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Rugby - Samoa stun Wales in Cardiff
Wales crumbled to a second successive defeat in the autumn internationals and fifth defeat on the bounce as Samoa ran out 26-19 winners in Cardiff. More
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Wales
- Samoa
80' And that’s it! Samoa have deservedly won the match. Wales 19-26 Samoa. Thanks for joining us.- 79' One last push from Wales. A converted try to tie. What a finish. Oh but Samoa have turned over the ball and now have a penalty. Wales have been poor today.
78' Pisi misses again. They should be out of sight now. Wales 19-26 Samoa.
77' Try Samoa! Lemi breaks through, chips forward and Johnny Leota touches down after a slip from Halfpenny! Game over now.- 76' Pisi misses yet again with possibly his easiest chance. Bit let off for Wales.
- 75' Penalty Samoa! It was a great scrum for Samoa and Wales dragged it down.
75' Samoa sub: Leota back on for Williams.- 74' Owens knocks it on and Samoa have another attacking platform. Time running out for Wales.
- 73' Great take Charteris and Wales can clear their lines.
- 72' Big pressure from Samoa but Wales have a throw not far from their own line.
- 71' An immediate impact from Warburton who turns over the ball for Wales. But they then lose the ball again. So frustrating.
- 70' Wales sub: Sam Warburton on for Ryan Jones
- 70' Ten minutes to go and anyone’s guess as to who will win this.
- 70' Penalty Samoa. Good drive from the scrum but they miss touch.
- 69' Samoa sub: Williams off for Johnny Leota
- 69' Sam Warbuton getting stripped off, ready to make an impact.
- 68' Wales have lost it and Samoa escape. Big chance gone.
- 68' Wales hammering away at the Samoa try line. Big pressure.
- 67' Now Wales come forward and a knock on from Perez gives Wales a great attacking platform.
66' Pisi converts. Samoa back in front. Wales 19-21 Samoa.- 65' Penalty Samoa as the Welsh scrum collapses. Easy kick for Pisi.
- 63' Big pressure from Samoa, inching towards the Welsh try line. They get the put in.
- 62' Great defence from Roberts. Samoan style tackling!
- 61' This time Halfpenny converts and Wales are back in front again. It’s a see-saw battle. Wales 19-18 Samoa.
- 61' Samoa sub: Filo Paulo off for Joe Tekori.
- 60' Penalty Wales for a high tackle. Another chance. Fa'asavalu penalised.
- 60' Great play from Tipuric to turn over the ball.
- 59' Halfpenny drifts it out wide. That is a shock as it was an easy one by his standards. Just faded it right of the post.
- 58' Penalty Wales! Chance for Halfpenny to put them back in front.
- 58' Samoa sub: Ti'i Paulo on for Ole Avei.
- 57' This time Pisi is on target and Samoa are back in front. Wales 16-18 Samoa.
- 56' Good first tough from Leota and he runs straight at the Welsh defence. Penalty coming for Jarvis not rolling away.
- 55' Paul Williams comes off worse after a clash of heads with Jamie Roberts. On comes Sale’s Johnny Leota.
- 54' Wales have a great chance to spread it wide but Priestland kicks instead and the ball trickles over the dead ball line. There was an overlap on there. Wrong option.
- 53' And Samoa have the penalty for the tackler not releasing Ryan Jones penalised.
- 52' Wales upping the tempo now but they lose it and Samoa have it back.
- 51' Pisi makes some important yardage through Pisi but Wales still have the territory.
- 50' It’s a cracking strike and Wales are back ahead. Wales 16-15 Samoa.
- 49' If Pisi had kicked his chances, Wales would be well behind.
- 48' Wales have it all to do again but win a penalty for in at the side. On the half way line and this is kickable for Halfpenny.
- 47' Pisi misses the conversion. Wales 13-15 Samoa.
- 46' Try Samoa! It’s a knock on advantage, Fotuali'i sets off and feeds George Pisi who scores in the corner. Great finish!
