0:00:42 > 0:00:55Storms coming in from Tonga. Batten down the hatches.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01There is going to be flying debris everywhere.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Welcome to week three of the Rugby League World Cup and what a game we
0:01:13 > 0:01:17have in store as co-hosts New Zealand face Tonga earlier today in
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Hamilton. We have extended highlights of that, plus Scotland
0:01:20 > 0:01:25versus Samoa as group B reaches its conclusion. Joining me like a bunch
0:01:25 > 0:01:29of giddy schoolboys are former Scotland international Andrew
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Henderson, England's Jon Wilkin and most excited of all, Robbie
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Hunter-Paul. Plenty to get our teeth
0:01:34 > 0:01:35most excited of all, Robbie Hunter-Paul. Plenty to get our teeth
0:01:35 > 0:01:39into. This is how group B looks at the start of the day with New
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Zealand and Tonga winning their first two matches, the top three go
0:01:43 > 0:01:47through to the quarterfinals but with a first-place finish offering a
0:01:47 > 0:01:52safe passage through the knockout stages there was plenty at stake.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57And there was so much more to this one than group position. Prior
0:01:57 > 0:01:58And there was so much more to this one than group position. Prior to
0:01:58 > 0:02:01the tournament eight Tongan players turned down the chance to play for
0:02:01 > 0:02:06The Kiwis, including star forward Jason Taumalolo. The atmosphere was
0:02:06 > 0:02:09electric in front of a packed house in Hamilton. Sit back and enjoy.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12electric in front of a packed house in Hamilton. Sit back and enjoy.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18COMMENTATOR: It is going to be a wonderful game. We have been waiting
0:02:18 > 0:02:26for this game for a long time and it's here.Tonga and Samoa, it has
0:02:26 > 0:02:35gone up a gear here in Hamilton. Almost set for the start. Mannering
0:02:35 > 0:02:39has returned. The team is captained by Adam Blair. Tonga have made a
0:02:39 > 0:02:42late change with Michael Jennings ruled out with a hamstring injury.
0:02:42 > 0:02:50Mahe Fonua comes in on the wing. Fusitu'a comes in. Hurrell returns.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52The captain is Sika Manu.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08HAKA.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12CHEERING
0:03:26 > 0:03:28CHEERING
0:03:59 > 0:04:08Stunning. Taumalolo would love to score against his former team here
0:04:08 > 0:04:14to open the scoring. What a fairy tale that would be. Another penalty.
0:04:14 > 0:04:24Discipline hampering New Zealand early in this game.Yeah. Just too
0:04:24 > 0:04:29long, looking at the referee, the man asked to get off the player and
0:04:29 > 0:04:35Tonga are about to take the two. Good idea, points on the board. They
0:04:35 > 0:04:41need some sort of reward for the effort put in here. And it is a
0:04:41 > 0:04:54penalty goal opening the scoring. It is 2-0. Solomona. Konrad Hurrell and
0:04:54 > 0:05:04the bouncy castle of Asofa-Solomona. Waerea-Hargreaves. Great battle so
0:05:04 > 0:05:14far between him and Taumalolo. Levi. And now Blair. Lovely purse. There
0:05:14 > 0:05:20is the opening try and it is a stunner down the left edge. They
0:05:20 > 0:05:30catch Tonga napping.They come down the short side. Nice work by the
0:05:30 > 0:05:36captain. He gets them on the outside, good footwork and gets them
0:05:36 > 0:05:44in a scorer is a media try for The Kiwis. Taumalolo passes the ball,
0:05:44 > 0:05:49good hands from Tonga.Fonua in space. Mahe Fonua. That was an
0:05:49 > 0:05:54excellent shift of the ball out left from Tonga. The speed of the pass
0:05:54 > 0:06:00was excellent. That is an important tackle made by Mannering, really
0:06:00 > 0:06:07helping the momentum. Watene-Zelezniak almost got mixed
0:06:07 > 0:06:25up. Here he goes again, RTS.RTS, after a pretty sketchy catch under
0:06:25 > 0:06:32his posts makes 40 plus metres. This is Nikorima. The footwork continues.
0:06:32 > 0:06:41Delivers Scheck again outstanding. Here is Russell Packer. That is
0:06:41 > 0:06:48excellent from Russell Packer. 15 metre gain for New Zealand,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51straightaway on the left edge, looking strong on the left side, New
0:06:51 > 0:06:59Zealand. Nikorima, Mannering. Watene-Zelezniak, we have already
0:06:59 > 0:07:03seen a try in that manner in this game. Blair. Short pass and
0:07:03 > 0:07:15wonderful off-load to Johnson. Try to Jordan Rapana. It is 8-2.Look at
0:07:15 > 0:07:22this, coming out wide, beautiful off-loads, second phase, and a
0:07:22 > 0:07:25drive.
0:07:29 > 0:07:36It doesn't matter how it goes over, it is if it goes over. It is 10-2.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42The back three of New Zealand has been perfect. Absolutely top shelf.
