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Sporting Witness: Western Samoa stun Wales

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26/09/2019 GMT

Western Samoa stun Wales

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Western Samoa stun Wales

In 1991, the team from the South Pacific shocked Wales in the Rugby World Cup.

In 1991, the team from the South Pacific shocked Wales in one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history.

In 1991, Western Samoa pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history when they beat Wales 16-13 in front of a shocked home crowd at Cardiff Arms Park. The victory by the unfancied and under-resourced Western Samoan side thrust the tiny Pacific nation into the global spotlight. Winger Timo Tagaloa relives this historic win with Emma Barnaby. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: Welsh players try to tackle Pat Lam of Western Samoa (Simon Bruty/Allsport/Getty Images)

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