- 45' This time Wales are penalised. Penalty and Pisi clears upfield.
- 44' The scrum is wheeled. Samoa will put in again.
- 43' It was a swinging arm that caught Halfpenny from Pisi and that should have been yellow. Assistant Wayne Barnes missed that
- 42' Halfpenny clattered in the corner but still Wales press. Halfpenny is on wobbly legs.
- 41' Penalty to Wales. Avei in at the side. It's kicked to the corner.
- 40' Wales sub: Charteris on for Evans.
40' We’re back underway here and Wales have rung the changes at the break. Priestland kicks off.- 40+1' Pisi slots it through. HALF TIME: Wales 13-10 Samoa.
- 40' Ken Owens concedes a penalty. Another chance for Pisi with the last kick of the half.
- 39' Man in front of the ball carrier. Penalty Samoa but not in range. One last attacking chance.
- 38' And Biggar is forced off. It looked a fair tackle. On comes Rhys Priestland.
38' A nasty looking gash to the head for Dan Biggar from a clash of heads. It was a big hit from Maurie Fa'asavalu in with his shouder. Biggar is struggling.- 37' Lemi offloads to Johnston. Good play Samoa and some more pressure towards the end of this half.
- 36' Skipper Ryan Jones battles hard to get the ball and Wales relieve the pressure.
- 35' Lemi finds a good touch from inside his own 22.
- 34' Just as Samoa were pressing themselves, Pisi took totally the wrong option in trying to find Perez and was punished.
- 33' Halfpenny adds the extras. Wales 13-7 Samoa.
- 32' TRY Wales! And it’s an interception for Ashley Beck from Pisi’s pass, running from his own 22 to score a debut try at home.
- 31' Samoa pile into the Welsh 22. More pressure for the home side.
- 30' It’s hooked well wide. A let of for Wales.
- 30' And Wales concede a penalty straight back for obstruction from the kick. Pisi will have a go.
- 29' Another good strike and Halfpenny reaches 200 points for Wales, level with Gareth Thomas. Wales 6-7 Samoa.
- 28' And the penalty comes. Another chance for Halfpenny as Pascal Gauzerre talks to skipper Lemi about the mounting infringements.
- 27' Hands in from Samoa, penalty advantage Wales.
- 26' Penalty Wales for Samoa off their feet.
- 25' Lovely pass from Phillips to Biggar but the Samoa defence holds firm.
- 24' Wales wheel the scrum and referee Pascal Gauzerre awards Samoa the penalty. Another chance gone.
- 22' Cuthbert nearly latches onto a lucky bounce from Halfpenny’s kick but it’s knocked on.
- 21' Good defence from Wales and Samoa concede a sixth penalty. Wales can clear their lines.
- 20' Samoa going through the phases, Wales doing a lot of tackling in their 22. Pressure.
- 19' Another nice kick from Pisi, advancing Samoa downfield.
- 18' Wales sub: Owens on for Hibbard.
- 17' Cross kick from Biggar means for Halfpenny. It comes off Pisi and Wales have a throw.
- 16' Wales win another penalty and Phillips taps and goes with Samoa not back ten. At last some phases.
- 15' Halfpenny slots it through. Wales 3-7 Samoa.
- 14' Penalty Wales and they tap and go. They win another penalty again for Samoa in at the side, this time in front of the posts and this should be three points.
- 13' Mazy run from Halfpenny but Wales knock on the ball. Scrum Samoa.
- 12' Great tackle from Roberts and this time Samoa are penalised for in at the side. Penalty Wales.
- 11' A half break by North and Wales set a good attacking platform. Penalty to Samoa for Wales going in at the side. More indiscipline.
- 10' Two players receiving treatment. We're back underway.
- 9' All Samoa still, piling forward in the maul but Wales have stolen it. North bundled into touch.
- 8' A good strike but this time Pisi sends his penalty attempt just wide. Could have been 10-0.
