'Terrible' World Cup decision overturned

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Samoan skipper Junior Paulo is escaped to enactment up successful his side's World Cup semi last against England, aft successfully appealing his one-match ban.

Paulo was suspended for striking David Fifita in Samoa's 20-18 triumph implicit Tonga, aft being recovered blameworthy of a "Grade A" offence.

But his entreaty to the World Cup's autarkic judiciary has been successful, and the 28-year-old volition present instrumentality his spot successful the Samoan broadside connected Sunday.

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Paulo's archetypal prohibition was met with surprise, with premiership winning manager Phil Gould calling it a "terrible result."

The Parramatta prop said aft the lucifer that helium was shocked to find himself connected study for the incident.

"I was rather amazed with (being placed connected report) and the punishment successful general," Paulo said.

Samoa volition beryllium attempting to overturn a 60-6 thrashing astatine the hands of England earlier successful the tournament, with manager Matt Parish claiming the nonaccomplishment counts for nothing.

"The tourney was ne'er astir the archetypal game, it was astir the past game," Parish said.

"You guys (the media) made it astir the archetypal game. We were ne'er going to beryllium astatine our best, it was ever astir gathering done the tournament. I've been done it galore times.

"England were unreal and we were beauteous ordinary, what much tin we accidental astir it? We've moved on."

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