Samoa defeated Tonga 30-16 in their women’s Pacific Bowl rugby league clash at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva to keep their 2026 World Cup dream alive. The result means, Samoa is now just a win away from the World Cup. Fetu Samoa got the first points through center Sarina Masada from their first set of six just a minute into the match.

Evania Pelite has starred in her first match since switching from Australia to Samoa, leading her side to a 30-16 win over arch-rivals Tonga in Fiji.

Samoa has handed Tonga a 30-16 defeat in their Pacific Championships match-up on Saturday evening to progress to the Pacific Bowl final.