- 7' Penalty Samoa! George North off his feet.
- 7' The ball was out and Faletau pinches the loose ball. It’s passed out to North and he clears upfield.
- 6' Pisi kicks to the corner and Samoa have another great attacking platform.
- 5' Samoa pile in and turnover the ball in the ruck. Great work. Penalty.
- 5' Leo offside. Penalty to Wales and Biggar boots into the corner.
- 4' A dreadful start for Wales and the defence was all over the shop as Tuifua broke straight up the middle. A test of character now.
- 3' Pisa adds the extras. Wales 0-7 Samoa.
- 2' TRY Samoa! It’s taken a minute. Tuifua burst through the middle, Wales were sucked in and Autagavaia scored in the corner. What a start.
1' All the preliminaries are done and dusted and we’re underway here. Samoa get things going.- 19.35 Wales are facing up to the Siva Tau. The Haka will be done next week.
- 19.25 The South Sea Islanders will be looking to build on their 42-12 win over Canada in Colwyn Bay last Friday, and gain revenge for their World Cup defeat at the hands of Wales in New Zealand last year. They have three wins over Wales in their eight meetings. Five minutes to kick-off as 'bread of heaven' rings out. The anthems next.
- 19.20 The major talking point, of course, is the dropping of Sam Warburton to the bench in favour of Justin Tipuric. Mike Phillips also returns and another big call is Dan Biggar replacing Rhys Priestland at fly-half. It will also be interesting to see how Ospreys centre Ashley Beck fares alongside Jamie Roberts in the centre on his Millennium Stadium debut.
19.15 Rob Howley: "This squad has shown in the past that we have the character and resilience to get back to winning ways. We have every confidence that we will come back strongly on Friday night. With a short, six-day turnaround it was important for us to freshen things up and also make use of the competition for places we have within this squad, something which has been a key ingredient for the success of the squad over the last 18 months.”- 19.10 Samoa: F Autagavaia (Northland), P Perez (Eastern Province), G Pisi (Northampton), P Williams (Stade Francais), D Lemi (Worcester, captain), T Pisi (Suntory), K Fotuali'i (Ospreys); S Taulafo (Wasps), O Avei (Bordeaux-Begles), C Johnston (Toulouse); D Leo (Perpignan), T Paulo (North Harbour); O Treviranus (London Irish), M Fa'asavalu (Harlequins), T Tuifua (Newcastle).
- 19.05 Wales: L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), A Beck (Ospreys), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), G North (Scarlets); D Biggar (Ospreys), M Phillips (Bayonne); P James (Bath), R Hibbard (Ospreys), A Jarvis (Ospreys), B Davies (Cardiff Blues), I Evans (Ospreys), R Jones (Ospreys, capt), J Tipuric (Ospreys), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
- 19.00 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Autumn international friendly between Wales and Samoa from the Millennium Stadium. Kick off 19.30 BST.
