Samoa bounced back from their surprise defeat against the Japanese to record their first win of the 1999 Epson Cup Pacific Rim, as they beat Canada 17-13 in Vancouver on May 29.
Despite trailing 3-10 at the break, the Samoans fought back for the win with second-half tries from George Leaupepe and Pat Lam to inflict Canada's third straight loss in this year's Championship.
The loss will be all the more disappointing for the Canadians as they controlled the game for much of the first half with veteran stand-off Gareth Rees excelling in a tough, physical encounter. Almost from the kick-off the game was characterized by big hits, with Canadian winger Courtney Smith sidelined by a chest-high tackle after just two minutes.
It was Canadian Winston Stanley who scored the first try of the game as he touched down to record his 13th international try as they Canadians moved out to a seven point lead at the break. Samoa's only reply was a penalty from fullback Tanner Vili.
However, after the break the Samoan's moved up a gear and Canada soon found themselves chasing the game after Pat Lam's try put the Samoans in the clear after 72 minutes. The loss of captain Gareth Rees with a knee injury after 63 minutes did not help the Canadian cause and despite late pressure, the Samoa defence held out on the goal line to secure the win.
The teams:
Canada: 1 Richard Bice, 2 Pat Dunkley, 3 Rod Snow, 4 John Hutchinson, 5 Mike James, 6 Dan Baugh, 7 Ryan Banks, 8 Alan Charron, 9 John Graf, 10 Gareth Rees (c), 11 Courtney Smith, 12 Scott Bryan, 13 Kyle Nichols, 14 Winston Stanley, 15 Scott Stewart
Reserves: Jeremy Cordle, Julian Loveday, Bobby Ross, Mike Schmid, John Tait, John Thiel
Samoa: 1 Kepi Faiva'ai, 2 Trevor Leota, 3 Fosi Pala'amo, 4 Stephen Smith, 5 Lama Tone, 6 Pat Lam, 7 Sene Ta'ala, 8 Craig Glendinning, 9 Joe Filemu, 10 Stephen Bachop, 11 Filipo Toala, 12 Mepi Faoagali, 13 George Leaupepe, 14 To'o Vaega, 15 Tanner Vili
Reserves: Semo Sititi, Fa'apulou So'olefai, Malua Tipi
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Sinichi Iwashita (Japan).
Points Scorers:
Canada
Tries: Stanley W.U. 1
Conv: Rees G.L. 1
Pen K.: Rees G.L. 1, Ross R.P. 1
Samoa
Tries: Lam P.R. 1, Leaupepe G.E. 1
Conv: Vili T.A. 2
Pen K.: Vili T.A. 1
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