0:07:42 > 0:07:50Watene-Zelezniak, Rapana and to give us a Scheck. Tonga need something.
0:07:50 > 0:07:57Asofa-Solomona again goes high, and gets away with that one. Tevita
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Pangai Jr.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Greyhounds. Fonua!
0:08:09 > 0:08:09Is
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Daniel Tupou finishing of their highest order. But it is a forward
0:08:18 > 0:08:27pass.Please! This was brilliant from Daniel Tupou, and was that the
0:08:27 > 0:08:32fraud one? This one definitely wasn't. Mbemba finish. My word.
0:08:32 > 0:08:42Johnson, nice hands. Here goes Isaac Liu. Eight points is the margin, two
0:08:42 > 0:08:51tackles left in this half as Levi shuffles it out. The big body. P
0:08:51 > 0:09:05off-loads. He runs through the gap as wide as the Grand Canyon.He will
0:09:05 > 0:09:12be the subject of the video referee. REFEREE:We go back to the head on,
0:09:12 > 0:09:17the arms have come away.He cleared the tackle, the ball off the ground
0:09:17 > 0:09:23and then we have grounding.What a killer blow this could be in the
0:09:23 > 0:09:28context of this game. There is the try to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. 14-2.
0:09:28 > 0:09:38That is a damaging blow for Tonga. The Dry is converted and it is
0:09:38 > 0:09:42half-time at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton and New Zealand lead Tonga
0:09:42 > 0:09:5316-2 -- the try.Pangai Jr. Manu. Sika Manu, the captain. Havili.
0:09:53 > 0:10:04Again they come out from the backs. Hurrell. Good tackle. Hurrell was
0:10:04 > 0:10:10putting the hip in to it. No question. Check out the length of
0:10:10 > 0:10:20the pass, Fusitu'a. Robust coming into midfield here. Havili. Pangai
0:10:20 > 0:10:30Jr again. Serious heat on the New Zealand lines. Tonga starting the
0:10:30 > 0:10:33second half as they did the first but they couldn't score a try, they
0:10:33 > 0:10:49hung on. Beautifully taken. What a try. David Fusitu'a. Every Tongan
0:10:49 > 0:10:57fan is standing and waving their flags.Brilliant work, Fusitu'a,
0:10:57 > 0:11:046-foot four inches, up he goes, above were Telly Zelezny coup
0:11:04 > 0:11:09doesn't attempt to catch the football. Beautiful work. Two dries
0:11:09 > 0:11:18for New Zealand last year and now playing for Tonga.Good carry from
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Hurrell. Can they turn this position into more points? Tonga need to be
0:11:23 > 0:11:34the next scorers. Perhaps Taumalolo will set it up. What they ball
0:11:34 > 0:11:43carrier he is. Good front foot running ball here. Adam Blair in the
0:11:43 > 0:11:53tackle this time. Carrying a couple of Kiwis to within five metres of
0:11:53 > 0:12:06the line. Havili. On the last play, he looks indecisive. Hurrell on the
0:12:06 > 0:12:15back foot and he brings in Fusitu'a! Absolutely brilliant! David
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Fusitu'a, look at them, they can't get enough of him. His second try
0:12:20 > 0:12:23for Tonga brings this game alive, if it wasn't already alive in the
0:12:23 > 0:12:30second spell. Lolohea. Nobody in front of him and he decides to go
0:12:30 > 0:12:33backwards and finds Conrad who drops off the flicked ball and finds a
0:12:33 > 0:12:40hole between Adam Blair and to live as a Scheck and into the crowd.Game
0:12:40 > 0:12:51on, 16-10. -- Tuivasa-Sheck. No upright connection that time and we
0:12:51 > 0:12:55are back to a four point game. Many thought the last 20 in this match
0:12:55 > 0:13:01would be one-way traffic with Tonga out on their feet. Some of the Kiwi
0:13:01 > 0:13:08forwards just getting onside. Tackle three. 19 minutes to play. What a
0:13:08 > 0:13:16wonderful conclusion we have got to this game. The next scorer could
0:13:16 > 0:13:25well win it. Leuluai whack out there. -- back out there. Rapana
0:13:25 > 0:13:34will play-the-ball. Leuluai almost caught on the hop. No way! Lolohea!
