Samoa have paid the price for their over-physical approach with two of their players given suspensions ruling them out of the Rugby League World Cup quarter-final against Fiji.

The Pacific Islanders had new St Helens signing Mose Masoe sin-binned and three other players put on report, one of them twice, for foul play during the early stages of their 22-6 win over the French in Perpignan.

Leeson Ah Mau of Samoa. Credit:Getty Images

An international match review panel on Tuesday handed out one-match bans to second rower Leeson Ah Mau and loose forward Sauaso Sue which will sideline them for the last-eight clash with Fiji in Warrington on Sunday.

Ah Mau was punished for a grade A offence of striking with his shoulder on France scrum-half William Barthau, while Sue was found guilty of a trip on the same player in the second half.