York, UK – The US defeated Samoa 60-0 on Saturday but is still knocked out of the Women’s World Cup.
The Eagles secured the bonus points they needed in York within 30 minutes and put pressure on Australia in the late afternoon towards a match against England.
However, Wallaron lost 47-7 by the hosts, but the US needed them to lose more than 75 points to get a chance, and it was Australia who booked their place in the quarterfinals.
Still, the US began working early on Saturday.
Superstar Ilona Maher moved the wheels by winning sales in the middle of the pitch before Freda Tafuna opened up the score.
The second one was out of a well-worked lineout move, and the ball came down to the veteran Prop Hoe Jers.
Samoa showed the passion that made them famous throughout the resilience and tournaments, and did their opposition work for the third attempt.
The fourth important attempt came after a great break from Kaia May Sagapol. The US proved smooth, scrum-half Cassidy Bargel scored under the post.
The bonus points on the bag made it a case of getting a big score. If you needed a 135-point swing to overtake Australia, that was the difference in points.
It looked like the weight was lifted from my shoulders and the Eagles were opened.
Winger Erika Coolively scored her fifth first half attempt on the side after finding space on the left.
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After the break, the points continued to flow. Erika Jarrel Siasy went shortly after the reboot before Tahuna, who proved to be the test machine of this tournament, but recorded her second match.
Another period of Samoan resistance continued, but was broken by Tahuna, who secured a memorable hat-trick.
The US may regret a lack of points from the boots, with five conversions from behind 10 attempts.
However, Tafna did more than her fair share, adding a fourth attempt just after the time mark.
Scrum half Olivia Ortiz got off the bench and scored a tenth of the afternoon, earning 60 points.