TEAMS	Samoa vs USA
VENUE	St Etienne
DATE	26 September 2007 20:00
COMPETITION	IRB Rugby World Cup
FINAL SCORE	25 - 21
TRIES	3 - 2
HALFTIME SCORE	22 - 0

Referee	Wayne Barnes
Assistant Referee/Reserve Referee	Hugh Watkins
Assistant Referee	Mark Lawrence
Assistant Referee	David Pearson

Samoa Conversion Loki Crichton 2 Penalty Loki Crichton 2 Try Alesana Tuilagi 1 Try Kane Thompson 1 Try Lome Fa`atau 1

USA Conversion Mike Hercus 1 Penalty Mike Hercus 3 Try Louis Stanfill 1 Try Takudzwa Ngwenya 1

Samoa 1 Kas Lealamanua 2 Mahonri Schwalger 3 Census Johnston 4 Siuleo Frederik Lafaiali'i 5 Kane Thompson 6 Semo Sititi (Captain) 7 Justin Purdie 8 Alfie Vaeluaga 9 Junior Poluleuligaga 10 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu 11 Alesana Tuilagi 12 Seilala Mapusua 13 Elvis Sevealii 14 Lome Fa`atau 15 Loki Crichton

USA 1 Mike MacDonald 2 Owen Lentz 3 Chris Osentowski 4 Alec Parker 5 Hayden Mexted 6 Louis Stanfill 7 Todd Clever 8 Tasi Mounga 9 Chad Erskine 10 Mike Hercus (Captain) 11 Salesi Sika 12 Vahafolau Esikia 13 Phillip Eloff 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya 15 Chris Wyles

Samoa 16 Silao Vaisola Sefo 17 Naama Leleimalefaga 18 Joe Tekori 19 Ulia Ulia 20 Steven So'oialo 21 David Lemi 22 Lolo Lui

USA 16 Blake Burdette 17 Matekitonga Moeakiola 18 Henry Bloomfield 19 Mark Aylor 20 Mike Petri 21 Valenese Malifa 22 Albert Tu`ipulotu

Samoa 60 David Lemi for Lome Fa`atau 64 Joe Tekori for Kane Thompson 67 Ulia Ulia for Alfie Vaeluaga 69 Lolo Lui for Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu 70 Naama Leleimalefaga for Kas Lealamanua 73 Silao Vaisola Sefo for Mahonri Schwalger 73 Steven So'oialo for Junior Poluleuligaga

USA 46 Blake Burdette for Todd Clever 64 Mark Aylor for Tasi Mounga 68 Matekitonga Moeakiola for Mike MacDonald 72 Albert Tu`ipulotu for Vahafolau Esikia

5	Try	Lome Fa`atau	Samoa
6	Missed Conversion	Loki Crichton	Samoa
9	Try	Alesana Tuilagi	Samoa
10	Conversion	Loki Crichton	Samoa
12	Missed Penalty	Mike Hercus	USA
30	Penalty	Loki Crichton	Samoa
32	Penalty	Mike Hercus	USA
37	Try	Kane Thompson	Samoa
38	Conversion	Loki Crichton	Samoa
46	Substitution (Injury)	Todd Clever	USA
52	Yellow Card	Tasi Mounga	USA
53	Try	Takudzwa Ngwenya	USA
54	Conversion	Mike Hercus	USA
60	Substitution (Tactical)	David Lemi for Lome Fa`atau	Samoa
64	Substitution (Injury)	Tasi Mounga	USA
64	Substitution (Injury)	Kane Thompson	Samoa
65	Penalty	Mike Hercus	USA
67	Substitution (Tactical)	Ulia Ulia for Alfie Vaeluaga	Samoa
68	Substitution (Tactical)	Matekitonga Moeakiola for Mike MacDonald	USA
69	Substitution (Tactical)	Lolo Lui for Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu	Samoa
70	Substitution (Tactical)	Naama Leleimalefaga for Kas Lealamanua	Samoa
72	Penalty	Loki Crichton	Samoa
72	Substitution (Tactical)	Albert Tu`ipulotu for Vahafolau Esikia	USA
73	Substitution (Tactical)	Silao Vaisola Sefo for Mahonri Schwalger	Samoa
73	Substitution (Tactical)	Steven So'oialo for Junior Poluleuligaga	Samoa
75	Penalty	Mike Hercus	USA
76	Yellow Card	Silao Vaisola Sefo	Samoa
80	Try	Louis Stanfill	USA
80	Missed Conversion	Mike Hercus	USA