0:13:34 > 0:13:45Tonga! This is extraordinary. They went to sleep. The play-the-ball
0:13:45 > 0:13:51nobody wanted to deliver and then the long pass wide seas the thief in
0:13:51 > 0:14:02Tuimoala Lolohea. Here is Lolohea with the steel and the try, 16-16
0:14:02 > 0:14:14with the kick to come. So, Tonga hit the front 18-16. And we have 17
0:14:14 > 0:14:23minutes to play. Wow, this is going to be a stunning finish. It is a
0:14:23 > 0:14:31good carry. Tonga making very good metres into The Kiwis' half from the
0:14:31 > 0:14:40kick-off. Here comes Masila. Murdoch Masila is through. There is going to
0:14:40 > 0:14:57be another try. Hopoate. What scenes.20 unanswered points in the
0:14:57 > 0:15:07second half and New Zealand are facing a real test now. This was the
0:15:07 > 0:15:11damaging play, they shift it and away they go, the one-on-one myths,
0:15:11 > 0:15:17good pace, and your full-back is exactly where you want him.22-16,
0:15:17 > 0:15:28Tonga on fire. He nails it for the 8-point lead. 1995, Tonga led by 12
0:15:28 > 0:15:34points in the last ten for New Zealand to claw back but this is
0:15:34 > 0:15:43different. Leuluai with the fast play-the-ball, Blair passes it.
0:15:43 > 0:15:51Excellent tackling from Tonga. Now Solomona again. Two tackles left in
0:15:51 > 0:15:59this set. Leuluai. Johnson. The Tongan defence rushes up again.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Nikorima takes on the line, Nikorima off-loads it nicely. Here is a
0:16:04 > 0:16:10chance coming back infield. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Check out their hands
0:16:10 > 0:16:16from Asofa-Solomona. There is space on the right. Tuivasa-Sheck! He is
0:16:16 > 0:16:26there! Much longer in this game, folks! Tuivasa-Sheck scores his
0:16:26 > 0:16:32second try.Have a look at this, they shift it here, little skip and
0:16:32 > 0:16:37a hop and across the front, Roger touches it there. And watch his
0:16:37 > 0:16:42work, out the back it goes. I thought he just had to run to the
0:16:42 > 0:16:49right but he spied a gap inside and somehow finds the line. His second.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54What they setup we have here. Tonga 24-22 New Zealand with seven minutes
0:16:54 > 0:17:05to play. Four minutes to go. Fonua. Great run. Mahe Fonua. Not
0:17:05 > 0:17:08originally listed to play this game but has done a great job in Michael
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Jennings' absence.The dummy half will do the trick for Tonga.Soaking
0:17:13 > 0:17:20up the time on the clock. Taumalolo, great run.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28They are in field goal range if that might be of interest to them.
0:17:33 > 0:17:46Eight metres now Tuimoala Lolohea. Not a bad option. Last play. Here go
0:17:46 > 0:17:53Tonga with one last crack at the line, oh, they've done it! Fusitu'a
0:17:53 > 0:18:01has got it. Fusitu'a with three tries and Tonga, oh, what a day for
0:18:01 > 0:18:07them. Well, they won't stop cheering here in Hamilton. It will be like
0:18:07 > 0:18:15this for the next hour. A nice little hit and spin which creates a
0:18:15 > 0:18:24bit of attention from Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Fusitu'a goes
0:18:24 > 0:18:29through. , 28-22 New
0:18:29 > 0:18:29Watene-Zelezniak and Fusitu'a goes through. , 28-22 New Zealand.I'm
0:18:29 > 0:18:34lost for words right now. When you come from a liberal nation and
0:18:34 > 0:18:38although I did not grow up and Tonga, parents are there and I'm
0:18:38 > 0:18:44very proud of where I'm from. Yeah, it's a great feeling.Pretty special
0:18:44 > 0:18:51and emotional. The fans, I guess, making issue and I get a lot of
0:18:51 > 0:18:54people doubted us as well, especially going in at half-time, so
0:18:54 > 0:18:59to come back and score the points that we did and win the match, yeah,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03it's incredible and amazing.I think we let ourselves down in discipline.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06We have been really good through the tournament and tonight I think we
0:19:06 > 0:19:10gave away too many penalties. You can't do that against a side like
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Tonev who took it to us and the band were outstanding, give them credit.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18When you have a look around at the sea of red, what is going through
0:19:18 > 0:19:23your mind?It is crazy, man, I look up there and sometimes, I'm singing
0:19:23 > 0:19:26along unconsciously, you know, the passion they have for our little
0:19:26 > 0:19:30nation. It is a believable.Momentum is a powerful thing and so is
0:19:30 > 0:19:34believed, the belief after doing this, creating history for Tonga?
