Spain - Samoa | Autumn International test match | November 2018

Full game played at Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid, November 24 2018. All rights reserved to FER and RTVE.

[@atunaisamereoni5853]

A win is a win congratulations Samoa only you can fix your weaknesses up and all the best in your preparation for the World Cup always got the support from your Pacific brother Fiji Gb

[@d.t.3538]

I'll take that to the bank.... We need to improve and be competitive like a hungry beast. Good luck 🇼🇸 🇫🇯 🇹🇴

[@Samizouza]

Always a welcome break to see other upcoming nations and how they're performing, especially those teams from the tier 2 six nations like Germany and Spain. A couple more years and they'll get there at some point regardless of how long it will take.

[@Es-co5ef]

Spain wow. Awesome effort. It's good to see the game of Rugby gaining strong traction. Manu Samoa. There is still time. Faamalosi. We got your back.

[@enoch6450]

Excellent to see these teams like Spain..Germany...Brazil etc playing Rugby @ a good level. Great to see

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

They're no where close to 6 Nations standard but still entertaining to watch against similar standard teams.

[@philleotardo2359]

@@chesterdonnelly1212 but in all other sports Spain are better

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@philleotardo2359 yes Samoa mostly only play rugby.

[@philleotardo2359]

@@chesterdonnelly1212 not only Samoa all the rugby countries south Africa New Zealand Ireland England... Spain beat them all in soccer basketball handball formula 1 moto gp tennis and more (sorry for my English)

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@philleotardo2359 oh yes I see what you mean. Spain is a great sporting nation. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England are too, but mostly play different sports to Spain. Cricket, netball and rugby world cups were all this year and were dominated by these four teams.

[@takirid]

Spain tried to play some open rugby, and they looked good at times, but they made to many handling errors. As for Samoa they made to many mistakes, and I think they were being frusrated by the offside play by Spain and you can see the frustration on their faces. Even asking the Ref for clarification. This Ref made some mystifying calls against Samoa which had the dominant scrum and they are pinged for pushing to early is absolute rubbish, the red halfback didn;t even put the ball in the scrum, and their defence were miles offside. This Ref and those assistant just made the game more frustrating. Good win to Samoa.

[@anthonysefo3522]

How shit has Samoa gone, 4 years ago and back they were strong and powerful, they were top contenders,now they're like as good as a local rugby team

[@vaosaioane2508]

Samoa need to play as a team, passed the ball. That is their weakness.

[@banterclaus7827]

@@vaosaioane2508 facts man. You guys got an all good pool for the World Cup though. I reckon you guys can take Scotland if you guys play as well as you can. Samoa has a mean team every World Cup but they never click man. Hope 2019 is your year man

[@theephraimite]

Banter Claus, Manu Samoa's been on the decline for several years now. Samoa might not even win a single game if they keep playing like this.

[@banterclaus7827]

@@theephraimite Why is it that Samoa and Tonga decline while Fiji continues to be strong?

[@theephraimite]

Banter Claus, I don't know. Fiji is just better.

[@namasi7070]

Spain is a good side, they will continue to improve and in a few years they will be beating Samoa regularly. Samoa better get their act together. This has to start at the top of Samoa Rugby. Mahonri tried to point this out a few years ago. Instead of accepting it and making changes they sacked him.

[@Samizouza]

Not surprised if the ever-grumpy PM had something to do with it since he's also a Samoa Rugby executive. But either way, the boys in blue have a lot of work to do to sort out the obvious issues for the world cup.

[@michaelspencer9605]

I see alot of commentators talking about Samoa, truth is yes they have been playing like crap the past few years even in 7's. Thing is that alot of you so called rugby fans dont see is alot of Samoan players and talent are playing overseas developed talent are not staying in Samoa they are going to Europe or Asia. Yes Samoa needs to keep more of the talent in Samoa but alot of the talent is spread out all over the world not to mention American football now being implemented as a high school sport as well as soccer there's more options. This game was terribly officiated at it always seem to be this way when a Pacific team play a overseas team. Ref did int have any sort of control over the game.

[@nickide2155]

Vamos samoaaa

[@silvasilva7008]

Too many chiefs not enough indians...they will always play for their family name...team first and they will win games and be unstoppable...once u step on the field its team first..

[@racheliaulualo8021]

Samoa tier 3 team.

[@TheKiomaru]

rugby in spainis minority sport

[@laufoutoomata2727]

O age Samoa e faiaoga oga lelei Lea ole au .....UA ALU a I kua le leaga ole au a Samoa .....I mis old player .....

[@michaelspencer9605]

Ever though samoa has fell off a lot I still see terrible refs on the international level calling ridiculous calls and not calling the obvious. So shame.

[@AlejandroLopez-ed8kj]

I don't think Samoa can complain about bad refereeing in this particular game...

[@AMF59]

This ref was horrible. Very inconsistent, his advantages. Are literally for 1 phase. His reasoning for penalties were awful. I hope he never refs again for everyone's sake

[@ksf619]

Real bad performance for manu. They look out of shape. Fortunately we have time and a lot of new players coming in before world cup. Le Manu!

[@johnblake8736]

they don’t sing in the Spanish national anthem??is this right any Spanish people?

[@AlejandroLopez-ed8kj]

There are no lyrics in the Spanish anthem.

[@johnblake8736]

thank you my friend I never knew this

[@Souliban]

@@johnblake8736 there are lyrics but they are not accepted officially due the Civil War and Dictatorship controversy

[@_ffefee_]

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[@Shankman01]

Samoa’s gone shit

[@EstrellaPolux]

damos pena en esto, eh !

[@philleotardo2359]

No podemos ganar en todo

[@islandboii2431]

Man Spain was offside the whole game..bullshit ref puto

[@jalejandromartin7642]

If Spain starts invensting in rugby Samoa will be beaten easily

[@asiantwist2500]

Thats just giving a reason.... Samoa is third world country, but yet through a great teamwork, exceeds everything.... T ogether E verything A chieves M ore

[@jalejandromartin7642]

Asian Twist if a country like Spain starts talking rugby seriously Samoa has no chance.

[@floziq8117]

@@jalejandromartin7642 and if the samoan players from the allblacks, wallabies, England etc were to play for manu samoa, then spain would get chewed up and spat out

[@jalejandromartin7642]

@@floziq8117 not at all😁

[@floziq8117]

@@jalejandromartin7642 I'm sorry bro, but its the truth 😬

[@batzbrown7070]

Need to change the backs I dont like the number 10 Spain should win they play better than Samoa