Australia v Samoa

Rugby League World CupSemi-final

Full time

Australia

44–12

Samoa

Match events

AustraliaSamoa

Tom Dearden7'Jacob Preston13'Tom Trbojevic24'Reece Walsh×3Bradman Best36'Jack Bostock71'

Tries

S. Crichton43'Izack Tago60'

C. Munster×5Cameron Munster 73' (6/8)

Conversions

Stephen Crichton 44' (1/2)

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Penalty goals

Stephen Crichton 4' (1/1)

26Half time2

Team stats

55%Possession45%

87%36/41Completion Rate78%26/33

1565All Run Metres1145

9Line Breaks1

263Tackles Made337

7Errors9

4Penalties Conceded9

Most Tackles: Jacob Preston (Australia) 34 | Francis Manuleleua (Samoa) 40
Most Run Metres: Patrick Carrigan (Australia) 163 | Brian To'o (Samoa) 162
Most Line Breaks: Reece Walsh (Australia) 2 | Izack Tago (Samoa) 1
Most Fantasy Points: Jacob Preston (Australia) 87 | Jermaine McEwen (Samoa) 58
Try scorers: Reece Walsh (Australia) 3, Jack Bostock (Australia) 1, Bradman Best (Australia) 1, Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 1, Tom Dearden (Australia) 1, Jacob Preston (Australia) 1
Most points: Reece Walsh (Australia) 12, Cameron Munster (Australia) 12, Stephen Crichton (Samoa) 8

1st half

Kick off
On reportTino Fa'asuamaleaui placed
1'
1'
HIAAta Mariota
4'0–2
Penalty goalStephen Crichton
6'
Captain's challengeSamoa captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
TryTom Dearden
7'4–2
ConversionCameron Munster

2nd half

43'26–6
TryStephen Crichton
44'26–8
ConversionStephen Crichton
TryReece Walsh
46'30–8
ConversionCameron Munster
48'32–8
48'

Scoring progression

Australia aheadSamoa ahead

Biggest lead: Australia 32Samoa 2
Lead changes: 1

Team stats

AustraliaSamoa

55%Possession %45%
87% (36/41)Completion rate78% (26/33)
1565All run metres1145
444Post contact metres330
9Line breaks1
50Tackle breaks37
495Kicking metres466
263Tackles made337

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
8Patrick CarriganInterchange	41	163	17	1	0	2	1	0	0	41	17	55	0	0	40	0	94	20	0	0	0
10Tino Fa'asuamaleauiProp	49	157	18	3	0	5	0	0	0	35	14	61	0	0	37	0	86	14	0	0	1
6Cameron MunsterFive-Eighth	80	146	19	5	1	4	0	0	12	75	18	39	3	2	0	260	79	45	6/8	1	0
1Reece WalshFullback	80	134	1	0	2	6	0	3	12	62	13	19	0	1	17	85	100	30	0	1	0
5Tom TrbojevicWinger	80	120	0	1	1	5	2	1	4	38	11	24	0	0	9	16	0	21	0	2	0
7Tom DeardenHalfback	80	100	11	3	1	3	0	1	4	37	10	22	0	0	0	132	73	51	0	0	0
11Jacob Preston2nd Row	80	95	34	1	1	7	2	1	4	87	13	29	1	1	0	0	92	15	0	0	0
2Jack BostockWinger	80	93	2	1	1	1	0	1	4	25	10	25	0	0	26	0	50	13	0	0	0
16Cameron MurrayInterchange	36	93	20	1	0	4	0	0	0	41	10	26	0	0	0	0	95	13	0	1	0
13Isaah YeoLock	67	92	34	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	11	26	0	0	0	0	97	20	0	0	0
4Bradman BestCentre	80	91	7	2	1	2	0	1	4	33	10	22	1	1	0	0	70	11	0	1	0
15Keaon KoloamatangiProp	34	85	20	1	0	4	2	0	0	46	10	31	0	0	0	0	95	10	0	0	0
12Liam Martin2nd Row	70	73	21	4	0	2	0	0	0	26	10	21	0	0	0	0	84	10	0	0	1
3Kotoni StaggsCentre	80	61	11	7	1	2	0	0	0	14	8	18	1	1	0	0	58	10	0	1	1
17Reuben CotterInterchange	23	32	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	3	16	0	0	0	0	83	3	0	0	0
9Harry GrantHooker	77	24	31	5	0	0	1	0	0	31	5	4	1	1	0	0	84	125	0	0	1
14Ethan StrangeInterchange	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
18Latrell MitchellReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Sam WalkerReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:13Jacob Preston Trynrl.com 0:14Tom Trbojevic Trynrl.com 0:15Reece Walsh Trynrl.com 0:15Bradman Best Trynrl.com 0:15Stephen Crichton Trynrl.com 0:15Reece Walsh 2nd Try

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News and reaction

Match reportOld powers reign again as Australia crushes Samoa to make Rugby League World Cup finalRugby league's Davids have gotten much bigger in recent times but Australia's win over Samoa in the World Cup semi-final was a reminder of Goliath's power.ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)2d ago

Match reportLIVE: Australia vs Samoa, Rugby League World Cup semi-final scores, updates, commentaryAustralia and Samoa will clash for the second spot in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup final on Sunday evening in Sydney. Kick-off is set for 8:05pm (AEDT) at Allianz Stadium, and you can follow live…Yahoo News Australia3d ago Match reportRugby league-Australia thrash Samoa to set up World Cup final against NZ

Where to watch

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