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Western Samoa stun Wales

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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Mon 30 Sep 201903:50GMT
BBC World Service Online, Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean & East Asia only

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