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Massive belief now, beating a world-class outfit like New Zealand,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42it's only going to give the boys a massive boost and confidence going
0:19:42 > 0:19:48into next week.A lot has been said in the last few weeks, especially
0:19:48 > 0:19:51leading into the game but we said at half-time that we still have 40
0:19:51 > 0:19:56minutes to play and the boys came out and done exactly that. That just
0:19:56 > 0:20:04shows the true character, what the boys are about. To be honest, what
0:20:04 > 0:20:08they are as a team and a country. Obviously very disappointed with the
0:20:08 > 0:20:11result but you know, we will worry about doing the video on that
0:20:11 > 0:20:14tomorrow and the following day. At the moment, you've got to give a lot
0:20:14 > 0:20:20of respect to Tonga.It is outstanding. I'm just really proud
0:20:20 > 0:20:25of these blokes. They've made a lot of people proud since the day they
0:20:25 > 0:20:28got together and the day the blokes made a decision to play for Tonga.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33It was obvious from the day we turned up, how proud people were of
0:20:33 > 0:20:37them. They've just continue to make people proud ever since. That effort
0:20:37 > 0:20:41out there was outstanding. Obviously, a real step up from last
0:20:41 > 0:20:49week and the game then. They continue to find something. I could
0:20:49 > 0:20:55not be any prouder.Rob Lee, I know it did not go the way you were
0:20:55 > 0:20:58hoping it would but what a game, what a special game and special
0:20:58 > 0:21:03occasion.Special occasion, Hamilton has a massive, it's not that far
0:21:03 > 0:21:05from South Auckland, where there is a huge Tonev population and in
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Hamilton itself, that is where they have the temple and the Mormon
0:21:10 > 0:21:13church so a huge population, so the obvious place to play it. You could
0:21:13 > 0:21:18see the sea of red and black in the stands going hand-in-hand, wonderful
0:21:18 > 0:21:24atmosphere, you could be on the TV. Have you ever seen a haka like that?
0:21:24 > 0:21:30Both their challenges, you have the New Zealand haka and Lee Tomlin one.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35You can just see the energy. -- and the Tongan one. The energy was
0:21:35 > 0:21:38coming from the stands, Asofa-Solomona going head to head
0:21:38 > 0:21:41with Andrew Fifita, there, which is a bit naughty, they should not be
0:21:41 > 0:21:45touching each other, the respect is in the line but I think it shows the
0:21:45 > 0:21:49passion of what was going to happen in the game and they did not let us
0:21:49 > 0:21:53down, hugely emotional drive from Tonga during that game.Emotion is
0:21:53 > 0:21:57one big thing but I thought performance was what one the day and
0:21:57 > 0:22:00ultimately, Tonga produced a performance. There was a lot of
0:22:00 > 0:22:04emotion at the start but in big, emotional games like that, it is who
0:22:04 > 0:22:06settles down and plays well and ultimately, Tonga played better than
0:22:06 > 0:22:09the Kiwis on the day which is why they got the result.That it was
0:22:09 > 0:22:13going to be physical war they given but were you surprised that the
0:22:13 > 0:22:17exceptional skill levels and handling on both sides?It was a
0:22:17 > 0:22:21great occasion, the World Cup has truly come alive after that game
0:22:21 > 0:22:24today. Tonga, you've got to give them a massive amount of credit will
0:22:24 > 0:22:27stop they were 16-2 down at half-time. New Zealand had a lot of
0:22:27 > 0:22:33say in the first half but to come back and scored 26 points in the
0:22:33 > 0:22:36second half against a decent New Zealand side is fantastic for them.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41It has put the cat amongst the pigeons.They were so emotional, you
0:22:41 > 0:22:44could tell from the interviews, at the end, incredible scenes at the
0:22:44 > 0:22:47end of the game. Is there any danger that Tonga will feel like they've
0:22:47 > 0:22:52almost won the World Cup now?In fairness, it was a concern, we saw
0:22:52 > 0:22:55some pictures at the end of the game, Jason Taumalolo kneeling on
0:22:55 > 0:22:59the ground, it might be a family member with him, tears pouring down
0:22:59 > 0:23:04his cheeks. Lots of emotional energy went into this game because as we
0:23:04 > 0:23:07knew before the start of the game, eight players withdrew from the New
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Zealand selection to make themselves available for Tonga. They have come
0:23:10 > 0:23:13under a lot of criticism in New Zealand and from the New Zealand and
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Australian media. All of these players have had that riding on
0:23:18 > 0:23:22their back. To achieve success against one of the big three teams
0:23:22 > 0:23:25and doing it in such fashion, where they overpowered the team with
0:23:25 > 0:23:29individual brilliance in a lot of places, you look at how they've
0:23:29 > 0:23:34played the game, 86% completion rate also, that is just a performance to
0:23:34 > 0:23:39be proud.Yeah, International rugby is about performance, statistically
0:23:39 > 0:23:43in this game, the Kiwis let themselves down, completed but made
0:23:43 > 0:23:46a lot of errors and conceded a lot of penalties which read into the
0:23:46 > 0:23:50powerful Tonga pack who really took the game and Jason Taumalolo, for
0:23:50 > 0:23:53those who don't know, is probably the best forward in world rugby
