Samoa 43-10 Chile: Second-half rout secures bonus-point win

Sep 16, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Samoa got here from behind to attain 4 tries and secured a 43-10 victory, and a bonus level, to go high of Pool D.

They endured a gradual begin earlier than outclassing the event debutants with backline craft and ahead energy to get their marketing campaign off to a profitable begin at Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday.

Samoa delighted the massed ranks of their exuberant followers by scoring the opening attempt of the match via prop Matias Dittus and Samoa wanted the place-kicking of Christian Leali’ifano to creep forward in direction of the top of the primary half.

Tries from fullback Duncan Paia’aua and scrumhalf Jonathan Taumateine instantly earlier than and after halftime gave the Pacific islanders some respiratory room and two tries from rolling mauls secured the bonus level.

Despite backing up from their loss to Japan final Sunday and having two gamers sin-binned, the Chileans continued to struggle and had the higher of a scrappy closing quarter till Samoa’s reserve hooker Sama Malolo scored his second attempt late on.