World Cup Qualifiers 2006

Semi Final

Samoa 42 def. United States of America 10

World Cup Qualifiers 2006/07
Semi Final

Samoa
42
10
United States of America
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/21481
Status Completed
Date Friday, 9th November, 2007
Referee Ashley Klein (Bathurst)
Venue Halton (Widnes)
Crowd 753
Match Stats
Halftime Score 22 0
Penalties 8 6
Samoa Scoresheet USA
Nigel VAGANA 2 T David MYLES
Harrison HANSEN   Ryan McGOLDRICK
Chris LEISHAM      
Hutch MAIAVA      
Tony PULETUA      
Tangi ROPATI      
Smith SAMAU      
 
Joseph PAULO 5/8 G 1/1 Dave MARANDO
      0/1 Marcus VASSILAKOPOULOS
Samoa Teams USA
Tangi ROPATI 1 FB 1 Matt PETERSEN
[Gold Coast]
Smith SAMAU
[Gold Coast]
2 W 2 Tyrone COPPEDGE
Andreas BAUER
[Hull KR]
3 C 3 Ben KELLY
George CARMONT
[Newcastle]
4 C 4 Mark O'HALLORAN
[Penrith]
Afa LESA 5 W 5 Ric DORTONE
 
Nigel VAGANA (c)
[Souths]
6 FE 6 Ryan McGOLDRICK
Joseph PAULO 7 HB 7 David MYLES
[Gold Coast]
 
Hutch MAIAVA
[Hull FC]
8 FR 8 Ed WOODRIDGE
Chris VAEFAGA 9 HK 9 Dave MARANDO
Frank PULETUA
[Penrith]
10 FR 10 Ashley LAFFRANCHI
Tony PULETUA
[Penrith]
11 2R 11 Mark CANTONI
Ali LAUITI'ITI
[Leeds]
12 2R 12 Curtis CUNZ
Harrison HANSEN
[Wigan]
13 L 13 Marcus VASSILAKOPOULOS
 
Chris LEISHAM 14 B 14 Louis TULIO
Ponofasio VASA 15 B 15 Greg STELUTTI
Manulua LAFI 16 B 16 Nick ISBRANDTSEN
Phillip LEULUAI
[Cronulla/Salford]
17 B 17 Bryan CONFER
   
 

Team Info

Samoa

Previous Game:
Federation Shield 2006 - Game 3 vs. England
Next Game:
World Cup Qualifiers 2006/07 - Final vs. Lebanon
Out:
McConkie Tauasa (wing), Miguel Start (centre), Junior Tia-Kilifi (centre), Malo Solomona (wing), Chan Ly (halfback), Albert Talipeau (hooker), Isaak Ah Mau (front row), Frank Winterstein (second row), Gray Viane (second row), Peter Lima (bench), Shannon Stowers (bench), Andrew Kaleopa (bench), Danny Lima (bench)
In:
Andreas Bauer (centre), George Carmont (centre), Afa Lesa (wing), Nigel Vagana (five-eighth), Joseph Paulo (halfback), Frank Puletua (front row), Tony Puletua (second row), Ali Lauiti'iti (second row), Harrison Hansen (lock), Chris Leisham (bench), Ponofasio Vasa (bench), Manulua Lafi (bench), Phillip Leuluai (bench)
Changes:
Smith Samau (fullback to wing), Tangi Ropati (five-eighth to fullback), Chris Vaefaga (lock to hooker)

United States of America

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Cumbria
Next Game:
Atlantic Cup 2009 - Round 1 vs. Jamaica
In:
Matt Petersen (fullback), Tyrone Coppedge (wing), Ben Kelly (centre), Mark O'Halloran (centre), Ric Dortone (wing), Ryan McGoldrick (five-eighth), David Myles (halfback), Ed Woodridge (front row), Dave Marando (hooker), Ashley Laffranchi (front row), Mark Cantoni (second row), Curtis Cunz (second row), Marcus Vassilakopoulos (lock), Louis Tulio (bench), Greg Stelutti (bench), Nick Isbrandtsen (bench), Bryan Confer (bench)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson