Samoa bounced back after a horror effort against England in their first clash, demolishing Greece 72-4 while Lebanon all but secured a quarterfinals appearance with a 32-14 win over Ireland.
It took only 58 seconds for Samoa’s Brian To’o to get on the scoresheet, reeling in a Chanel Harris-Tavita bomb before Junior Paulo crossed three minutes later.
Greece stemmed the flow of points for 10 minutes before gun five-eighth Jarome Luai went to work, showcasing his dynamic footwork before finding Danny Levi to score.
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To’o then jogged through Greece’s defence on a kick return. giving Samoa field position for Harris Tavita to score untouched.
“That was a Greek defensive line out on their feet,” Fox League’s Andrew Voss said.
Prop Royce Hunt then sliced through for a four-pointer of his own, Jarome Luai supported a Tim Lafai break to score before Lafai also slammed the ball down, taking a 42-0 lead into halftime.
Fa’amanu Brown crossed 12 minutes into the second half with a darting run before Stephen Crichton finished off the back of a Suaalii tunnel ball.
“A little bit of the circus about that try for Samoa, but that is the talent they have,” Voss said.
“Suaalii with the between the legs pass.”
Luai continued his stellar performance with an assist for Harris Tavita before Mat Feagai jogged over to score on the left wing.
Samoa scored two more tries to cap off a stellar performance, and Voss believes Samoa are a side to watch ahead of the quarterfinals.
“It has been a tough day at the office for the Greeks, I am happy to see Samoa playing up to their potential because they are a side worth watching,” Voss said.
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In Leigh, Michael Cheika’s Lebanon faced Ireland in a must-win clash to decide who wins second place in Group C.
Without gun playmaker Adam Doueihi, Mitchell Moses needed to stand tall and delivered, recording two try assists and pulling the strings.
The 28-year-old sparked his side’s first, looping around the backline to find centre Reece Robinson to score.
Minutes later, young gun fullback Jaocb Kiraz finished a beautiful set piece, charging onto a Moses ball to score.
Brad Morkos crossed for Lebanon’s third off the back a short kick-off before Ireland bounced back with a double to winger Louis Senior.
Despite clawing their way back into the game, Cheika’s men closed down Ireland with two quickfire tries to Abbas Miski and Elie El-Zakham to seal a comfortable win.
Lebanon face World Cup newcomers Jamaica in their final group stage clash while Ireland line-up against New Zealand.