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Summary
Wales versus Samoa Beck 33’ Tries Autagavaia 2’, Pisi 47’, Leota 78’ Halfpenny 34’ Conversions Pisiata 3’ Halfpenny 16’, 29’, 51’, 62’ Penalties Pisiata 41’, 57’, 66’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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WalesManager: Rob Howley
On the Field
- James
- Hibbard
- Jarvis
- Davies
- Evans
- Jones
- Tipuric
- Faletau
- Phillips
- Biggar
- North
- Roberts
- Beck
- Cuthbert
- Halfpenny
Subs
- Williams
- Jenkins
- Charteris
- Owens
- Priestland
- Warburton
- Knoyle
- Andrews
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- James
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SamoaManager: Stephen Betham
On the Field
- Taulafo
- Avei
- Johnston
- Leo
- Paulo
- Treviranus
- Fa'asavalu
- Tuifua
- Fotuali'i
- Pisiata
- Lemi
- Williams
- Pisi
- Perez
- Autagavaia
Subs
- Tekori
- Paulo
- Johnston
- Afatia
- Leota
- Sua
- Fomai
- Liomaiava
Injured
None
Suspended
None
I dont think that ive seen such poor performances by Wales in a long time! There are to many questions to post here. But a few need answering! why were people like Priestland allowed ever to wear the 10 shirt yet again? clear overlaps only 2forwards ahead & kicks it away!! Ryan Jones continuously offside! No fire in any Welshman's stomach no aggression what so ever!!???? absolutely shocking! Wales should NOT allow Warren Gatland to coach the lions or be on Lions duty while Wales are playing! IT is clear that Rob Howley/ Robin Mcbride or the others dont have the coaching ability to get a good performance out of Wales! Why should the Public be asked to pay such ludicrous ticket prices for games set by the WRU when the Team is not performing? There was no real leader on the park for Wales, ball carriers were non existent! The only real player we had was leigh Halfpenny! The Welsh squad should be ashamed of themselves. Congratulations to Samoa they fully deserved their win they came to play. Wales you are pathetic! Next up the All Blacks!!! I can fore see a right drubbing happening next saturday! The WRU, the coaches & more so this Welsh squad need to look at themselves! Then with the Aussies a week later! World cup points up for grabs? so far 0-2. This rate we'll be a 3rd or 4th rate team! I am a proud Welshman & I am disgusted & dissmayed as where we go from here? We certainly wont win either of the next 2 Internationals. The WRU need to get their profits down to grass roots & regional rugby as our regions are playing so poor too!!!! I for one will not pay to watch the Welsh team play again or until the price of the ticket is proportionate to the way Wales play! At this moment it should be free!!!!! Pathetic Wales.
how can a team play so badly? i would of put them top of the list to beat the touring sides after the world cup, they need pride in playing for the jersey back..
superb! cmon ENGLAND!
would i be silly to put £5 on Wales to win there next game
What an awful performance by Wales. I wonder how the All Blacks will approach the next game for they will be full of confidence to achieve a dominant performance and perhaps a record score. All our opponents in the 6 Nations tournament will be wringing their hands in joy.
Absolutely bloody useless. Get rid of Howley quick,and give the so called team a good kick up the #$%$.
Ooopps
Current Welsh International players are only motivated by money. Barry John & Gareth Edwards played for the shirt & pride. May have got boot money but it would have been peanuts. Comments regarding money apply to all home nations.
wales were terrible and only beat this Samoan team during the world cup with a lot of help from the ref at the time . but Preistland should never play for wales again and his house should be demolished first thing tomorrow morning and Howley need to go now this welsh team need a backs coach so bad and the welsh forwards do not compete for the ball any more at the break downs ,
Great game, great result. 5 losses and counting!
If Pisi could kick to international standard that would have been a proper shellakin!
Samoa played well but against a Welsh team playing very badly. This Samoa team wouldn't beat England or France. Welsh fans needs to start dealing with reality instead of looking for excuses. You played the same way against Argentina. You've gone backwards! New Zealand will absolutely desatroy you if you play like this again!
Where is Terry when you need him?
Great example of passing rugby with a will to run. Well done Samoa. I hope this puts to bed the rubbish I have been reading about 'what is it with the irb world rankings'. They were wrong. Wales was too high. Well that is being fixed.
Back to square one,bloody greedy #$%$ players Rob Howley (bloody #$%$ and Gatland needs a bloody kick up his #$%$ these bloody New Zealand coches use Wales.
Wales fluked their way to a grand slam last season, I can't see it happening again, wooden spoon more like.
bubbles burst
Wales were totally outplayed the whole game. If it wasn't for the lucky Welsh interception try it would have been even worse. Battered on home soil by the world ranked no 10 team. 3 trys to 1. That's 5 losses on the bounce. With 2 of the tri-nations teams coming up it could spell big, big trouble for Wales in the World Cup 2015 seedings.
That Samoa side would def beat all the Celt sides and probably England too to be honest. Great win.
