Lachie Turner • England’s Wayne Barnes makes his 41st appearance as an international referee when he offi ciates Australia A the Pacifi c Nations Cup match between Fiji and Samoa on Sunday. Barnes makes his 6th Pacifi c 7 Vungakoto Lilo Nations Cup as referee and was the man in the middle for the meeting of Samoa and Tonga last Tonga Tuesday. The Englishman made his Test debut back in 2006 when he refereed the Junior All Blacks versus Tonga. © International Rugby Board 2012. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (08/06/2012 11:04). Page 1 Sunday 10th June 2012, KO: 12:10 FIJI Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium SAMOA Tokyo Team Sheets 15 FIJI Simeli IRB RANKING: 16 Koniferedi Test #: 288 Gaunavou Replacements 1 6 T a l e m a i t o g a T u a p a t i ( W o o d l a n d s ) 14 13 12 11 17 Setefano Somoca (Police) Aloisio Vereniki Isake Watisoni 18 Iliesa Ratuva (Ravuka Sharks, Nadroga) Butonidualevu Goneva Katonibau Votu 19 Mala Ravulo (North Harbour) FC Grenoble Tarbes Army Green, Suva Vuda Blues 20 Kelemedi Bola (Kadavu) 21 Iliesa Salusalu () 10 9 22 Waisea Nayacalevu (Uprising, Deuba) Setareki Nemia Koroilagilagi Kenatale Army Otago Key Stats 8 Netani # Caps Starting Lineup: 109 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 27 Talei (C) Oldest Player: Iliesa Ratuva (32) Edinburgh Youngest Player: Waisea Nayacalevu (21) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 112 kg Josefa 5 4 Samu Domolailai Bola Leone Apisai Section Paloise Nakarawa Naikatini Police Army Green, Suva Toyota Verblitz Offi cials 3 2 1 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) - 40 Tests Waisea Seremaia Jerry Daveta Nailago Naureure Yanuyanutawa Tests at Venue: 0 Tests Fiji: 3 Tests Toorak Sigatoka, Nadroga Brumbies Samoa: 4 Tests Test Debut: 17/06/2006 - Junior All Blacks v Tonga 1 2 3 Sakaria Ole James Taulafo A v e i Johnston London Wasps Union Bordeaux-Bègles Harlequins 4 5 6 Faatiga Daniel 7 Lemalu Crichton Alafoti Maurie Faosiliva Papatoetoe Club Counties Manukau Faasavalu Laumua o Tumua Harlequins 8 Replacements Ben 1 6 S t e v e F u a l a u ( L i n w o o d ) Masoe 17 Logovi’i Mulipola (Leicester Tigers) Papatoetoe Club 18 Maselino Paulino (Havelock North) 19 Misioka Timoteo (Vaiala) 9 10 20 Nalu Tuigamala (Wests Roosters) Jeremy Ki 21 Fautua Otto (Bristol Rugby) Sua Anufe 22 Ken Pisi (Massey) Tasman Marist 11 12 13 14 David Paul Lolo Paul Key Stats Lemi (C) Williams L u i Perez Glasgow Warriors Stade Français Moata’a Vaimoso # Caps Starting Lineup: 118 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 27 Oldest Player: Maurie Faasavalu (32) 15 Youngest Player: Faatiga Lemalu (23) Avg Weight Forwards: 112 kg Fa’atoina Autagavaia Vailoa SAMOA IRB RANKING: 10 Test #: 187 © International Rugby Board 2012. 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Page 2 Sunday 10th June 2012, KO: 12:10 FIJI Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium SAMOA Tokyo Head to Head Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 25/09/2011 Fiji 7 27 Samoa Auckland 09/07/2011 Samoa 18 36 Fiji Suva 26/06/2010 Fiji 9 31 Samoa Apia 27/06/2009 Samoa 14 19 Fiji Lautoka 07/06/2008 Fiji 34 17 Samoa Lautoka Summary Fiji 44 Matches (2 Draw) Samoa 24 Won 18 834 Points 750 113 Tries 91 53 Conversions 42 72 Penalties 78 6 Drop Goals 5 Player Records For Fiji against Samoa For Samoa against Fiji Nicky Little - 14 Appearances 15 - Brian Lima Nicky Little - 106 Points 62 - Taufusi Salesa 2 Players - 5 Tries 7 - Brian Lima Nicky Little - 17 Conversions 6 - Taufusi Salesa Nicky Little - 24 Penalties 13 - Taufusi Salesa Opeti Turuva - 3 Drop Goals 1 - 5 Players Player Records in a Match For Fiji against Samoa For Samoa against Fiji Nicky Little on 08/07/2001 - 23 Points 21 - On 2 Occasions Eramasi Lovodua on 30/08/1963 - 3 Tries 3 - Brian Lima on 01/06/1991 On 2 Occasions - 4 Conversions 4 - On 3 Occasions Nicky Little on 08/07/2001 - 7 Penalties 5 - Roger Warren on 30/07/2005 Opeti Turuva on 02/07/1994 - 3 Drop Goals 1 - On 5 Occasions Team Records in a Match For Fiji against Samoa For Samoa against Fiji On 20/07/1996 - 60 Points 40 - On 01/06/1991 On 05/09/1963 - 12 Tries 5 - On 5 Occasions On 3 Occasions - 4 Conversions 4 - On 3 Occasions On 08/07/2001 - 7 Penalties 5 - On 30/07/2005 On 02/07/1994 - 3 Drop Goals 1 - On 5 Occasions © International Rugby Board 2012. 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Page 3 Sunday 10th June 2012, KO: 12:10 FIJI Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium Tokyo Head Coach: Inoke Male Recent Matches Debut: 05/06/2012 v Japan (W 25-19) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 100.00% Average Tries per Match: 3.00 05/06/2012 Japan W 25 19 Nagoya 02/10/2011 Wales L 0 66 Hamilton Fiji Record Under Inoke Male 25/09/2011 Samoa L 7 27 Auckland 1 Wins 0 Drawn 0 Lost 17/09/2011 South Africa L 3 49 Wellington 25 For Points 19 Against 10/09/2011 Namibia W 49 25 Rotorua 3 For Tries 1 Against 2 For Conversions 1 Against Points For 84 2 For Penalties 4 Against Points Ag 186 0 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 10 Tries Ag 20 Player Info For Fiji Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Jerry Yanuyanutawa 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seremaia Naureure 2 25 05/06/2012 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waisea Daveta Nailago 3 23 13/07/2011 7 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Apisai Naikatini 4 27 05/06/2012 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leone Nakarawa 5 24 21/11/2009 12 4 3 5 0 7 10 2 0 0 0 Josefa Domolailai 6 26 05/07/2008 9 3 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Samu Bola 7 29 13/06/2009 13 7 3 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Netani Talei (C) 8 29 10/06/2006 22 6 5 13 0 9 15 3 0 0 0 Nemia Kenatale 9 26 22/06/2008 16 7 3 6 1 9 10 2 0 0 0 Setareki Koroilagilagi 10 27 05/06/2012 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 Watisoni Votu 11 27 05/06/2012 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isake Katonibau 12 29 05/06/2012 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Vereniki Goneva 13 28 19/05/2007 23 6 4 9 1 13 65 13 0 0 0 Aloisio Butonidualevu 14 28 05/06/2012 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simeli Koniferedi 15 27 05/06/2012 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 109 40 20 56 2 51 115 21 2 2 0