Full Time
80:00
3:00am Mon October 24, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 2 - Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster - Crowd: 4415
80min

Conversion: Samoa
Attempted by Stephen Crichton.

Fitting that Stephen Crichton has the final kick. Misses. FULLTIME.

Samoa lead Samoa 72 - 4 Greece
79min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Tim Lafai. Kick to come.

Tim Lafai puts the icing on the cake.

Samoa lead Samoa 72 - 4 Greece
77min

Luai makes an error.

76min

Greece try to find something from their own end and Bosmos loses it.

73min

PENALTY GREECE! It is deemed shoulder to the head. Jaydn Su'A is SENT TO THE SIN BIN.

73min

Taukamo with the huge dive to get back in the field of play after Luai tries to kick for Faegai.

70min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton converts.

Samoa lead Samoa 68 - 4 Greece
69min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Danny Levi. Kick to come.

Danny Levi is there to pick up the offload and goes over for two.

Samoa lead Samoa 66 - 4 Greece
66min

Matt Faegai is pushed over the sideline as he eyed another try.

64min

Conversion: Samoa
Attempted by Stephen Crichton.

He pushes it wide.

Samoa lead Samoa 62 - 4 Greece
63min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Mathew Feagai. Kick to come.

Slick backline move and Matt Feagai gets in on the act.

Samoa lead Samoa 62 - 4 Greece
61min

Hunt loses it as we enter the final twenty.

60min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton adds two.

Samoa lead Samoa 58 - 4 Greece
59min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Chanel Harris-Tavita. Kick to come.

Chanel Harris-Tavita gets his second.

Samoa lead Samoa 56 - 4 Greece
58min

CHARGEDOWN and Samoa have a new set.

57min

Conversion: Samoa
Attempted by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton hits the post.

Samoa lead Samoa 52 - 4 Greece
55min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Stephen Crichton. Kick to come.

He has been kicking them from everywhere, now Crichton picks up a loose ball and goes in.

Samoa lead Samoa 52 - 4 Greece
54min

PENALTY SAMOA! Interference.

53min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton lines up number eight. Nails it.

Samoa lead Samoa 48 - 4 Greece
52min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Fa'amanu Brown. Kick to come.

An error from Greece and Nu Brown makes them pay.

Samoa lead Samoa 46 - 4 Greece
49min

Conversion: Greece
Attempted by Lachlan Ilias.

Ilias tries to convert his own effort. Hooks it.

Samoa lead Samoa 42 - 4 Greece
48min

Try: Greece
Scored by Lachlan Ilias. Kick to come.

WHAT A TRY! It featured a pair of chip kicks, one from their own end, the second sees Ilias on the trail and he dives over.

Samoa lead Samoa 42 - 4 Greece
46min

Six minutes and no points. This has been stout from Greece thus far.

41min

Luai with a precise kick gets a repeat set.

40min

KICK-OFF!

40min

Here come the teams for the second half! Lets see what happens!

39min

There won't be enough time for it. HALFTIME! Samoa in complete control.

39min

Ilias kicks on fourth but gets a result! Dropout.

38min

Samoa make an error working the ball out. Greece might have final say in this half.

37min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton has been a busy man from the tee. This is his seventh attempt. He strolls in, raises the flags.

Samoa lead Samoa 42 - 0 Greece
35min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Tim Lafai. Kick to come.

Tim Lafai who was drafted into this team this week scoots over from dummy half.

Samoa lead Samoa 40 - 0 Greece
34min

Billy Magoulias got a rush of blood. He kicks on second and it rolls dead. Dear, oh dear.

33min

PENALTY GREECE! Offside. Here we go!

33min

PENALTY GREECE! Luai passes off the ground.

32min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton is wasting no time with the kicks.

Samoa lead Samoa 36 - 0 Greece
32min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Jarome Luai. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It was almost a blooper for Luai. He slid a bit close to the dead ball line but he kept the foot in. It was another long break from Samoa and the five-eighth adds his name to the list.

Samoa lead Samoa 34 - 0 Greece
32min

VIDEO REFEREE! Samoa just linking passes and breaking through at will. Jarome Luai might have got himself on the scoresheet.

31min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton converts his fifth.

Samoa lead Samoa 30 - 0 Greece
30min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Royce Hunt. Kick to come.

Royce Hunt is the latest to join the tryscorers list. He just keeps his legs pumping and beats the defence.

Samoa lead Samoa 28 - 0 Greece
27min

Mitsias knocks it another promising Samoa attack. There is a CHALLENGE from Greece. It is touched and goes backwards! SUCCESSFUL. Greece ball!

26min

Greece decide to run it on last and get caught. Changeover.

24min

He is being assisted from the field and looked to have come from contact in the tackle.

24min

Some good work from Greece as they shepard the ball dead from a kick. We have time off for Josh Aloiai who is down hurt.

22min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton adds another.

Samoa lead Samoa 24 - 0 Greece
21min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Chanel Harris-Tavita. Kick to come.

Greece are tired and Samoa just stroll downfield. It ends with Chanel Harris-Tavita diving over.

Samoa lead Samoa 22 - 0 Greece
16min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton adds another.

Samoa lead Samoa 18 - 0 Greece
15min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Danny Levi. Kick to come.

Jarome Luai has been dangerous whenever he touches the ball. He busted through the Greek defence then finds a trailing Danny Levi to touch down.

Samoa lead Samoa 16 - 0 Greece
13min

Matt Feagai bursts through! He is brought down close. Samoa switch back to the right and Stephen Crichton is taken over the sideline.

12min

After the hectic opening, the game has settled into a pattern now.

8min

Samoa were rolling again. Danny Levi almost scampers over. The last pass is errant again.

7min

PENALTY SAMOA! Offside.

6min

Pass goes to ground for Feagai.

4min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton has the ball on the tee quickly and nails it.

Samoa lead Samoa 12 - 0 Greece
4min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Junior Paulo. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Jarome Luai took on the line, ball rebounded from a Greek defender then Junior Paulo was alive to it and touched down.

Samoa lead Samoa 10 - 0 Greece
4min

VIDEO REFEREE! Junior Paulo claiming a four-pointer! Gotta check how the pass got to the prop.

2min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Stephen Crichton has the kicking duties and puts it right over the middle.

Samoa lead Samoa 6 - 0 Greece
1min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Brian To'o. Kick to come.

Samoa go the full length in the first set! Chanel Harris-Tavita with the kick and Brian To'o wins the contest.

Samoa lead Samoa 4 - 0 Greece

KICK-OFF! The ball is high in the sky in Doncaster. Samoa with first use.

James Child is our referee! Here we go! Let's get it on!

Anthems done. There is one thing left to do before kick-off! Samoa ready to do the Sipi Tao after a small chat in the circle.

Both sides have entered the pitch! Samoa in their light blue kit while Greece are wearing the away jersey which is predominately white with blue ascents. Time for the anthems!

Good Morning everyone! We have a vital game in Group A for you! Samoa, who were tipped for big things pre-tournament, take on one of the best stories of the World Cup in Greece. Both sides lost their opening game, Samoa to England and Greece to France so they will be keen to arrest that form tonight.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: James Child

Touch Judges: Liam Rush, Robert Hicks

Video Referee: Grant Atkins

SAMOA MEN (72)
Tries: Brian To'o, Stephen Crichton, Junior Paulo, Danny Levi (2), Chanel Harris-Tavita (2), Royce Hunt, Jarome Luai, Tim Lafai (2), Fa'amanu Brown, Mathew Feagai
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (10/13)

GREECE MEN (4)
Tries: Lachlan Ilias
Conversions: Lachlan Ilias (0/1)