Five-eighth Dylan Brown offloads against Toa Samoa. Photo: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
A massive second half has seen NZ Kiwis defeat Toa Samoa 36-14 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
The result means coach Stacey Jones' side has lifted the Pacific Championship title, after an unbeaten campaign.
Tries to second-rowers Isaiah Papali'i and Erin Clark were the turning point in the match, as both scored within 10 minutes of each another before the hour mark.
Both former Samoan internationals made big impacts, benefitting from a smooth halves pairing of Dylan Brown and Kieran Foran.
Earlier, Samoa took the lead through wing Brian To'o after 10 minutes and then Simi Sasagi raced almost the length of the field, after intercepting a Foran pass.
Interchange forward Naufahu Whyte answered back for New Zealand to make it 14-6 at the break.
Erin Clark celebrates a Kiwis try against Samoa. Photo: David Neilson/Photosport
The Kiwis came out with a mission to simply hang onto the ball and it worked, utterly dominating proceedings, until they were able to unlock the Samoan defence for tries to Papali'i and Clark.
By the time Brown danced his way through the left edge to set up Casey McLean to score, the momentum was so well and truly with the Kiwis that they'd completed a full 10 sets more than the Samoans.
Meanwhile, Keano Kini was outstanding at fullback, enduring some rough treatment at the hands of the Samoan defence.
Jamayne Isaako - another former Samoan player - knocked over a penalty goal with seven minutes to play, adding a little insurance, allowing Foran to relax and enjoy the final moments of his long career.
The veteran half was retiring at the end of this season and his partnership with Brown during the tournament had been very good, with Brown playing a massive role in the Kiwis' win.
He played a hand in the last couple of Kiwis tries, first smashing To'o to jar the ball loose for Papali'i to eventually score out wide, then stepping and offloading for Charnze Nicoll-Klockstad to complete the 30-point swing.
Read how the game unfolded here:
Kiwis: Keano Kini, Jamayne Isaako, Matthew Timoko, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Casey McLean, Dylan Brown, Kieran Foran, James Fisher Harris (captain), Phoenix Crossland, Moses Leota, Briton Nikora, Isaiah Papali'i, Joseph Tapine. Interchange: Te Maire Martin, Naufahu Whyte, Erin Clark, Xavier Willison, Scott Sorenson, Zach Dockar-Clay, Josiah Karapani.
