Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome Luai and Brian To'o prepare to play in Port Moresby for the first time since signing with the PNG Chiefs.
Runners-up four years ago, Samoa showed their strong credentials by humiliating France 78-4 on Friday at Parramatta's CommBank Stadium, ahead of an away trip to face the Kumuls in Port Moresby next Saturday.