England 18-17 Samoa
Date:
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Attendance: 47,891
England v Samoa Match Reports
England were forced to dig deep in an 18-17 victory over Samoa that will have left probable World Cup quarter-final opponents Fiji licking their lips. A dominant final quarter saw Samoa’s 17-8 lead eventually overhauled when Danny Care crossed with seven minutes left for a try that was converted by Owen Farrell. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England forced to dig deep in close-fought World Cup win over Samoa
- BBC: England sneak narrow win over superb Samoa
- Guardian: Care’s late heroics give sloppy England late World Cup win against Samoa
- Daily Mail: Danny Care scores late try to help Red Rose edge tense clash after a poor display
- Sky Sports: England edge out Samoa in 18-17 victory and secure unbeaten status in Pool D
- England Rugby: England defeat Samoa in Lille
England v Samoa - Match Highlights
England v Samoa - Match Stats
England (8) 18
Try: Chessum (9'), Care (73')
Conversion: Farrell (74')
Penalty: Farrell (18', 58')
Samoa (14) 17
Try: Ah Wong (22', 29')
Conversion: Sopoaga (24', 30')
Penalty: Sopoaga (48')
Man of the match: Lima Sopoaga (Samoa)
England v Samoa - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Ben Earl
Backs
- 9 Alex Mitchell
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Manu Tuilagi
- 14 Joe Marchant
- 15 Freddie Steward
Replacements
- 16 Theo Dan
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Kyle Sinckler
- 19 George Martin
- 20 Billy Vunipola
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 Marcus Smith
- 23 Ollie Lawrence
Samoa Team
Forwards
- 1 Jordan Lay
- 2 Sama Malolo
- 3 Michael Alaalatoa (Captain)
- 4 Sam Slade
- 5 Brian Alainu'u'ese
- 6 Theo McFarland
- 7 Fritz Lee
- 8 Steven Luatua
Backs
- 9 Jonathan Taumateine
- 10 Lima Sopoaga
- 11 Neria Fomai
- 12 Danny Toala
- 13 Tumua Manu
- 14 Nigel Ah-Wong
- 15 Duncan Paia'aua
Replacements
- 16 Seilala Lam
- 17 James Lay
- 18 Paul Alo-Emile
- 19 Sootala Fa'aso'o
- 20 Alamanda Motuga
- 21 Melani Matavao
- 22 Christian Leali'ifano
- 23 Miracle Faiilagi