Pacific Championships round two AS IT HAPPENED: Samoa smashes Tonga in match that lasted over three hours due to lightning delay

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Well we started at 4pm (AEDT) and we've finished at 7:27pm.

Samoa win 34-6 and now there's one game before the final with Tonga and the Kiwis playing next.

Junior Paulo is man of the match.

A consolation try for the Tongan fans.

Samoa's defence was spread thin because they were too committed to the play the ball.

The ball was spread to the left with Tolu Koula beating Izack Tago and Murray Taulagi to score in the corner.

Samoa lead 34-6.

Samoa has just destroyed Tonga before and after the delay.

They just spread the ball with short passes through the middle and this time it was utility Chanel Harris-Tavita crashing over in the middle.

Blaize Talagi converts and it's 34-0.

Payne Haas is having a dream start in the Samoan jersey.

He was strong last week and now he has a four-pointer to his name in this match.

The Samoans went through the middle close to the line and a gaping hole opened up for him to score.

Samoa lead 28-0.

Samoa has come out of the sheds the best and this game looks to be over now with 18 minutes left.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck shifted the play from the left to the right and an overlap was created on the right.

Murray Taulagi finished in the corner to extend the lead.

It's 22-0.

Play has FINALLY started again.

Samoa and Tonga are now warming up on the field.

We're a few minutes away from play.

Can Tonga make the most of that break?

"It's a unique situation, the first time we've seen anything like this," Cameron Smith said on Nine.

An hour and 20 minutes.

By the time play returns, it will have been an hour and a half.