The Toa Samoa team are confident they will put in a strong showing in Monday's Rugby League World Cup opener against New Zealand, despite a tricky build-up to the tournament.
The Toa team were thrashed 52-16 by the England Knights in their only pre-tournament hit out over the weekend and have had to deal with contrasting reports over the withdrawal of former captain Roy Asotasi.
The former Kiwis centre Junior Sau, who made his Toa debut in April's Pacific Test against Tonga, says the squad is getting better with every day they spend together and is just focusing on themselves and what they can do on the field.
He says while the scoreline at the weekend wasn't pretty the team has put it behind them.
"We've moved on. It was our first time playing with each other [and] obviously a lot of us boys haven't played together as a team so it was a good hit out. That game has passed now, we've just got to move on. We've sorted out all the stuff that we need to work on - we've just got to move on and look forward to this week."