0:23:53 > 0:23:57league at the moment, there's nobody like him. He is quick as an outside
0:23:57 > 0:24:00back with footwork and strong and has minutes in the middle of the
0:24:00 > 0:24:04field for Tonga, exceptional.David Fusitu'a got a hat-trick but some of
0:24:04 > 0:24:05the build-up play
0:24:05 > 0:24:05Fusitu'a got a hat-trick but some of the build-up play to the tries was
0:24:05 > 0:24:11exceptional.Some of the skills on display were outstanding. As you can
0:24:11 > 0:24:15see, fantastic kick into the corner and that is some catch. Outstretched
0:24:15 > 0:24:20like that, to take the ball in the air is a believable. And the next
0:24:20 > 0:24:24try, changing direction, a bit off the cuff, to be honest, but some
0:24:24 > 0:24:27poor inside defence from New Zealand.The Kiwis will be annoyed
0:24:27 > 0:24:32with that.Yes because they had no right to score the try, they just
0:24:32 > 0:24:35chased to write and even close to the line, the winger comes in and
0:24:35 > 0:24:40makes a poor decision to do so, and again, conceding a soft try in the
0:24:40 > 0:24:43end. Some areas for New Zealand to fix but I don't think they will be
0:24:43 > 0:24:45disheartened by that of the weekend.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46fix but I don't think they will be disheartened by that of the weekend.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49They will learn from it and potentially we will see a response
0:24:49 > 0:24:53in the next game.There's a lot of growth left in New Zealand, Adam
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Blair was talking about the discipline which is not just about
0:24:56 > 0:24:59giving away penalties but also controlling the ball. Russell Packer
0:24:59 > 0:25:05in the front row gives a cutout pass, Tuimoala Lolohea gets the
0:25:05 > 0:25:09intercept which starts the rot for New Zealand. The emotional
0:25:09 > 0:25:13atmosphere of the game itself and Tonga made it a tough day at the
0:25:13 > 0:25:17office but I think New Zealand will grow.But it throws the tournament
0:25:17 > 0:25:21wide open because we cannot have in Australia and New Zealand final.And
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I think that he two players dropping back or choosing to play for Tonga,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I think it's made this tournament for me, made it interesting and now
0:25:28 > 0:25:32we go into the quarterfinals and the tee top-seeded teams going into the
0:25:32 > 0:25:35tournament are split up so the big challenge, maybe what we will talk
0:25:35 > 0:25:42about in the future is who England will have to play down the line
0:25:42 > 0:25:44because they will have to possibly play Tonga. But the tournament comes
0:25:44 > 0:25:46to life now going into the quarterfinals.It was quite some
0:25:46 > 0:25:50game. So far Scotland have had a World Cup to forget with two heavy
0:25:50 > 0:25:53defeats to Tonga and New Zealand but a win against Samoa could still see
0:25:53 > 0:25:57them into the quarterfinals. However, it is not just on the pitch
0:25:57 > 0:26:00where their campaign has gone awry with three players including
0:26:00 > 0:26:03influential captain Danny Brough sent home last week for misconduct.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Your commentators for this one, Dan and Andrew Ryan.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15COMMENTATOR: The Rugby league World Cup returns to Cairns in far North
0:26:15 > 0:26:15Queens and
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Cup returns to Cairns in far North Queens and for a winner take all
0:26:16 > 0:26:20group B match, Samoa against Scotland. One of these teams will go
0:26:20 > 0:26:26on to the quarterfinals. The other goes home.Samoa, so much class in
0:26:26 > 0:26:30their but none more so than Joseph Leilua, their centre, the strike
0:26:30 > 0:26:36power out on the edge, used to go to man today. For Scotland, they have
0:26:36 > 0:26:43been under pressure, the first two games, their number six today, Danny
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Addy, is the key.
0:26:46 > 0:26:56Thomas. Danny Addy. Frankie Mariano. The man from Featherstone. Inside
0:26:56 > 0:27:02the 20. Almost roaring a penalty. Danny Addy with the chip kick and
0:27:02 > 0:27:07here comes Lewis Tierney! Making a mess of it and Lewis Tierney gets it
0:27:07 > 0:27:14down and it looks like Scotland have the first try.Slow from here, slow.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Yes, that is good. I'm happy with that. All good, thank you, mate, we
0:27:19 > 0:27:24are going to confirm the decision of the drive.Greg Little play from
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Danny Addy on the last play, coming over to the right edge and Lewis
0:27:27 > 0:27:34Tierney pushing up the middle, Tonumaipea made an absolute meal of
0:27:34 > 0:27:39it, was not sure whether to pick it up or not it dead. Poor error from
0:27:39 > 0:27:46Young Tonumaipea.Let's see what Samoa have in attack.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Jarome Luai, did not run it much last week but he can certainly run
0:27:54 > 0:28:01the ball. Now, Joshua pop shrugged off to including Danny Addy.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11Herman Ese'ese. Needed to be stopped, Douglas and have another
0:28:11 > 0:28:19front rows involved. Openside, and a powerful one, junior Paulao has --
0:28:19 > 0:28:28Junior Paolo has crashed over, and Samoa too big and too powerful.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Samoa in for their first try.
