The All Blacks beat a spirited Samoan side 25-16 in their test match in Apia this afternoon.
In a historic special occasion, this test lived up to the hype.
For 60‑odd minutes both teams fumbled and bumbled, crashed and bashed and then the match came to life.
George Moala broke the game open with a try on debut eight minutes into the second half but Samoa refused to lie down.
First Tusi Pisi kicked two long‑range penalties to start the comeback.
Then the 8000‑strong crowd erupted when blindside flanker Alafoti Faosiliva crashed over with 12 minutes remaining to spark thoughts of a famous upset.
All in all, Dan Carter’s 6 successful penalties gave the All Blacks the victory.
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