War Is Not Over For Toa Samoa At The RLWC In England
Samoa 72-04 Greece
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Toa Samoa out ran Greece in their second game of the rugby league world cup campaign , patting them on the back with a 72-04 with 13 tries and giving supporters a treat at the start of their week at Eco-Power stadium in Doncaster.
This landed the boys in blue their first victory since the 2022 RLWC games started , after losing to England in their opening match last week with a 60-06 and were questioned about the quality of their progress.
Samoa landed easy points in the first half with shared tries by Brian To’o, Junior Paulo, Danny Levi, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Royce Hunt, Jerome Luai and Tim Lafai.
Greece's halfback's felt the pressure on to an early start making it easier for winger Brian To'o to slice through Greek defense scoring within the less than a minute from kickoff.
Leading the Toa boys confidently with a staggering 42 points ahead to none in the first half of the match. Greeks struggled to maintain solid defense lines , and scattered around with poor support.
Jarome Luai kick-off of the second half gave clearance for Rabbitohs halfback Lachlan Ilias to fight his way through score line. While West Tiger's hooker and lock Fa'amanu Brown counterattacks with another try discourages Greece with 46-6points since the break and Toa slaughter's it from there to the end.
A swaying performance by Jarome Luai and Brian To'o lead the boys in blue to an easy match.
Center Tim Lafai lands the final blow with less than a minute touchdown around the clock.
This win means Toa Samoa will advance to the quarterfinals if they beat France in their final pool game, something the nation looks forward to after getting thrashed by England.