0:28:34 > 0:28:42Shane Toal. From the Barrow Raiders in the third tier of English
0:28:42 > 0:28:48football. Metres on offer. That has been touched by Bunty Afoa and it is
0:28:48 > 0:28:56a penalty to Scotland. Pouring on a little more pressure, countering
0:28:56 > 0:29:00well.Just trying to get in the arm wrestle but at the moment, Scotland
0:29:00 > 0:29:06are getting all the yardage.Not the regular kicker, Danny Brough was
0:29:06 > 0:29:13their usual one. Not a bad strike. Oh, it is a beauty. How could we
0:29:13 > 0:29:17doubt him? Scotland back in front, 8-6 as we approach the midway point
0:29:17 > 0:29:19of the first half.
0:29:23 > 0:29:37Thomas. Looking for Lachlan Stein. Arm raised, last tackle, Bentley.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43Danny Addy can see the line in front of him. REFEREE:Going to play the
0:29:43 > 0:29:48knock-on, on the last tackle.Out on the ten metre line for a changeover.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Scotland electing to run on the last play again and Danny Addy stepping
0:29:51 > 0:29:56off his right foot, saw some space inside but unfortunately, the error
0:29:56 > 0:30:00and a sigh of relief for Samoa.My goodness, the ball has been stolen
0:30:00 > 0:30:09by Mariano! This is going to be a dry! -- try. It will lead inspection
0:30:09 > 0:30:15but it appears Timoteo Lafai tried to release it.Tim Lafai is looking
0:30:15 > 0:30:18to pass and at this data does not look like there is a touch between
0:30:18 > 0:30:21any other Scotland player and Scotland have taken possession and
0:30:21 > 0:30:28if we follow through, can I get a look at the grounding? And the ball
0:30:28 > 0:30:34is grounded, we have got a decision, we are going to the board.Frankie
0:30:34 > 0:30:41Mariano puts them in front to 12-6. Scotland on top.
0:30:41 > 0:30:49Oh, my goodness, a long pass, casual take by Jarome Luai. Into the final
0:30:49 > 0:30:56two minutes of the first period. There is a run by Brown, he's gets
0:30:56 > 0:31:05them open. Lewis Tierney chasing and the pass has gone forward and Samoa
0:31:05 > 0:31:10butcher a dry with Pita Godinet. Tossed up in the air and it was an
0:31:10 > 0:31:16instant call by the on field referee.
0:31:18 > 0:31:25Thomas. Picks out Tim Lafai who has been on the wing pretty much all
0:31:25 > 0:31:30afternoon and now he draws in two defenders and sends his team-mates
0:31:30 > 0:31:38down the wing. Samoa will get a full set inside Scottish territory.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50Paolo at first receiver. Brown. Lalo would space, here's trouble, out it
0:31:50 > 0:31:54goes and Matthew Wright gets it down. Samoa have their second and
0:31:54 > 0:32:01they are back in business. But we will go upstairs.We are going to go
0:32:01 > 0:32:05slow, here, thanks, mate, slow, slow, the ball is up. That is all
0:32:05 > 0:32:10good, we are going to confirm that live decision and then we are going
0:32:10 > 0:32:16to the board.It had to be, that was green all the way.Sensational
0:32:16 > 0:32:25put-down to make it a one school game. -- one score game.Jarome
0:32:25 > 0:32:34Luai. Could not keep its footing but on the next play, Tonumaipea goes
0:32:34 > 0:32:40straight through. They have tied it up, Samoa and the kick is makeable.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44And they have a chance to take the lead, their third try of the
0:32:44 > 0:32:51afternoon. Tonumaipea and Scotland could not hang on any longer. It is
0:32:51 > 0:32:5514-14, with the kick from mid range. Matthew Wright, B Breeze will take
0:32:55 > 0:33:02this again from left to right so the angle will be closed. -- the breeze.
0:33:02 > 0:33:12Too much hook and the wind plays its part. It is important to note that a
0:33:12 > 0:33:17draw favours Samoa. They have the superior for and against. And a big
0:33:17 > 0:33:21moment in this game, a penalty, 40 metres out and Danny Addy landed one
0:33:21 > 0:33:27in a first half from around this range. What a moment we have. That
0:33:27 > 0:33:33ball clearly raked out with more than one in the tackle. He got one
0:33:33 > 0:33:37in at the southern end from 40 metres out and he would appear to
0:33:37 > 0:33:40have the wind at his back ever so slightly, to put Scotland back in
0:33:40 > 0:33:44front.
0:33:45 > 0:33:52He pulled it, left edge, they get the ball back. The chance slips, as
0:33:52 > 0:33:57so often, when players look for distance, they tend to pull it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06Danny Addy can kick them and so can Thomas. Douglas, a powerful run,
0:34:06 > 0:34:12inside the 30, now. Here it comes, Danny Addy. He wanted it. Pita
0:34:12 > 0:34:18Godinet rushed on him, Thomas, it is low and just not far enough. That
0:34:18 > 0:34:22was so close.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31Bentley. Bell. Into the 40.
