Samoa 4–22 Fiji — Quarter-final, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
17 Nov 2013 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 12,766
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: Samoa 4–22 Fiji, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 17 Nov 2013.
Scoring timeline
| 5′ | Fiji — try, Groom |
| 32′ | Fiji — try, Naiqama |
| 58′ | Samoa — try, Winterstein |
| 78′ | Fiji — try, Roqica |
Tries in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where our source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Sources don't record exact minutes for missed kicks, so misses are matched by elimination (attempts left over once every made kick is accounted for), not sequenced by time. Standalone penalty goals are shown separately below, not attached to a try.
Scorers
| Samoa | Tries: Winterstein 58' |
| Fiji | Tries: Groom 5'; Naiqama 32'; Roqica 78' Goals: Naiqama (5/5) 5', 8', 32', 71', 78' |
This result sent Fiji into the Semi-final against Australia.
Teams
| Samoa | Fiji | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Milford | Fullback | Kevin Naiqama | 1 |
| 2 | Antonio Winterstein | Wing | Marika Koroibete | 2 |
| 3 | Tim Lafai | Centre | Sisa Waqa | 3 |
| 4 | Joey Leilua | Centre | Wes Naiqama | 4 |
| 5 | Daniel Vidot | Wing | Akuila Uate | 5 |
| 6 | Penani Manumalealii | Stand off/Five eighth | Daryl Millard | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Roberts | Scrum half/Half back | Aaron Groom | 7 |
| 8 | David Fa'alogo | Prop forward | Ashton Sims | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Sio | Hooker | James Storer | 9 |
| 10 | Suaia Matagi | Prop forward | Petero Civoniceva (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Iosia Soliola (c) | Second row | Tariq Sims | 11 |
| 12 | Tony Puletua | Second row | Jayson Bukuya | 12 |
| 13 | Sauaso Sue | Loose forward/Lock forward | Eloni Vunakece | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Pita Godinet | Apisai Koroisau | 14 | |
| 15 | Junior Moors | Junior Roqica | 15 | |
| 16 | Mark Taufua | Kane Evans | 16 | |
| 17 | Mose Masoe | Semi Radradra | 17 | |
| Matt Parish | Coach | Rick Stone | ||
Match officials
| Kick-off | 15:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) |
| Referee | Richard Silverwood (England) |
| Player of the match | Aaron Groom (Fiji) |
Match report
Fiji's try/goal scorer, Wes (Waisale) Naiqama, is a different player from fullback Kevin Naiqama despite the shared surname — cross-checked across three sources to avoid the two being conflated. Samoa's hooker (#9 Michael Sio vs #14 Pita Godinet) is shown in the run-on order the match-day source gives; one other source has the two swapped, so treat that specific detail as unconfirmed.