Full Time
80:00
1:30am Mon November 7, 2022
Quarter Finals - Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington - Crowd: 12674
80min

FULL-TIME: Samoa 20 - Tonga 18

79min

SAMOA RECOVER IT!

78min

OH MY!! 6 MORE FOR TONGA

78min

LAST CHANCE!

78min

Final chance for Mate Ma'a Tonga!

77min

PENALTY TONGA: Looks like Paulo led with the forearm there.

77min

Clock is stopped with two and a half to play. David Fifita came off second best.

76min

Short dropout recovered by Samoa.

76min

Fotuaika takes it dead! Line dropout following the silky skills of Luai.

75min

Lolohea puts it down. What a magic trick between the legs from Stephen Crichton!

74min

Discipline needs to be maintained, got to stay aggressive but keep it controlled.

72min

Entering the championship minutes here. Two points in it and less than 10 to play.

71min

Conversion: Tonga
Kicked by Isaiya Katoa.

Kick is good! Margin is 2

Samoa lead Tonga 18 - 20 Samoa
71min

Try: Tonga
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY! Poor kick from Luai turns defence into attack and off the next tackle, a strong carry from Moses Suli is supported by Sione Katoa and Tonga won't go quietly.

Samoa lead Tonga 16 - 20 Samoa
70min

Keaon Koloamatangi runs up field, but he's brought down by Jarome Luai.

68min

Samoa just doing enough in the kicking game to stay clear.

66min

Tupou saves the day, channeling his inner Andrew Redmayne from his club tenant Sydney FC.

65min

CHARGE DOWN... By Milford! He leads the race but he's run down by Katoa.

65min

Down to the championship minutes here.

64min

Taylan May has to take the footy dead and it'll be a goal-line dropout.

63min

SIX AGAIN TONGA: Slow ruck

62min

Su'A has coughed up the footy.

62min

Six more - played at by Penisini

61min

PENALTY SAMOA: High shot on Josh Papali'i.

60min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton's kick is good.

Samoa lead Tonga 12 - 20 Samoa
59min

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

Off the great run from Suaalii which showed his class beating five Tongan defenders, Samoa had all the field position. It was a clever kick from Milford, which wasn't dealt with and Brian To'o was there jolly on the spot to score.

Samoa lead Tonga 12 - 18 Samoa
58min

What a run from Suaalii! Just what Samoa needed.

57min

Still a lot of time left in this one!

56min

Penalty Goal: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton's penalty goal attempt is good.

Samoa lead Tonga 12 - 14 Samoa
55min

They'll go for goal.

55min

PENALTY SAMOA: Strip. It's decision time for Matt Parish.

54min

Luai with a deft grubber and it's recovered and taken dead by young Isaiya Katoa

53min

Big news - Will Hopoate has come off the ground. PENALTY SAMOA: Out of play.

51min

Lolohea's bomb was allowed to bounce over the sideline. Good decision from Suaalii

49min

Penalty Goal: Tonga
Kicked by Isaiya Katoa.

The future Dolphin gets it over from short range and it's 12-12.

Tied up at Tonga 12 - 12 Samoa
48min

Tonga will shoot to level us up!

48min

PENALTY TONGA: Offside, bit of bru haha going on out here now.

47min

PENALTY TONGA: Offside

47min

Great defence by Milford!

46min

SIX MORE TONGA: Ruck infringement.

45min

Hopoate with a great kick return. Taking advantage of Luai getting called out for being off-side.

44min

Samoa turn it over just shy of the Tongan line. Too many chances going to waste for the Samoans though.

43min

Felise Kaufusi broke the line, but the offload to Suli was put down by the big centre.

42min

Fortunately, that error was saved by Su'A dropping it mere tackles later.

42min

Havili tries to throw an offload with three men in the tackle in your own end...

41min

Great opening set from Samoa. Katoa took the bomb just mere meters from his own line.

40min

OFF WE GO! 40 minutes to decide who plays England at the Emirates. There are a lot of twists and turns to come in this final quarter-final. So sit back, relax, and grab your sugar because you don't want to miss a thing.

40min

HALF-TIME: Samoa 12 leading Tonga 10. What a half of football. Hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. Best part is, we've got 40 more minutes to play!

38min

Lafai's tip on was ruled forward. Yep, went a touch forward.

37min

OH MY GOODNESS! Taylan May with a HUGE HIT on Keaon Koloamatangi

37min

This match has delivered everything we wanted plus a little bit more.

36min

Oh no... Samoa put it down

35min

SIX AGAIN SAMOA: Ruck infringement.

35min

Tonga starting to win the physical battle, strong carries from Ben Murdoch-Masila and Jason Taumalolo

34min

Conversion: Tonga
Kicked by Isaiya Katoa.

Katoa's kick at goal is successful. Samoa lead still, but it's now 12-10.

