rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Not since 2002
Has 19/29 (including that goal) at a career strike rate of 65.5%
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Korbin Sims looks really good early on in this game
vBookie: 2014 Pacific Test - Samoa v Fiji
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Not since 2002
Has 19/29 (including that goal) at a career strike rate of 65.5%
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Korbin Sims looks really good early on in this game
danielyou56
1997 & 2001...
don't know why naiqama grubbered there, it was probably one of the worst grubbers I've ever seen haha
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Fiji have lifted since Petero came on
309 NRL games, 51 Tests and 33 Origins...What a player
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GREAT STUFF FROM JAMES STORER !!!
Fiji lead 10-6 ktc
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Tuqiri has 2/2
Fiji leads 12-6 after 29 minutes
Fiji looking really good !!
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TRY TO LOTE !!!!!!!!!!
Fiji on fire and are threatening to run away with this game !!
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Tuqiri misses the conversion
Fiji lead 16-6 after 31 minutes
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Nasty head clash between Dominique Peyroux and Aaron Groom
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Penani Manumaleali'i gets his second try !!
16-10 ktc
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Conversion is successful from Inu
Fiji lead 16-12 after 39 minutes
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HALFTIME - 2014 PACIFIC TEST - FIJI VS SAMOA
Fiji - 16
Samoa - 12
309 NRL games, 51 Tests and 33 Origins...What a player
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GREAT STUFF FROM JAMES STORER !!!
Fiji lead 10-6 ktc
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Tuqiri has 2/2
Fiji leads 12-6 after 29 minutes
Fiji looking really good !!
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TRY TO LOTE !!!!!!!!!!
Fiji on fire and are threatening to run away with this game !!
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Tuqiri misses the conversion
Fiji lead 16-6 after 31 minutes
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Nasty head clash between Dominique Peyroux and Aaron Groom
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Penani Manumaleali'i gets his second try !!
16-10 ktc
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Conversion is successful from Inu
Fiji lead 16-12 after 39 minutes
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HALFTIME - 2014 PACIFIC TEST - FIJI VS SAMOA
Fiji - 16
Samoa - 12
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Second Half underway
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I haven't heard anything yet
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Aaron Groom won't be back tonight after that head clash
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Penani Manumaleali'i gets his hatrick !!
Great performance from him !!!
16-16 ktc
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Inu gets the conversion
Samoa now lead 18-16 after 46 minutes
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Korbin Sims on report for a nasty looking hit on Penani Manumaleali'i
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Samoa are taking the 2 points
Inu gets the conversion
Samoa led 20-16 after 50 minutes
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Tuimavave scores for Samoa !!
24-16 ktc
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Conversion is successful from Inu who has 5/5 now
Samoa lead 26-16 after 55 minutes
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7-0 penalty count to Samoa
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9,063 according to Fox Sports, The atmosphere is electric though and it seems like there is way more people there than that
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Fiji get their first penalty after 60 minutes
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That may see Samoa home
Vidot scores after some great play by Krisnan Inu and Carlos Tuimavave
30-16 ktc
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Inu gets the kick, 6/6 for him
Samoa lead 32-16 after 67 minutes
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I haven't heard anything yet
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Aaron Groom won't be back tonight after that head clash
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Penani Manumaleali'i gets his hatrick !!
Great performance from him !!!
16-16 ktc
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Inu gets the conversion
Samoa now lead 18-16 after 46 minutes
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Korbin Sims on report for a nasty looking hit on Penani Manumaleali'i
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Samoa are taking the 2 points
Inu gets the conversion
Samoa led 20-16 after 50 minutes
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Tuimavave scores for Samoa !!
24-16 ktc
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Conversion is successful from Inu who has 5/5 now
Samoa lead 26-16 after 55 minutes
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7-0 penalty count to Samoa
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9,063 according to Fox Sports, The atmosphere is electric though and it seems like there is way more people there than that
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Fiji get their first penalty after 60 minutes
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That may see Samoa home
Vidot scores after some great play by Krisnan Inu and Carlos Tuimavave
30-16 ktc
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Inu gets the kick, 6/6 for him
Samoa lead 32-16 after 67 minutes
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
9-1 penalty count last I heard, Hugely lopsided
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Tagatese with 2 headbutts on Kane Evans, Very low act right there
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And he has been sent off for it as well !!
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The crowd hasn't ran on yet, Wait for it...
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FULLTIME - 2014 PACIFIC TEST - FIJI VS SAMOA
Samoa - 32
Fiji - 16
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Tagatese with 2 headbutts on Kane Evans, Very low act right there
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The crowd hasn't ran on yet, Wait for it...
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FULLTIME - 2014 PACIFIC TEST - FIJI VS SAMOA
Samoa - 32
Fiji - 16
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Samoa beat Fiji to advance to Four Nations
By Matt Encarnacion, Western Sydney Correspondent
NRL.com
9:40pm Sat 03rd May, 2014
To be fair, this was always going to be a fun, carnival-like night at the foot of the mountains.
