Maori All Blacks beat Samoa 38-21

The Māori All Blacks have claimed a comfortable 38-21 win over Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium this afternoon, thanks to a pair of penalty tries that also resulted in two yellow cards for the visitors.

Referee Mike Fraser made dismissals in each half, sending Samoan flanker Samuel Slade to the bin for 10 minutes for collapsing a maul on the try line in the 40th minute and Genesis Mamaea-Lemalu for playing the ball on the ground midway through the second 40.

Both yellow cards were accompanied by penalty tries.

Jonah Lowe collected two tries for the Māori All Blacks with Shaun Wainui and captain Ash Dixon collecting the others.