CONVERTED TRY - England 22-6 Samoapublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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Herbie Farnworth (38 mins)
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Daylight.
Herbie Farnworth shows why he in one of the best centres in rugby league today, quick footwork taking two men out the game as he checks back inside before bursting to the line.
The black mulleted Farnworth holds off last gasp tacklers to roll over the line, and that might be the killer score so close to half time.
Harry Smith rediscovers his radar from the tee, and the gap is 16 points.
Postpublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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England 16-6 Samoa
Steve Sutcliffe BBC Sport at Headingley, Leeds
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This contest has certainly swung in England's favour since Junior Pauga was sent to the sin bin.
Head coach Shaun Wane will be pretty satisfied by the way his side are completing their sets at the moment. That was one of his big gripes in the aftermath of the first test.
'Air Ashton: Try'published at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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England 16-6 Samoa
John Kear Wales head coach on BBC Radio 5 Live
Fabulous finish from Ashton, but what a pass from Harry Smith. Samoa going short gave England field position. The money ball is Harry Smith's long pass that missed two players out. Air Ashton: Try. Six sets since that sin-binning, two tries. England are playing the sin-binning perfectly.
TRY - England 16-6 Samoapublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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Matty Ashton (32 mins)
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Brilliant try!
It looks like Samoa have the defensive numbers again - only for Harry Smith to find an absolute stonker of a pass out to the right wing. Hard, long, true - the kind of pass you dream about.
Matty Ashton takes the ball to his midriff and powers over to the roars of the Headingley crowd.
Smith's kicking is less true however, as he misses a second successive conversion. That keeps Samoa in the game.
'We've come here for 13 against 13'published at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024
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John Kear Wales head coach on BBC Radio 5 Live
Oh no. No. That doesn't sit with me as regards to the spirit of rugby league. If Bateman hadn't stayed on the ground there, nobody would have looked at it at all. I don't like it. We've come here for 13 against 13, elite against elite.