0:34:35 > 0:34:43Danny Addy, thought about it. Joseph Paolo rushed up. Now the ball on.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48Darren Anderson. They have gone sideways. Danny Addy is going to
0:34:48 > 0:34:54launch. He got the distance but he has pulled it. And that might be
0:34:54 > 0:35:00their World Cup. He has hit the cover off the ball but the wind
0:35:00 > 0:35:06takes it left and now a seven tackle set for Samoa. If they hang onto it,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09they go to the quarterfinals.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Yet to have a draw in this tournament, and we are 38 seconds
0:35:18 > 0:35:23away. It will be a split decision.
0:35:28 > 0:35:35Herman Ese'ese. Scotland have to get this back somehow.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47Jarome Luai for Paulo. Nine seconds left.
0:35:50 > 0:35:59The final play, a deliberate kick for touch. And Samoa are through to
0:35:59 > 0:36:04the World Cup quarterfinals. The Braveheart lived up to their name
0:36:04 > 0:36:10and they were so close to causing a monumental upset. Samoa progress
0:36:10 > 0:36:17without winning a game. Final score 14-14.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19without winning a game. Final score 14-14.A lot was made last year of
0:36:19 > 0:36:23the draw against New Zealand and, you know, the effort in the Four
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Nations and the last World Cup and that for me was in perspective one
0:36:26 > 0:36:29of the best performances Scotland has had for a long time with regards
0:36:29 > 0:36:34to effort. If you think about the young squad we have got, the first
0:36:34 > 0:36:39couple of results we have had, the resilience, the effort and the
0:36:39 > 0:36:42spirit, the skill, the desire that this team showed, there, in every
0:36:42 > 0:36:46bit of adversity that you can have, I don't think anybody could be
0:36:46 > 0:36:51prouder.We had a chance to win the game and then another one with the
0:36:51 > 0:36:56drop goal but, yeah, we can be proud, you know, obviously not proud
0:36:56 > 0:37:01of the first two games but proud of sort of this performance. We owed it
0:37:01 > 0:37:06to ourselves and the fans that everybody associated with Scotland.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09We are still alive, plenty to go, we've had a really wonderful World
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Cup. We haven't probably played as well is what we would have hoped but
0:37:13 > 0:37:20we are still in the competition. We've got a game next week. You will
0:37:20 > 0:37:24see some of that Samoan pride and passion in that game. But the blue
0:37:24 > 0:37:29they are a good side, Samoa, and we've got guys in Championship one,
0:37:29 > 0:37:33and playing in Super League.We've come together and we've really tried
0:37:33 > 0:37:38to leave the jersey in a better position and I think we did tonight.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43This is how group B has ended up, Tonga upsetting the odds to finish
0:37:43 > 0:37:48top spot with maximum points. New Zealand have to make do with second
0:37:48 > 0:37:51place and Samoa edge out Scotland for the final qualifying position on
0:37:51 > 0:37:56points difference. They can be very proud, can't they, Scotland, after
0:37:56 > 0:38:01that?Absolutely and an extreme you proud, too because they've gone into
0:38:01 > 0:38:04the World Cup under strength to start with and then found themselves
0:38:04 > 0:38:07even more understrength with the departures last week. They've had a
0:38:07 > 0:38:10lot of disruption throughout the campaign. It has been a
0:38:10 > 0:38:14disappointing campaign. And. But to finish with that performance, they
0:38:14 > 0:38:23have really faced it head-on. They've been unlucky, they competed
0:38:23 > 0:38:26high, they controlled the game, I thought Danny Addy was very
0:38:26 > 0:38:31influential. A missed penalty goal 40 metres out with eight minutes to
0:38:31 > 0:38:36go.It was a heck of an effort from Danny Addy and as you say, he had a
0:38:36 > 0:38:39fantastic game.And two drop goal attempt, Thomas just goes wide and
0:38:39 > 0:38:44Danny Addy as well, struck it really well, probably a bit unlucky,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Scotland, to not progress to the quarterfinals after that. It was not
0:38:47 > 0:38:51to be but they can be very browed of their efforts.Danny Addy's drop
0:38:51 > 0:38:52goal was
0:38:52 > 0:38:58their efforts.Danny Addy's drop goal was a long way out. It was a
0:38:58 > 0:39:01really good crack. It is not often you go there and wonder how we
0:39:01 > 0:39:04missed it.It was not in an ideal spot to start with but he hits it
0:39:04 > 0:39:07perfectly. The biggest challenges the length on the kick and he does
0:39:07 > 0:39:10it and hit it straight, it is just a couple of metres to the left of the
0:39:10 > 0:39:14sticks. Danny Addy had a great game and I think he really stepped up.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18When you lose the experience of Danny Brough, and let's not talk
0:39:18 > 0:39:18around
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Danny Brough, and let's not talk around this, it should have been
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Danny Brough taking that kick so Danny Brough has probably let them
