Mate Ma'a Tonga have held off a fast-finishing Samoan outfit to earn a 38-22 victory in front of a packed Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night.
With the second-tier nation desperate to take on the Kangaroos in a Test match at season's end, the result will only help their cause with a dominant six tries in the opening 24 minutes setting up the win.
But a second-half fightback from Samoa made the scoreline looked respectable and leaves Tongan coach Kristian Woolf with work to do with consistency after his side struggled to regain the momentum in the second half.
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Topic: Report and Highlights: Tonga shows its class against Samoa
