By Rich Cowley, Updated: 17/11/17 (Photo Credit NRLPhotos)
Teams: Australian Kangaroos v Toa Samoa
Venue: Darwin Stadium, Northern Territory, Australia
Date: November 17th 2017
TV Kick-off time: 7pm AEST Local Time (8pm AEDT)
Samoa Kick-off time: Apia (Samoa) Friday, 17 November 2017 at 11:30:00 pm WST
New Zealand Kick-off time: Auckland (New Zealand) Friday, 17 November 2017 at 10:30:00 pm NZDT
2017 RLWC TV viewing information: Channel 7 will broadcast all RLWC games in Australia on Free to Air TV and the 7mate App. BBC Will broadcast RLWC games across the UK. Sky Sports will Broadcast all RLWC matches in New Zealand. Fiji TV will Broadcast all matches RLWC matches across the Pacific Islands. EM TV will broadcast all RLWC matches across PNG. Astro will broadcast all RLWC matches across Malaysia. PCCW will broadcast all RLWC matches across Hong Kong. DAZN will broadcast all RLWC matches across Japan. OSN Sports will broadcast all matches across the Middle East. Fox Sports will broadcast all matches across the United States.
Overview: On Friday night the spotlight turns to Darwin as the 2017 Rugby League Quarter Finals get underway. Australia who finished top of Pool A take on Toa Samoa who finished third in Pool B.
The Australian Kangaroos are so far undefeated going into this Quarter Finals clash after defeating England 18 – 4, France 52 – 6 and Lebanon 34 – 0. Expect Australia to field their strongest possible side for this match as they build towards the Rugby League World Cup final. If Australia win they will book a Semi Final place at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane against either New Zealand or Fiji.
Toa Samoa have failed to register a win so far during the Rugby League World Cup tournament going down to New Zealand 38 – 8, Tonga 18 – 32 and finishing with a shock 14 all draw against Scotland. Samoa will throw everything at the Kangaroos in this sudden death game. Don’t rule Toa Samoa out, as we have seen so far in the RLWC2017 anything can happen and Samoa have plenty of passion.
Referee: Phil Bentham
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Belinda Sleeman
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
Australian Kangaroos v Toa Samoa teams 2017 RLWC Quarter Finals
Australia 2017 RLWC Squad:
1 Billy SLATER
2 Dane GAGAI
3 William CHAMBERS
4 Joshua DUGAN
5 Valentine HOLMES
6 Michael MORGAN
7 Cooper CRONK
8 Aaron WOODS
9 Cameron SMITH (c)
10 David KLEMMER
11 Boyd CORDNER
12 Matthew GILLETTT
13 Joshua MCGUIRE 14
15 Jordan MCLEAN
16 Reagan CAMPBELL-GILLARD
17 Tyson FRIZELL
18 Felise KAUFUSI
19 Cameron MUNSTER
20 James MALONEY
21 Ben HUNT
Samoa 2017 RLWC Squad:
1 Young TONUMAIPEA
2 Matthew WRIGHT
3 Ricky LEUTELE
4 Joseph LEILUA
5 3 Timoteo LAFAI
6 Jarome LUAI
7 Ben RONERTS
8 Junior PAULO
9 Jazz TEVAGA
10 Herman ESE’ESE
11 Joshua PAPALII
12 Frank PRITCHARD
13 Leeson AH MAU
14 Fa’amanu BROWN
15 Bunty AFOA
16 Suaia MATAGI
17 Joseph PAULO ©
18 Zane MUSGROVE
19 Frank WINTERSTEIN
20 Pita GODINET
21 Ken MAUMALO