0:39:22 > 0:39:31down by not being out there to kick the ball.Would they have but that
0:39:31 > 0:39:34performance in if they had not had the adversity of Danny Brough and
0:39:34 > 0:39:37the others sent home?We were chatting about this and it could go
0:39:37 > 0:39:39a couple of ways, especially the captain in Danny Brough and that
0:39:39 > 0:39:41could have a detrimental effect on how the team played. It can
0:39:41 > 0:39:44galvanise you, help you find other players who like the responsibility
0:39:44 > 0:39:48and want more. Danny Addy stepped up and had a great game and took on
0:39:48 > 0:39:51some of that responsibility that Danny Brough left.I believe
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Scotland would always have had a performance in the tournament and
0:39:54 > 0:39:58they have had to come because the last two games, they underperformed.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02With or without Danny Brough, the forwards were immense. If you look
0:40:02 > 0:40:07at Samoa, they were not in the game today. Their completion rate was
0:40:07 > 0:40:13something around 50, 55, 56%. But when you have a team that you are
0:40:13 > 0:40:16playing against are keyed up and they want the game, they can make
0:40:16 > 0:40:20you play that badly and I think it was a mixture of them probably not
0:40:20 > 0:40:23being 100% in the game and thinking Scotland have had all this
0:40:23 > 0:40:26adversity, they would easily win, and Scotland turning up ready to
0:40:26 > 0:40:27play.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Sanogo into the quarterfinals without winning a
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Sanogo into the quarterfinals without winning a game in the
0:40:34 > 0:40:39groups, that is mad to think you can go into the quarterfinals of the
0:40:39 > 0:40:41World Cup without winning. They have scraped through. They have a big
0:40:41 > 0:40:47game coming up. They cannot play that badly against Australia and
0:40:47 > 0:40:51expect to win.What next for Scotland rugby league? Or do they
0:40:51 > 0:40:55need to do to build on this?A couple of things. There needs to be
0:40:55 > 0:40:59predicted, if not just for Scotland, Wales and Ireland, more money put
0:40:59 > 0:41:03into those nations which has to come from the International Federation.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06They have to take it more seriously and look for investment and also
0:41:06 > 0:41:12some onus on the nations themselves. I know they are not full-time
0:41:12 > 0:41:15employed but those volunteers will have to go Above and Beyond try and
0:41:15 > 0:41:20generate income and resource to go into those nations. Without the
0:41:20 > 0:41:25funds it's not going to grow.Are we getting left behind in the northern
0:41:25 > 0:41:28hemisphere?I would say traditionally, Tonga, Samoa, and
0:41:28 > 0:41:35these second-tier teams they have history and heritage with rugby
0:41:35 > 0:41:38league. Rugby league recruits all of the power and punch and pace from
0:41:38 > 0:41:42these islands and there isn't much of that coming from Scotland. We are
0:41:42 > 0:41:45not instinctively going to Scotland to recruit rugby league players. It
0:41:45 > 0:41:49is a challenge but if this is the way we are going we must invest in
0:41:49 > 0:41:53the second-tier nations and making them work.A long way to go but we
0:41:53 > 0:41:54have had some cracking stuff
0:41:54 > 0:41:54them work.A long way to go but we have had some cracking stuff and
0:41:54 > 0:42:02well done to Scotland today. Confirmation of who plays who in the
0:42:02 > 0:42:05quarterfinals as things stand. Group a winners Australia B Lebanon 34-0
0:42:05 > 0:42:07in the other game today, highlights on the BBC website and they will
0:42:07 > 0:42:11face some are. Tonga play the cyber pernicious bird in England's group
0:42:11 > 0:42:16and New Zealand will take on Fiji while the group of eight runners-up,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19currently England, played the group C winners which will either the
0:42:19 > 0:42:24Papua New Guinea or Ireland. The Rugby League Women's World Cup kicks
0:42:24 > 0:42:28off this Thursday in Australia and you can follow the tournament across
0:42:28 > 0:42:33the BBC. Rugby union follows us next on BBC One with Samoa taking on
0:42:33 > 0:42:38Scotland in the autumn internationals. Later on it is Wales
0:42:38 > 0:42:43against Australia on BBC Two from 4:45pm. Before that on BBC Two there
0:42:43 > 0:42:47is track cycling, the World Cup from Manchester, and please join Mark
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Chapman and the team tomorrow from 9:30am
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Chapman and the team tomorrow from 9:30am for England's final group
0:42:52 > 0:42:59game against France live on BBC Two. My thanks to Robbie, Jon Wilkin and
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Andrew. We are moving over to the BBC website, connected televisions
0:43:03 > 0:43:08and the BBC sport at where we will look ahead to tomorrow's fixtures
0:43:08 > 0:43:12including England versus France. Join Mark Chapman for the game live
0:43:12 > 0:43:18on BBC Two tomorrow. Will it be Gaelic glory or a French dressing?
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Au revoir.