Wales 22–10 Western Samoa — Group C, 1995 Rugby League World Cup
15 Oct 1995 · Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales · Attendance: 15,385
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 1995 Rugby League World Cup: Wales 22–10 Western Samoa, at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales on 15 Oct 1995.
Scorers
| Wales | Tries: Harris; Sullivan; Ellis Goals: Davies (4) Drop goals: Davies (1); Harris (1) |
| Western Samoa | Tries: Mata'utia Goals: Schuster (3) |
Teams
| Wales | Western Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iestyn Harris | Fullback | Paki Tuimavave | 1 |
| 2 | Anthony Sullivan | Wing | John Schuster (c) | 2 |
| 3 | Allan Bateman | Centre | Tea Ropati | 3 |
| 4 | John Devereux | Centre | Va'aiga Tuigamala | 4 |
| 5 | Adrian Hadley | Wing | Brian Laumatia | 5 |
| 6 | Jonathan Davies (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Sam Panapa | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Ellis | Scrum half/Half back | Willie Swann | 7 |
| 8 | Kelvin Skerrett | Prop forward | Se'e Solomona | 8 |
| 9 | Martin Hall | Hooker | Willie Poching | 9 |
| 10 | David Young | Prop forward | Fa'ausu Afoa | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Moriarty | Second row | Tony Tatupu | 11 |
| 12 | Scott Quinnell | Second row | Vila Mata'utia | 12 |
| 13 | Richie Eyres | Loose forward/Lock forward | Tony Tuimavave | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Neil Cowie | Mark Elia | 14 | |
| 15 | Keiron Cunningham | Apollo Perelini | 15 | |
| 16 | Rowland Phillips | Joe Vagana | 16 | |
| 17 | Paul Atcheson | Des Maea | 17 | |
| Clive Griffiths | Coach | Graham Lowe | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Wales beat Western Samoa 22-10 at Vetch Field, Swansea, leading 14-10 at half-time, with the Welsh forward pack — led by Kelvin Skerrett and debutant Scott Quinnell — dominating up front.