With half an hour of the first half gone it was still extremely tight between the sides, Fiji leading 10-6 thanks to unconverted tries from full-back Raiyala and hooker Samuela Suguturaga with Patrick Faapale kicking two penalties in reply for Samoa A, the second coming while the home side were down to 14 men following John Stewart’s sin-binning.
The Warriors kicked a penalty shortly before Stewart returned to the field of play and then added a converted try, through scrum-half Serupepeli, on his return as the home side established a two-score lead at the break.
