▁team , ▁and ▁C ron ulla ' s ▁Jason ▁Bu ku ya ▁led ▁F iji . ▁ ▁Match ▁details ▁ ▁Pol yn esian ▁Cup ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁would ▁play ▁F iji ▁and ▁Sam oa ▁would ▁play ▁T ong a ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pacific ▁test ▁double ▁header . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pol yn esian ▁Cup ▁was ▁played ▁between ▁Sam oa ▁and ▁T ong a . ▁ ▁Sam oa ▁beat ▁T ong a ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Pol yn esian ▁Cup ▁title . ▁No ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁ 6 - point ▁margin ▁separated ▁the ▁teams ▁throughout ▁the ▁game . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 7 th ▁minute ▁a ▁try - s aving ▁tack le ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁T ong a ' s ▁Jorge ▁T af ua . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁d ive ▁into ▁the ▁corner ▁to ▁score ▁his ▁hat - tr ick ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁knock ed ▁into ▁touch ▁with ▁a ▁col oss al ▁hit ▁by ▁big ▁Sam o an ▁forward ▁Sam ▁Kas iano . ▁The ▁Sam o ans ▁won ▁the ▁game , ▁ 1 8 – 1 6 . ▁ ▁Sam oa ▁picked ▁two ▁début antes ▁for ▁the ▁test ▁match , ▁while ▁T ong a ▁featured ▁four . ▁Both ▁teams ' ▁players ▁were ▁National ▁Rugby ▁League - based ▁players ▁except ▁for ▁Sam oa ' s ▁Michael ▁S io , ▁who ▁plays ▁for ▁Queensland ▁Cup ▁team ▁Mack ay ▁C ut ters . ▁Sam oa