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Tuilagi is among Samoa try-scorers

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Tigers winger Alesana Tuilagi was among the try-scorers as Samoa ended their Pacific Nations campaign with a comfortable win over Tonga on Saturday.

The Leicester members' player of the season made an immediate impact after appearing as a second-half replacement, picking his way through the Tonga defence to score his side's sixth try in a 50-3 victory.

The result guaranteed Samoa third place in the Pacific Nations Cup behind Australia A and the winners, the Junior All Blacks.

Seru Rabeni played the full 80 minutes for Fiji in their 14-14 draw with Australia A.

Leicester recruit Aaron Mauger was also in international action on Saturday, scoring a drop goal as New Zealand came from behind to beat South Africa 26-21 in a Tri-Nations match in Durban.