2013 Polynesian Cup

2013 Pacific Rugby League test SamoaSAM 30px TongaTON 30px SAM Samoa 20 TON Tonga 20 4 0 4 10 26 36 20 April 2013 Centrebet Stadium Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Man of the Match TON Samisoni Langi AUS Matt Cecchin 10,143 Fox Sports Australia Matt RussellGreg AlexanderMark Gasnier The 2013 Polynesian Cup was played between Samoa and Tonga. Tonga won the test match 36–4. Tonga's Samisoni Langi won the player of the match award, scoring 16 points from two attempts and four conversions. Controversy occurred late in the match, as the game was ended before Langi had the chance to convert the final try because fans invaded the pitch.https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/tonga-smashes-samoa-in-a-chaotic-league-test-shutout/story-e6frf3ou-1226625107999 Tonga smashes Samoa in a chaotic league Test shutout at Penrith's Centrebet Stadium foxsports.com.au 20 April 2013Warren Adrian 20 April 2013 Tonga smash Samoa 36-4 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/tonga-smash-samoa-36-4/news-story/7d4c125556f173bc83142b0232135126 Daily Telegraph 25 September 2017 Both teams selected new players, with the most experienced players appearing between 3-8 times. The most experienced players in the test match were Tonga's Richard Fa'aoso and Etu Uaisele who both made 8 previous appearances. Samoa's most experienced player was Ben Roberts who made 3 previous appearances. All players were contracted to NRL clubs (though some were still playing in the NYC, except for Tongan winger Etu Uaisele who played for the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup. 20 April 2013 19:30 (AEST) SAM 4 – 36 TON Try: Vidot 27' mGoal: Roberts (0/1) Try: Langi (2) 4' c, 73' cLikiliki (2) 11' m, 42' mFonua (2) 63' c, 79' (not attempted)Uaisele 59' cGoal: Langi (4/6) 4', 59', 63', 73' Video FB 1 Matthew WrightWG 2 Kalifa Faifai LoaCE 3 Antonio WintersteinCE 4 Junior Sa'uWG 5 Daniel VidotFE 6 Carlos TuimavaveHB 7 Ben RobertsPR 8 Jeff LimaHK 9 Masada IosefaPR 10 Roy Asotasi (c)SR 11 Eddy Pettybourne SR 12 Sam TagataeseLK 13 Lama TasiSubstitutions:BE 14 Leeson Ah MauBE 15 Martin TaupauBE 16 Mark TaufuaBE 17 Alex ElisalaCoach:AUS Steve Price FB 1 Glen FisiiahiWG 2 Mahe FonuaCE 3 Michael OldfieldCE 4 Siuatonga LikilikiWG 5 Etu UaiseleFE 6 Samisoni LangiHB 7 Daniel FosterPR 8 Brent Kite (c)HK 14 Siliva HaviliPR 18 Fuifui MoimoiSR 11 Sika ManuSR 12 Jason TaumaloloLK 13 Anthony TupouSubstitutions:BE 9 Nafe SeluiniBE 10 Sam MoaBE 16 Richard FaʻaosoBE 17 Ben Murdoch-MasilaCoach:TON Charlie Tonga References See also 2013 Anzac Test Category:Pacific Rugby League International Category:Rugby league in Sydney Category:2013 in Tongan sport Category:2013 in Samoan sport