The Samoans narrowly lost to the Kiwis on Sunday as they kicked-off their Pacific Championships campaign at Auckland's Go Media Stadium.

Samoa have outclassed Tonga 34-6 in a Pacific Championships rugby league match on Sunday ......

Samoa have outclassed Tonga 34-6 in a Pacific Championships rugby league match on Sunday ......

The Pacific Islanders had their chances to snatch a historic victory, but could not hold the ball when it mattered.

The Pacific Islanders had their chances to snatch a historic victory, but could not hold the ball when it mattered.

The second week of the Pacific Championships is here and once again a host of stacked teams face off, with Samoa solving their injury headache.

You don’t often see games of rugby league with 90-minute weather delays, but that was the case in the Pacific Championships clash between Samoa and...

Tonga take on Toa Samoa for a hotly anticipated clash in Pacific Championship rugby league at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Tonga take on Toa Samoa for a hotly anticipated clash in Pacific Championship rugby league at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

The NZ women trailled by 20 points at halftime, but wore their opponents down after the break.