But when Fijian lock Korbin Sims came up with the biggest hit of the NRL calendar thus far on Samoa's Isaac Liu, we were guaranteed an unforgettable one.
In the end, Samoa got the fourth and final ticket to the Four Nations at the end of the year with a 32-16 victory over Fiji at Penrith's Sportingbet Stadium. But there was no denying that rugby league – as it always seems after games like this – was the real winner in all of this.
From Petero Civoniceva answering an SOS to come out of retirement, to Lote Tuqiri kicking his first goal in over a decade, to Penani Manumaleali'i's hat trick – six months after the tragic passing away of his mother during the World Cup – the raucous crowd of 9,063 had more than enough to cheer for.
Samoan prop Sam Tagataese could be in trouble though after being sent off in the closing minutes for headbutting Fijian prop Kane Evans.
Samoa had all the ball early, forcing three repeat sets inside the first 15 minutes.
And while they eventually got a result – a big, Manumaleali'i left-foot step that got him under the posts in the 13th minute – Sims' fifth-minute bell-rattler on Liu showed this was going to be anything but a dour affair.
And that's exactly how the first half transpired as Fijian fullback Kevin Naiqama – who shanked all three of those line drop outs – executed a perfect grubber and chase to get their first try a minute later.
Centre Lote Tuqiri, in his first Test for Fiji since 2000, levelled the scores at 6-all.
The 2013 World Cup semi-finalists went back-to-back in the next set when hooker James Storer made a 30-metre bust and kicked ahead for five-eighth Alipate Tani, who was grassed centimetres short of the tryline.
A quick shift right in the ensuing play ended in Tuqiri stepping off his right and planting the ball. He added the extras to his own try, extending the lead to 12-6.
Fiji went further ahead in the 27th minute when Storer sold the crowd – and marker Liu – a huge dummy from the play-the-ball for a two-try advantage.
But Samoa got one back in the 38th when Manumaleali'i latched onto a magical round-the-corner offload from Sam Tagataese to reduce the margin to 16-12 at the break.
A turning point came prior to Manumaleali'i's second try when Fijian halfback Aaron Groom and Samoa back-rower Dominique Peyroux clashed heads, ending Groom's night.
The surprise Tagataese-Manumaleali'i combination got the Samoans off to a flyer – and onto a lead – in the second half when a quick play-the-ball from the Sharks prop, who had made a 40-metre bust earlier in the set, paved the way for his clubmate to scoot over from dummy half for his hat trick.
Inu duly converted and the 2013 World Cup quarter-finalists stole the lead 18-16.
Six minutes later, the Bulldogs reserve-grader kicked his side out a further two points when Korbin Sims charged his shoulder into Samoan hooker Michael Sio.
Late call-up Carlos Tuimavave kept the circus rolling with a supreme juggling act in the 54th minute that turned the Test into it a two-try game.
Manumaleali'i's initial bomb was kept alive by Inu, but when Vidot put up a second chip the Warriors utility leaped and had two grabs at the ball before a difficult putdown.
Inu potted his fifth goal from as many attempts and at 26-16, the Samoans were well in control.
While Inu had a perfect night with the boot, he reminded the rugby league community of his special talents under the high ball when, in the presence of three defenders, he soared to take a Tuimavave bomb and passed to winger Daniel Vidot in the same motion to score.
When the former Warrior and Eel again smiled and converted, Samoa were well on their way to the Four Nations.
The match ended in controversy when Tagataese was sent off for what referee Ashley Klein said was "leading with the head" in the 78th minute, in an incident that will surely come under the scrutiny of the NRL judiciary.
Samoa will open their Four Nations campaign against England as part of a double-header involving Australia-New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium on October 25.
Samoa - 32 (Manumaleali'i 3, Tuimavave, Vidot tries; Inu 5 goals)
Defeated
Fiji - 16 (Naiqama, Storer, Tuqiri tries; Tuqiri 2 goals)
Crowd: 9,063
http://www.nrl.com/samoa-beat-fiji-to-advance-to-four-nations/tabid/10874/newsid/78129/default.aspx
By Matt Encarnacion, Western Sydney Correspondent
NRL.com
9:40pm Sat 03rd May, 2014
To be fair, this was always going to be a fun, carnival-like night at the foot of the mountains.
But when Fijian lock Korbin Sims came up with the biggest hit of the NRL calendar thus far on Samoa's Isaac Liu, we were guaranteed an unforgettable one.
In the end, Samoa got the fourth and final ticket to the Four Nations at the end of the year with a 32-16 victory over Fiji at Penrith's Sportingbet Stadium. But there was no denying that rugby league – as it always seems after games like this – was the real winner in all of this.