Samoa lead Tonga 10 - 12 Samoa
32min

Try: Tonga
Scored by Siosiua Taukeiaho. Kick to come.

That's exactly what Tonga needed. It was a clever grubber kick from Soni Luke and it's the farewelling Rooster Siosiua Taukeiaho who crosses for the Tongans.

Samoa lead Tonga 8 - 12 Samoa
31min

Lolohea grubbers it into the in-goal and Suaalii takes no chances.

30min

SIX AGAIN TONGA: Ruck infringement.

29min

PENALTY TONGA: Offside.

29min

WHAT A TRY SAVE! Sione Katoa made the play of the day

27min

Lolohea went for a 40/20 but Joseph Suaalii has covered the ground well.

26min

Oregon Kaufusi puts it down! What a defensive stand by Tonga!

26min

How much pressure can Tonga take... SET RESTART!

24min

Tupou runs into his own man in the air and loses it!

23min

There's a Tongan player down, it's Siliva Havili who puts his head in the wrong spot trying to tackle Brian To'o.

22min

Sione Katoa loses it in the contest. Better attacking set though.

21min

Kick by Milford was charged down and Jason Taumalolo recovers for the Tongans. This set is MUST COMPLETE.

20min

Lolohea makes a mess of it...

19min

Samoa were able to complete their set after points. Patience in attack will be key here.

18min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton converts.

Samoa lead Tonga 4 - 12 Samoa
16min

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

How good is this man going! Luai crosses for another in this tournament. Man of the Match in the last two games and he grabs another.

Samoa lead Tonga 4 - 10 Samoa
15min

OH MY GOODNESS... Daniel Tupou went for an offload, but Will Hopoate slipped and he couldn't recover. Tonga will have more defending to do right here.

15min

Luai's grubber is taken by Hopoate. Tonga pass a big litmus test of their goal-line defence.

14min

Samoa on the attack here. Can the Tongans hang on...

14min

SIX AGAIN SAMOA: Ball touched in flight.

13min

Hopoate tried a little too much there.

11min

Tupou outlept To'o but his Roosters team-mate Joseph Suaalii saved the day for Samoa.

10min

SIX AGAIN TONGA: Too slow

9min

Conversion: Tonga
Attempted by Isaiya Katoa.

The kick by Katoa is NO GOOD.

Samoa lead Tonga 4 - 6 Samoa
8min

Try: Tonga
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

Tonga hit back off the controversial penalty. Daniel Tupou crosses for Tonga's first try. Hopoate created the extra man and the Penrith edge of Crichton and To'o were caught at sixes and sevens as Tupou scores.

Samoa lead Tonga 4 - 6 Samoa
7min

PENALTY TONGA: Joseph Suaalii done for leading with the knee there, he's been placed on report.

5min

Conversion: Samoa
Kicked by Stephen Crichton.

Crichton converts - 6-0 Samoa.

Samoa lead Tonga 0 - 6 Samoa
5min

Try: Samoa
Scored by Jaydn Su'A. Kick to come.

That was just way too easy for Samoa. Samoa's first attacking opportunity saw them collect the opening try. It was a great pass from Anthony Milford which found Jaydn Su'A who wrong-footed Will Hopoate to cross for the opening try.

Samoa lead Tonga 0 - 4 Samoa
4min

Not a bad crowd for this final quarter-final in Warrington.

3min

PENALTY SAMOA: Obstruction. Such a shame for the Tongans on the first attacking chance of the game.

2min

PENALTY TONGA: Inside 10m - both sides were able to get through their opening sets of this match.

HERE WE GO! Who will play England at the Emirates Stadium next week? Ashley Klein blows time on and we're underway. Tonga receiving the first use of the football running from left to right.

We'll now have the cultural performances of both nations. This is going to be something very special!

Our referee for what is set to be a fiery quarter-final is Ashley Klein, he'll be assisted by touch judges Rob Hicks (from the Super League) and Kasey Badger. The video referee for this clash today is also from the UK, Ben Thaler.

On the team front, Havilli gets a start at hooker. Taukeiaho and Fifita join the bench with Amone as the 18th man. While for Samoa, Leniu is a late scratching with Taupau taking his place.

League Unlimited's coverage of the Rugby League World Cup continues with this fourth quarter-final between Tonga and Samoa. Tonga was undefeated through the group stage but wasn't at their clinical best until their 82-point demolition of the Cook Islands. Samoa has improved considerably on their opening day disaster to earn their place in this quarter-final.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Robert Hicks, Kasey Badger

Video Referee: Ben Thaler

TONGA MEN (18)
Tries: Daniel Tupou, Siosiua Taukeiaho, Sione Katoa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Isaiya Katoa (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Isaiya Katoa (1/1)

SAMOA MEN (20)
Tries: Jaydn Su'A, Jarome Luai, Brian To'o
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Stephen Crichton (1/1)