Round 2
Samoa 20 def. Tonga 12
| 2008 World Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14692 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 31st October, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:55pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Shayne Hayne | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Bernard Sutton (Coonabarabran), David Abood | |||||||
| Video Ref | Steve Clark | |||||||
| Venue | CUA Stadium (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,787 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 10 | |||||
| Samoa | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| George CARMONT | T | Michael JENNINGS | ||||||
| Francis MELI | Tevita LEO-LATU | |||||||
| Matt UTAI | ||||||||
| Nigel VAGANA | ||||||||
| Ben ROBERTS | 2/4 | G | 2/2 | Tony WILLIAMS | ||||
| Samoa | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| Smith SAMAU [Gold Coast] | 1 | FB | 3 | Michael JENNINGS [Penrith] | ||||
| Matt UTAI [Bulldogs] | 2 | W | 2 | Cooper VUNA [Newcastle] | ||||
| Willie TALAU [St Helens] | 3 | C | 1 | Fetuli TALANOA [South Sydney] | ||||
| George CARMONT [Wigan] | 4 | C | 4 | Etuate UAISELE | ||||
| Francis MELI [St Helens] | 5 | W | 5 | Esikeli TONGA [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Nigel VAGANA (c) [South Sydney] | 6 | FE | 6 | Feleti MATEO [Parramatta] | ||||
| Ben ROBERTS [Bulldogs] | 7 | HB | 9 | Tevita LEO-LATU [Wakefield Trinity] | ||||
| Kylie LEULUAI [Leeds] | 8 | FR | 8 | Antonio KAUFUSI [Melbourne] | ||||
| Terence SEUSEU [Cronulla] | 9 | HK | 13 | Willie MANU [Hull FC] | ||||
| Tony PULETUA [Penrith] | 10 | FR | 10 | Awen GUTTENBEIL [Castleford] | ||||
| Lagi SETU [St Geo Illa] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Lopini PAEA (c) [Sydney] | ||||
| David SOLOMONA [Bradford] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Richard FA'AOSO [Newcastle] | ||||
| Harrison HANSEN [Wigan] | 13 | L | 20 | Tony WILLIAMS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Frank PULETUA [Penrith] | 14 | B | 14 | Manase MANUOKAFOA [South Sydney] | ||||
| Ali LAUITI'ITI [Leeds] | 15 | B | 15 | Epalahame LAUAKI [Warriors] | ||||
| Joseph PAULO [Penrith] | 16 | B | 16 | Sam MOA | ||||
| Albert TALIPEAU | 17 | B | 17 | Eddie PAEA | ||||
| John ACKLAND | HC | Jim DYMOCK | ||||||
Team Info
Samoa
- Previous Game:
- 2006/07 World Cup Qualifiers - Final vs. Lebanon
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 3 vs. Ireland
- Out:
- Tangi Ropati (fullback), Andreas Bauer (wing), Hutch Maiava (front row), Chris Vaefaga (hooker), Taualagi Lupupa (bench), Ponifasio Vasa (bench), Chris Lei Sam (bench), Phillip Leuluai (bench)
- In:
- Matt Utai (wing), Francis Meli (wing), Ben Roberts (halfback), Kylie Leuluai (front row), Terence Seuseu (hooker), Lagi Setu (second row), David Solomona (second row), Albert Talipeau (bench)
- Changes:
- Smith Samau (wing to fullback), Joseph Paulo (halfback to bench), Frank Puletua (front row to bench), Tony Puletua (second row to front row), Ali Lauiti'iti (second row to bench)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 1 vs. Ireland
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Playoff vs. Scotland
- Out:
- Joel Taufa'ao (halfback), Kim Uasi (bench)
- In:
- Awen Guttenbeil (front row), Eddie Paea (bench)
- Changes:
- Fetuli Talanoa (fullback to centre), Michael Jennings (centre to fullback), Tevita Leo-Latu (hooker to halfback), Manase Manuokafoa (front row to bench), Willie Manu (lock to hooker), Tony Williams (bench to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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