The Kangaroos triumphed 36-12 over Samoa, but it was the Pacific nation’s debutant fullback Sua Fa’alogo who lit up Townsville.
Sua Fa’alogo would have gone close to man-of-the-match honours on Saturday night, despite Samoan slumping to a 38-12 loss to the Kangaroos.
And such was the faith in his ability from rookie Samoan coach Ben Gardiner, Fa’alogo wore the No. 1 with Stephen Crichton moved to the halves.The best moment came when Fa’alogo chipped and chased for himself to score a try in the 51st minute, only for the bunker to pick up a knock-on in the lead-up play.
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga would have been disappointed with the second-half completion rate of his side. At one stage they completed at just above 50 per cent.
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