RUSS
	No.	Name
15Vasily Artemyev, FB
14German Davydov, W
13Vladimir Ostrushko, C
12Dimitri Gerasimov, C
11Kirill Golosnitskiy, W
10Yuri Kushnarev, FH  2 
9Vasily Dorofeev, SH
1Valery Morozov, P
2Stanislav Selskii, H
3Kirill Gotovtsev, P
4Andrei Ostrikov, L
5Bogdan Fedotko, L
6Vitaly Zhivatov, FL
7Tagir Gadzhiev, FL
8Nikita Vavilin, N8
Replacements
16Evgeni Matveev, R
17Andrei Polivalov, R
18Azamat Bitiev, R
19Andrei Garbuzov, R
20Anton Sychev, R
21Dmitry Perov, R
22Ramil Gaisin, R
23Vladislav Sozonov, R

SAMOA
	No.	Name
15Tim Nanai-Williams, FB
14Alapati Leiua, W T 2
13Rey Lee-Lo, C T
12Henry Taefu, C
11Ed Fidow, W T 2
10Tusi Pisi, FH  2
9Dwayne Polataivao, SH
1Logovi'i Mulipola, P
2Motu Matu'u, H
3Michael Alaalatoa, P
4Filo Paulo, L
5Kane Leaupepe, L
6Chris Vui, FL
7TJ Ioane, FL
8Afaesetiti Amosa, N8 T
16Ray Niuia, R
17Paul Alo-Emile, R
18Jordan Lay, R
19Senio Toleafoa, R
20Josh Tyrell, R
21Melani Matavao, R
22AJ Alatimu, R
23Ulupano Seuteni, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kumagaya Rugby Stadium

11:15 AM, September 24, 2019

1666dReuters

High tackle controversies overshadow Samoa's win against Russia

Samoa marked their first match at Japan 2019 with victory, but it was two high tackles in the first half by the Samoans that was the major talking point.

Match Commentary

81'+1		9-34 End of second half
80'		9-34 Try - Alapati Leiua , Samoa
71'		Player substituted - Kirill Gotovtsev , Russia

Match Stats

RUSS

SAMOA

60%

40%

62%

38%

RUSS

SAMOA

130	Runs	107
270	Metres Run	519
4	Clean Breaks	13
101	Tackles	167
44	Missed Tackles	23
10	Turnover Knock On	9

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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