Japan vs Samoa 2023
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Man Samoa have made this very hard.
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Taleni Seu was huge today. Easily MOTM for me. Samoa have a fairly handy side and could surprise as they spend more time together.
I was also impressed with Samoa's scrum. Paul Alo Emile and Jordan Lay monstered the Japanese scrum.
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@Tordah Geez mate, I enjoyed the game. TMO was making his precence felt, but in general I have really enjoyed this and the Fiji/Tonga game! Putting it down as good day of rugby, been standing out in bloody cold day and watched a good 1st XV game, and then came home and watched these 2 games having an ejoyable craft beer or 2!!
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Japan could have and should have won that despite being down to 14
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@MiketheSnow Nah, they struggled to score tries. It was 3 - 1 to Samoa in tries and Japan's only try was awarded after a knock-on. Samoa deserved their win; it was their ill-discipline and ref's pedantry that kept Japan in it. Without Leitch's red card the result might have been different.
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@Stargazer said in Japan vs Samoa 2023:
@MiketheSnow Nah, they struggled to score tries. It was 3 - 1 to Samoa in tries and Japan's only try was awarded after a knock-on. Samoa deserved their win; it was their ill-discipline and ref's pedantry that kept Japan in it. Without Leitch's red card the result might have been different.
Someone who could kick a drop goal would have been good
And try scoring was difficult because of being a man down and Samoa committing pens
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@MiketheSnow Yeah, but you said that they should have won despite being down to 14. That's the part I disagree with. Being a man down would have been a valid argument if you had said they should have won full stop (so with 15 men).
IMO, with Japan being a man down, Samoa could and should have won that more easily. They made it unnecessarily hard by giving away so many penalties.
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Could have and should have won even with 14 men
That better?
In possession, under little pressure
Perfect position and opportunity for a drop goal for the win
