Round 1
Australia 38 def. Samoa 12
| 2023 Senior International Matches Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/58441 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th October, 2023 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:10pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Grant Atkins | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Wyatt Raymond, Phil Henderson | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Venue | QLD C. Bank (Townsville) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,144 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 28 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 1 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Samoa | ||||||
| Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW | 2 | T | Luciano LEILUA | |||||
| Tino FA'ASUAMALEAUI | Murray TAULAGI | |||||||
| Payne HAAS | ||||||||
| Cameron MURRAY | ||||||||
| Kotoni STAGGS | ||||||||
| James TEDESCO | ||||||||
| Kotoni STAGGS | 5/7 | G | 2/2 | Stephen CRICHTON | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Samoa | ||||||
| James TEDESCO (c) [Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Sualauvi FA'ALOGO [Melbourne] | ||||
| Dylan EDWARDS [Penrith] | 2 | W | 2 | Murray TAULAGI [North Qld] | ||||
| Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW [Dolphins] | 3 | C | 3 | Izack TAGO [Penrith] | ||||
| Kotoni STAGGS [Brisbane] | 4 | C | 4 | Yee-Huang TONUMAIPE'A [Melbourne] | ||||
| Selwyn COBBO [Brisbane] | 5 | W | 5 | Brian TO'O [Penrith] | ||||
| Cameron MUNSTER [Melbourne] | 6 | FE | 6 | Stephen CRICHTON [Penrith] | ||||
| Daly CHERRY-EVANS [Manly] | 7 | HB | 7 | Daejarn ASI [Parramatta] | ||||
| Payne HAAS [Brisbane] | 8 | FR | 8 | Stefano UTOIKAMANU [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Ben HUNT [St Geo Illa] | 9 | HK | 19 | Justin MATAMUA [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Tino FA'ASUAMALEAUI [Gold Coast] | 10 | FR | 10 | Junior PAULO [Parramatta] | ||||
| Cameron MURRAY [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Luciano LEILUA [North Qld] | ||||
| Liam MARTIN [Penrith] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Connelly LEMUELU [Dolphins] | ||||
| Isaah YEO [Penrith] | 13 | L | 13 | Keenan PALASIA [Brisbane] | ||||
| Harry GRANT [Melbourne] | 14 | B | 9 | Gordon CHAN KUM TONG [Manly] | ||||
| Lindsay COLLINS [Sydney] | 15 | B | 14 | Spencer LENIU [Penrith] | ||||
| Patrick CARRIGAN [Brisbane] | 16 | B | 15 | Terrell MAY [Sydney] | ||||
| Reuben COTTER [North Qld] | 17 | B | 16 | Heilum LUKI [North Qld] | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | HC | Ben GARDINER | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2022 Senior International Matches - Standalone vs. Samoa
- Next Game:
- 2023 Senior International Matches - Round 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Valentine Holmes (wing), Latrell Mitchell (centre), Jack Wighton (centre), Josh Addo-Carr (wing), Nathan Cleary (halfback), Jake Trbojevic (front row), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (front row), Angus Crichton (second row)
- In:
- Dylan Edwards (wing), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (centre), Kotoni Staggs (centre), Selwyn Cobbo (wing), Daly Cherry-Evans (halfback), Payne Haas (front row), Lindsay Collins (bench), Reuben Cotter (bench)
- Changes:
- Cameron Murray (bench to second row), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (bench to front row)
Samoa
- Previous Game:
- 2022 Senior International Matches - Standalone vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 2023 Senior International Matches - Round 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i (fullback), Taylan May (wing), Tim Lafai (centre), Jarome Luai (five-eighth), Anthony Milford (halfback), Royce Hunt (front row), Chanel Harris-Tavita (hooker), Ligi Sao (second row), Jaydn Su'A (second row), Oregon Kaufusi (lock), Josh Papalii (bench), Martin Taupau (bench), Kelma Tuilagi (bench)
- In:
- Sualauvi Fa'alogo (fullback), Murray Taulagi (wing), Izack Tago (centre), Yee-Huang Tonumaipe'a (centre), Daejarn Asi (halfback), Stefano Utoikamanu (front row), Justin Matamua (hooker), Luciano Leilua (second row), Connelly Lemuelu (second row), Keenan Palasia (lock), Gordon Chan Kum Tong (bench), Terrell May (bench), Heilum Luki (bench)
- Changes:
- Stephen Crichton (centre to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:Official League Website
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