Rugby- Leali'ifano delivers as Samoa overpower Chile 43-10


Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool D - Samoa v Chile - Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France - September 16, 2023 Samoa's Jordan Lay in action REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) -Samoa made a slow start before outclassing World Cup debutants Chile 43-10 with backline craft and forward power on Saturday to get their Pool D campaign off to a winning start.

Los Condores delighted the massed ranks of Chile's exuberant fans by scoring the opening try through prop Matias Dittus and Samoa needed the place-kicking of Christian Leali'ifano to creep ahead towards the end of the first half.

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