SCRUM SAMOA - Katoa loses the ball.
SCRUM TONGA - Samoa throwing the ball around but Milford loses the ball in a tackle.
PENALTY TONGA - Samoa has a crack at a short restart but the ball doesn't travel 10m
Taukeiaho nails the penalty goal
PENALTY TONGA - Tonga will take the shot at two and the opportunity to calm down a bit.
Taumalolo finds space and links with Michael Jennings who goes on a weaving run back infield before being tackled 10m from the Samoa line. Tonga lose the ball on the next tackle and then Samoa lose it on their first tackle.
Godinet tries to go over from dummy half and is monstered in a one on one tackle to end a very unimaginative set on the Tongan line.
PENALTY SAMOA - Leilua has the ball stripped, 5m from the Tonga line.
Lino from out near the left sideline just misses the goal.
Leilua with a great run. On the next play, Lino links with Lafai who steps two players and then gets a great ball to Taufua who runs in to score.
SCRUM TONGA - A rubbish pass bounces and Gavet knocks it on, 15m from the Tongan line.
SCRUM SAMOA - Fifita got an offload out the back. Tupou goes back to clean up and then gets taken into touch by Leilua
Lino from the left side kicks another goal.
Tyrone May has a crack at the line himself, bouncing off defenders to force himself over the line for a try.
Lino from the left side nails the extras.
Lafai takes on the line, spins out of a tackle, gets back to his feet and then plops over the line for a try.
Havili grubbers into the Samoan ingoal but it goes dead.
Milford drops a regulation pass and Tonga pounces on it, 5m inside the Samoan half.
Hingano comes off with a bit of a limp.
SCRUM TONGA - Lino's pass out the back hits the lead runner Aloiai and goes forward.
Taukeiaho from right in front, adds the two.
Tatola takes a crash ball first pass off the ruck and manages to smash through the middle defence to score under the crossbar,.
PENALTY TONGA - Back-to-back penalties for Tonga.
PENALTY TONGA - And just like that Tonga gets right back on the attack.
Hingano gets a low offload away to an unsuspecting Papalii, who then knocks on. Tonga regathers the loose ball.
Samoa gets the second half underway.
Tupou goes up to take a high ball and misses it. Milford cleans up and gets across the tryline, but is held up. Samoa get a new set of six, 10m from the Tonga loine with 10 seconds left.
SCRUM SAMOA - Tonga ruled to have thrown a forward pass.
SCRUM TONGA - Leilua gets one on one and throws a flick pass forward, and over the sideline.
DROP OUT TONGA - Godinet's grubber produces a drop out and another set of six for Samoa.
PENALTY SAMOA - Jennings holding down too long. Samoa with a fresh set 10m out.
Hingano runs the ball on the last and is collected in a heavy collision with Joey Leilua. Hingano is still recovering from the hit.
Taukeiaho from the left touchline nailed the upright
Tonga shift the ball left with some magnificent quick passing which results in Tupou getting some space and he darts over to score in the corner.
PENALTY TONGA - Samoa give away another penalty. Tonga take their first tackle on halfway.
Taukeiaho just to the left of centre, bangs over the conversion.
Hopoate straightens off the left foot and slices through some lazy defence to score a strong solo try.
PENALTY TONGA - Illegal strip by Samoa
PENALTY TONGA - Samoan players in front of the kicker at the restart.
Taukeiaho from the right sideline yet again. This time he pushes it across the face.
Hurrell flicks the ball out, it bounces off Jennings' shin and bounces forward into the Samoan ingoal. Jennings then dived on the loose ball for a lucky try in the right corner.
DROP OUT SAMOA - Lolohea with a nice grubber and Taufua cleans up, but he can't get out of his own ingoal.
Milford's grubber goes dead. Tonga with a 7 tackle set. On the first tackle they are already on halfway.
Taukeiaho blocks a grubber 10m from his own line and Samoa regather and get a fresh set.
PENALTY SAMOA - Taumalolo follows up a crafty grubber close to the line with an energetic tackle, but he holds down too long.
Taukeiaho from out near the right sideline just misses the conversion.
Tonga quickly swings the ball right after the scrum and Hopoate gets a lovely quick pass to Hurrell who dives over for an easy try on the right side.
SCRUM TONGA - Robert Jennings gets in space down the right wing and then kicks infield, where Milford knocks on as he receives the ball.
Taukeiaho converts from right in front.
Taumalolo with some lovely stepping, gets himself into a gap, then links with Hopoate. He then draws the fullback before passing to Hingano who races away to score under the posts.
Looks like Kasiano has been ruled out for the rest of this game, as he dons the dressing gown on the bench.
Taukeiaho curles it between the posts...just!
Havili takes on the line from dummy half and barges over between two defenders to score a strong dummy half try.
PENALTY TONGA - Fifita gets across the line but he cannot get the ball down before it is stripped from him.
PENALTY TONGA - They take a quick tap and advance deep into the Samoa half.
Tupou with a half break and then gets his side a penalty.
Kasiano appears to be suffering from either a knee or ankle injury. He's already come off the field.
Lino slots the goal from right in front.
Gavet receives a pass behind the decoy runner, while running at full steam an d he smashes through the defence to score 5 metres to the l;eft of the posts.
PENALTY SAMOA - Hurrell's tackle creeps up a bit high.
Lolohea gets us underway!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Chris Butler
Video Referee: Luke Patten, Ben Cummins
TONGA (38)
Tries: Siliva Havili, Ata Hingano, Konrad Hurrell, Robert Jennings, William Hopoate, Daniel Tupou, Junior Tatola
Field Goals:
Conversions: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (4/7)
Penalty Goals: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (1/1)
SAMOA (22)
Tries: James Gavet, Timoteo Lafai, Tyrone May, Jorge Taufua
Field Goals:
Conversions: Mason Lino (3/4)
Penalty Goals: