Traditional rivals Tonga and Samoa will be taking a grand final approach into their second round Rugby League World Cup match in Hamilton on Saturday.
Fifth-ranked Toa Samoa are coming off an opening 38-8 drubbing by the Kiwis last week, while world No.11 Mate Ma'a Tonga looked intimidating in demolishing Scotland 50-4 in their opening game.
Tonga haven't beaten Samoa since 2013, but have been boosted by the addition of former Kiwis enforcer Jason Taumalolo, and also boast NRL stars Will Hopoate, Andrew Fifita, Daniel Tupou and Konrad Hurrell.
Tonga coach Kristian Woolf is expecting a tough match, despite his team's recent high-profile acquisitions and big opening win.
"These are our traditional rivals, this is a grand final in a lot of ways for both teams, and both teams will approach it that way," he said on Friday.
Woolf says Tonga must improve on their first-up win if they want to claim a second victory.
"It's going to be a whole new challenge this week - Samoa's going to come at a really high intensity, and it's a real traditional rivalry clash," he said.
"It's going to be tough, its going to be physical, and it going to be an 80-minute game. We're going to have to go up a level."
Woolf also points to the threats posed on Samoa's edges by strike weapons Joey Leilua and Tim Lafai, while Josh Papalii and Frank Pritchard can also cause big headaches.
"It's going to be a real quality clash."
Samoa's assistant coach Sean Long says it's obvious where his team will need to improve against an in-form Mate Ma'a Tonga.
"You can't win a football game completing at 15 per cent in the second half, it doesn't matter who you're playing," Long said.
"You could play against under-15s and they'll beat you. We know what we can do, and we know where to sort it - it doesn't take a rocket scientist to sort that one out."
Long says first and foremost, Samoa will need to deliver an 80-minute performance.
He wants to see an improved kicking game from his team as they look to get in behind the big Tongan forwards, a better completion rate, and more variety on their last-tackle plays.
"It's pretty simple - we need to keep hold of the ball, build some pressure and finish our sets a little bit better."
