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Samoa vs Tonga: Rugby League World Cup live scores, blog

4th November, 2017

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Tonga vs Samoa

Tonga v Samoa

Tonga Samoa
32 SCORE 18
5 Tries 3
5 Conversions 3
1 Penalty Goals 0
0 Field Goals 0
Kick-off: 5.30pm (AEDT)
Venue: Waikato Stadium, New Zealand
TV: Live, 7mate
Betting: Tonga $1.21, Samoa $4.45

Tonga
1. Will Hopoate 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Michael Jennings 4. Solomone Kata 5. David Fusitu'a 6. Tui Lolohea 7. Ata Hingano 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Siliva Havilli 10. Sio Siua Taukieaho 11. Manu Ma'u 12. Sika Manu (c) 13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange (four to be omitted): 14. Sione Katoa 15. Sam Moa 16. Peni Terepo 17. Ben Murdoch-Masila 18. Ukuma Ta'ai 19. Manu Vatuvei 20. Konrad Hurrell 21. Samisoni Langi

Samoa
1. Young Tonumaipea 2. Ricky Leutele 3. Tim Lafai 4. Joey Leilua 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Joseph Paulo 7. Ben Roberts 8. Junior Paulo 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Herman Ese'ese 11. Josh Papalii 12. Frank Pritchard (c) 13. Leeson Ah Mau
Interchange (four to be omitted): 14. Fa'amanu Brown 15. Zane Musgrove 16. Sam Lisone 17. Bunty Afoa 18. Sam Tagatese 19. Frank Winterstein 20. Jarome Luai 21. Matthew Wright
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Match result:

Tonga have secured themselves a World Cup quarterfinal berth with a 32-18 win over Samoa in front of a packed house at Waikato Stadium.

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Final score
Samoa 18
Tonga 32

Match preview:

Tonga will be looking to make it two wins in a row when they take on Samoa in Round 2 of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Join The Roar on Saturday afternoon for a live blog of the match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton from 5:30pm (AEDT).

The Tongans impressed with a 50-4 win against Scotland in the Cairns heat last week, scoring seven tries in the first 40 minutes to head into the sheds leading 38-0, but took their foot off the accelerator, with a sloppy second-half effort.

Jason Taumalolo was a real handful for the Scottish defence, scoring a try and making metres seemingly at will. Out wide, Michael Jennings scored a hat-trick of tries and Daniel Tupou grabbed a double.

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Samoa had a much tougher first-round assignment, taking on New Zealand in Auckland and going down 38-8. They were only trailing 10-4 at the break, but the Kiwis surged away with five tries in the second stanza.

The Samoans have had to make one change this week, with Peter Mata’utia forced out due to a quad injury – Cronulla’s Ricky Leutele will take his place on the wing, while Fa’amanu Brown comes onto the bench.

Tonga have made two changes to their backline, with Warriors pair Solomone Kata (centre) and David Fusitu’a (wing) replacing Konrad Hurrell and Manu Vatuvei.

Prediction
The Tongans are heavy favourites for this match, and with good reason – they are strong across the park and should have too much firepower for the Samoans.

Tonga by 14.

Join The Roar on Saturday afternoon for a live blog of the match between Samoa and Tonga at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton from 5:30pm (AEDT).

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