'Terrible result' as Samoan enforcer banned

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Samoan skipper Junior Paulo has been suspended up of his side's semi-final clash with England connected Sunday. Teammate Joseph Suaalii volition play aft escaping punishment.

Paulo was deed with a one-match prohibition from the World Cup lucifer reappraisal committee aft striking Tonga's David Fifita successful the pharynx with a raised forearm during Samoa's two-point triumph implicit it's Pacific rivals connected Monday.

Unless his suspension is overturned connected appeal, Paulo volition not instrumentality to the tract arsenic Samoa attempts to avenge its 60-6 opening-round nonaccomplishment to England.

Samoa is expected to entreaty the prohibition with Paulo's lawsuit to beryllium heard connected Wednesday greeting (AEDT).

In a abstracted incident, Suaalii was enactment connected report for lifting his knees portion being tackled by second-rower Felise Kaufusi.

However, the 19-year-old escaped suspension with a warning.

Suaalii was antecedently fixed a concerning enactment announcement by the NRL's lucifer reappraisal committee for carrying retired the aforesaid enactment earlier this year.

Speaking aft the match, Samoan manager Matt Parish was hopeful Suaalii would flight a prohibition pursuing a standout performance.

"I would beryllium amazed if thing came of that," helium said.

Suaalii connected study for lifting his knees

Following the dense decision to England, Samoa bounced backmost with wins implicit Greece and France, starring the squad to decorativeness 2nd successful radical A.

Samoa's 20-18 triumph implicit Tonga has secured them a berth successful the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup for the archetypal time.

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