Tonga - Samoa 20/04/2013 at Centrebet stadium, Penrith

[Amobokoboko]

Sorry for not posting earlier, a bit blocked with work.
Here we go:

Tonga Squad:
1 Glen Fisi'ahi - New Zealand Warriors
2 Michael Oldfield - Sydney Roosters
3 Mahe Fonua - Melbourne Storm
4 Siuatonga Likiliki - Newcastle Knights
5 Etu Uaisele - Wyong Roos
6 Samsoni Langi - Sydney Roosters
7 Daniel Foster - Penrith Panthers
8 Brent Kite - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
9 Pat Politini - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
10 Sam Moa - Sydney Roosters
11 Sika Manu - Penrith Panthers
12 Jason Taumalolo - North Queensland Cowboys
13 Anthony Tupou - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
INTERCHANGE
14 Nafe Seluini - Sydney Roosters
15 Fuifui Moimoi - Parramatta Eels
16 Richie Fa’aoso - Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
17 Benny Murdoch-Masila - Wests Tigers
18 David Hala - Brisbane Broncos
19 Silivia Havili - New Zealand Warriors
20 Sydney Havea - Hakame Broncos
21 Atelea Vea - St. George Illawarra Dragons

Toa Samoa Squad:
1 Matthew Wright - Cronulla Sharks
2 Kalifa Faifai Loa - NQ Cowboys
3 Antonio Winterstein - NQ Cowboys
4 Junior Sa'u - Melbourne Storm
5 Daniel Vidot - St George Illawarra
6 Carlos Tuimavave - NZ Warriors
7 Ben Roberts - Parramatta Eels
8 Jeff Lima - South Sydney Rabbitohs
9 Masada Iosefa - West Tigers
10 Roy Asotasi - South Sydney Rabbitohs
11 Eddy Pettybourne - West Tigers
12 Sam Tagataese - Cronulla Sharks
13 Lama Tasi - Sydney Roosters
INTERCHANGE
14 Leeson Ah Mau - St George Illawarra
15 Martin Taupau - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
16 Mark Taufua - Cronulla Sharks
17 Alex Elisala - NQ Cowboys
18 Tanielu Pasene - Rugby League Samoa
19 Leia Saofaiga - Rugby League Samoa

 

[Amobokoboko]

Tonga won, please find below a summary of game with courtesy of NRL.com as the game was not broadcasted in Europe. I will try to put up the highlights later:

Tonga scored a stunning 36-4 win over fierce rivals Samoa, but their rugby league Test ended in chaos on Saturday night at Penrith's Centrebet Stadium.
Beaten by Samoa in their past two encounters, Tonga scored seven tries to one in front of a very vocal and enthusiastic crowd of 10,143.
Some did get a bit carried away, with a few invading the pitch after Tonga's sixth try, but dozens ran onto the field after their seventh less than two minutes before the end.
Referee Matt Cecchin headed down the tunnel with time still left on the clock and the final conversion attempt was never taken as the clock ran down and play did not restart.
The final scenes took some gloss off an entertaining clash in which winger Mahe Fonua, centre Siuatonga Likiliki and five-eighth Samsoni Langi each scored two tries.
Langi also kicked four goals to finish with 16 points.
Knights centre Likiliki, who only recently returned from knee surgery, also supplied the final pass for a try to Wyong Roos winger Etu Uaisele, the only non-NRL club affiliated starter in either side.
Tonga shot to a 10-0 lead after Langi muscled his way over the line and converted, though he failed to add the extras after Likiliki's first four-pointer.
Samoa pulled it back to 10-4 by the break after winger Daniel Vidot crossed for their only try.
Tonga proved too clinical after the break.
Likiliki went over for his second within two minutes of the restart and, although Samoa had some promising moments, they couldn't capitalise.
One bad note for Tonga was Fuifui Moimoi being placed on report for an alleged late tackle on Samoan five-eighth Carlos Tuimavave.

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[LittleGuy]

Hard physical game, but Tonga with so much possesion that the Samoa could only hold them off for so long. Somewhat similar in how it played out to Oz and NZ the night before, Samoa's technical skills just couldn't match the Tongans. In particular poor kicking in the 2nd half helped the floodgates open in the last quarter.

The end was really bizzare, and the crowd was certainly enthusiastic and there was good turnout, a bit ugly after the 7th try but no one got violent as a consolation despite the pitch invasion. The conversion would have been somewhat difficult and would not have affected anything anyway so probably the right call for the referee to just blow the game over.

 

[Amobokoboko]

Found the highlights, Tonga was everywhere. Good physical game and good pace either.

[video]http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-All-tries-36-4-Tonga-Vs-Samoa-Sydney-rugby-league-Test-2013/tabid/317/articleID/295003/Default.aspx?ref=vid_2012-11-22[/video]

 

[Sam Owen]

Yep Tonga was just far better than us on the night. Very hard to see the usos lose but Tonga is a very good League nation. They got some really good players like Langi, Likiliki, Sika Manu list goes on. A bit premature but I think Tonga just might be in this years World Cup semis..

 

[LittleGuy]

Yep Tonga was just far better than us on the night. Very hard to see the usos lose but Tonga is a very good League nation. They got some really good players like Langi, Likiliki, Sika Manu list goes on. A bit premature but I think Tonga just might be in this years World Cup semis..

Wouldn't shock me, I think Tonga are very much in that 2nd tier for the 4th semifinal spot along with Wales, France and Papua New Guinea.