WELLINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Samoa ran in five second-half tries to beat Tonga 42-13 in a World Cup qualifying playoff in Auckland on Saturday, taking a healthy lead into next week's return leg in ...

July 17 (Reuters) - Samoa qualified for their ninth successive Rugby World Cup with a 79-28 aggregate victory over Tonga, winning the second leg of their Oceania playoff 37-15 in Hamilton on Saturday.

Samoa were mere minutes from being eliminated from OFC qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26™, but a late equaliser in regular time and a clever goal in extra-time yielded a dramatic 2-1 comeback ...