An Ed Fidow hat-trick helped Samoa take a giant stride towards joining Ireland in Pool A at Rugby World Cup 2019.
It led to 66-15 first-leg play-off victory over Germany in Apia.
The hosts ran in 10 tries as Alapati Leiua, Melani Matavao (2), Jack Lam, Iosefa Tekori, Dwayne Polataivaia and a penalty try were added to Fidow’s treble.
Ah See Tuala added 10 points with the boot, while Patrick Faapale came off the bench to kick a further two conversions.
The winner on aggregate over the two legs will join Ireland, Scotland, hosts Japan and Russia in Pool A, whilst the loser will face the repechage tournament in November.
Watch the top five tries as @ManuSamoa took a huge step towards @RugbyWorldCup qualification with a 66-15 win over @DRVRugby in their play-off first leg. pic.twitter.com/5rS8chMv4m
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) July 3, 2018
