The cards keep coming in this year's World Cup with Samoa and Ireland both adding to the tallies in their fixture on Saturday with Samoan hooker Seilala Lam yellow-carded and Irish midfielder Bundee Aki red-carded.
Ireland needed a response following two shaky outings at the World Cup and they got it, their half-back partnership outclassing Samoa and making light work of Bundee Aki's red card.
Ireland impressively got the job done early versus Samoa but the half-back inspired victory was marred by the red card that is set to rule Bundee Aki out of the quarter-final.
Stuttering Ireland have made multiple changes to their team for the must-win encounter versus Samoa on Saturday, a selection that includes a first appearance at the finals for one midfield missing link.
Evergreen five-eighth Pisi is the only Manu Samoa survivor from the team who stunned a largely second-string Wallabies team 32-23 in 2011.
Tusi Pisi will make his third World Cup appearance at the age of 37, while prop Michael Alaalatoa will complete a compelling family story after both were named in Samoa's squad on Saturday.
Manu Samoa head coach Steve Jackson has rung the changes for his side's Pacific Nations Cup clash with the United States in Suva on Saturday.
Manu Samoa head coach Steve Jackson has named a 33-man squad, featuring eight new caps, for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.