REUTERS: Samoa qualified for their ninth successive Rugby World Cup with a 79-28 aggregate victory over Tonga, winning the second leg of their Oceania playoff 37-15 in Hamilton on Saturday.
The Samoans, who claimed the first leg 42-13 in Auckland last week, were challenged by the Tongans after dominating the first half but late tries to Stacey Ili and Kalolo Tuiloma secured their ticket to France in 2023 on a wet and windy afternoon."Very satisfying, the last four weeeks we've been building to this game," said Samoa captain Michael Alaalatoa."We made it harder for ourselves in the second half ...
Samoa have competed at every World Cup since the 1991 edition, twice reaching the quarter-finals, while Tonga only missed the 1991 tournament.
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