From Petero Civoniceva answering an SOS to come out of retirement, to Lote Tuqiri kicking his first goal in over a decade, to Penani Manumaleali'i's hat trick – six months after the tragic passing away of his mother during the World Cup – the raucous crowd of 9,063 had more than enough to cheer for.
Samoan prop Sam Tagataese could be in trouble though after being sent off in the closing minutes for headbutting Fijian prop Kane Evans.
Samoa had all the ball early, forcing three repeat sets inside the first 15 minutes.
And while they eventually got a result – a big, Manumaleali'i left-foot step that got him under the posts in the 13th minute – Sims' fifth-minute bell-rattler on Liu showed this was going to be anything but a dour affair.
And that's exactly how the first half transpired as Fijian fullback Kevin Naiqama – who shanked all three of those line drop outs – executed a perfect grubber and chase to get their first try a minute later.
Centre Lote Tuqiri, in his first Test for Fiji since 2000, levelled the scores at 6-all.
The 2013 World Cup semi-finalists went back-to-back in the next set when hooker James Storer made a 30-metre bust and kicked ahead for five-eighth Alipate Tani, who was grassed centimetres short of the tryline.
A quick shift right in the ensuing play ended in Tuqiri stepping off his right and planting the ball. He added the extras to his own try, extending the lead to 12-6.
Fiji went further ahead in the 27th minute when Storer sold the crowd – and marker Liu – a huge dummy from the play-the-ball for a two-try advantage.
But Samoa got one back in the 38th when Manumaleali'i latched onto a magical round-the-corner offload from Sam Tagataese to reduce the margin to 16-12 at the break.
A turning point came prior to Manumaleali'i's second try when Fijian halfback Aaron Groom and Samoa back-rower Dominique Peyroux clashed heads, ending Groom's night.
The surprise Tagataese-Manumaleali'i combination got the Samoans off to a flyer – and onto a lead – in the second half when a quick play-the-ball from the Sharks prop, who had made a 40-metre bust earlier in the set, paved the way for his clubmate to scoot over from dummy half for his hat trick.
Inu duly converted and the 2013 World Cup quarter-finalists stole the lead 18-16.
Six minutes later, the Bulldogs reserve-grader kicked his side out a further two points when Korbin Sims charged his shoulder into Samoan hooker Michael Sio.
Late call-up Carlos Tuimavave kept the circus rolling with a supreme juggling act in the 54th minute that turned the Test into it a two-try game.
Manumaleali'i's initial bomb was kept alive by Inu, but when Vidot put up a second chip the Warriors utility leaped and had two grabs at the ball before a difficult putdown.
Inu potted his fifth goal from as many attempts and at 26-16, the Samoans were well in control.
While Inu had a perfect night with the boot, he reminded the rugby league community of his special talents under the high ball when, in the presence of three defenders, he soared to take a Tuimavave bomb and passed to winger Daniel Vidot in the same motion to score.
When the former Warrior and Eel again smiled and converted, Samoa were well on their way to the Four Nations.
The match ended in controversy when Tagataese was sent off for what referee Ashley Klein said was "leading with the head" in the 78th minute, in an incident that will surely come under the scrutiny of the NRL judiciary.
Samoa will open their Four Nations campaign against England as part of a double-header involving Australia-New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium on October 25.
Samoa - 32 (Manumaleali'i 3, Tuimavave, Vidot tries; Inu 5 goals)
Defeated
Fiji - 16 (Naiqama, Storer, Tuqiri tries; Tuqiri 2 goals)
Crowd: 9,063
http://www.nrl.com/samoa-beat-fiji-to-advance-to-four-nations/tabid/10874/newsid/78129/default.aspx
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Just an update guys,
@Junior11 and I looked high and low for player stats on this game and couldn't find any
Therefore we can not verify if the last 4 markets which people put money on (Sims to make 120m+ etc) were winning bets or not
We have made the decision to pay out on them anyway as we think it is the fairest way to deal with this
We do apologize for any confusion but we didn't expect nobody to be doing stats on this game
@Junior11 and I looked high and low for player stats on this game and couldn't find any
Therefore we can not verify if the last 4 markets which people put money on (Sims to make 120m+ etc) were winning bets or not
We have made the decision to pay out on them anyway as we think it is the fairest way to deal with this
We do apologize for any confusion but we didn't expect nobody to be doing stats on this game
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Fiji under 19s also played yesterday.
They lost 22-32 to Manly development side (basically their Ball side I think)
They arrived in the country on Saturday and had one training session.
They play again tomorrow - not sure who they play, but last time they were here they played a Knights side and won easily.
They lost 22-32 to Manly development side (basically their Ball side I think)
They arrived in the country on Saturday and had one training session.
They play again tomorrow - not sure who they play, but last time they were here they played a Knights side and won easily.