Scotland 12–20 Samoa — Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
5 Nov 2000 · Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland · Attendance: 1,579
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Scotland 12–20 Samoa, at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland on 5 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Scotland | Tries: Rhodes; Vowles Goals: Crowther (2) |
| Samoa | Tries: Leauma (2); Solomona; Milford Goals: Laloata (2) |
Teams
| Scotland | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Arnold | Fullback | Laloa Milford | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Daylight | Wing | Peter Lima | 2 |
| 3 | Lee Gilmour | Centre | Anthony Swann | 3 |
| 4 | Geoff Bell | Centre | Shane Laloata | 4 |
| 5 | Matt Crowther | Wing | Brian Leauma | 5 |
| 6 | Andrew Purcell (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Henry Fa'afili | 6 |
| 7 | Richard Horne | Scrum half/Half back | Albert Talipeau | 7 |
| 8 | Daniel Heckenberg | Prop forward | Frank Puletua | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Russell | Hooker | Monty Betham | 9 |
| 10 | Dale Laughton | Prop forward | Jerry Seuseu | 10 |
| 11 | Scott Logan | Second row | David Solomona | 11 |
| 12 | Scott Cram | Second row | Tony Tatupu | 12 |
| 13 | Adrian Vowles | Loose forward/Lock forward | Willie Poching (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Scott Rhodes | Willie Swann | 14 | |
| 15 | David Maiden | Phillip Leuluai | 15 | |
| 16 | Wayne McDonald | Mark Leafa | 16 | |
| 17 | Darren Shaw | Max Fala | 17 | |
| Shaun McRae | Coach | Darrell Williams | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Pakieto |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Samoa beat Scotland 20-12 at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, in Scotland's final Group D fixture, leading 14-2 at half-time. The result eliminated Scotland from the tournament, while Brian Leauma's brace led Samoa's scoring.