{"id":241764,"date":"2025-10-26T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241764\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T10:06:13","slug":"pacific-championships-round-two-as-it-happened-samoa-smashes-tonga-in-match-that-lasted-over-three-hours-due-to-lightning-delay-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241764\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Championships round two AS IT HAPPENED: Samoa smashes Tonga in match that lasted over three hours due to lightning delay &#8211; Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a 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