TRU contributor James Orpin selects some of his standout performers from the pool stages with the aim of mixing in stars from Tier 1 and Tier 2 nations.
.jpg "Owen Farrell broke Jonny Wilkinson's points record and also had a penalty timed-out as England scraped past Samoa")
Danny Care scored the decisive try as England survived a scare from Samoa sealing a 18-17 victory in their final game of the group stage in the Rugby World Cup at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday.
.jpg "England are keen to build on their opening three wins at the World Cup against Samoa")
The mentality within the England camp suggested they wouldn't be resting on their laurels against Samoa, and Steve Borthwick's team selection for their final pool match only backs up that point.
Samoa wing Ben Lam will miss the upcoming Rugby World Cup game against England to be played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday following his three-game suspension.
Japan managed to overcome a stern resistance from a 14-man Samoa side as they sealed a 28-22 victory to keep their hope of quarter-final alive. Here are the highlights from the Pool D encounter.
Japan registered their second win in the ongoing Rugby World Cup as they defeated Samoa 28-22 in the Pool D clash at Stadium de Toulouse on Thursday.
Emiliano Boffelli contributed with 16 points as Argentina managed to beat Samoa 19-10 in a closely fought Pool D encounter of the Rugby World Cup. Here are the highlights from the game.
Emiliano Boffelli contributed with 16 points as Argentina secured their first win in the ongoing Rugby World Cup campaign with a 19-10 victory over Samoa at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday.
.jpg "Luatua started against Chile in Samoa's World Cup opener in Bordeaux")
Having switched allegiances from New Zealand, Luatua is bursting with pride to represent Samoa and feels tier two nations are 'here to compete more than ever' at the Rugby World Cup.
Despite a first half full of endeavour and spirit from the South Americans, the 17 penalties they conceded were punished by Samoa in Bordeaux.
Conor Murray and Rob Herring scored second half tries as Ireland came from behind to edge out Samoa 17-13 in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture in Bayonne.
Seilala Lam scored two tries as Samoa came from being 3-17 down to win the Pacific Nations Cup following a three-point victory over Fiji in the final round at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
It has been a "surreal" season for the Saracens forward and playing in the Premiership final at Twickenham is just another chapter in McFarland's journey from international basketballer to professional rugby player.
Samoa prop Census Johnston has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate.
Next to answer our quickfire Isolation Edition questions is Samoan international centre Johnny Leota.
Ireland overcame a red-card to Bundee Aki as they went on to defeat Samoa 47-5 in their final game of the Pool A in Fukuoka on Saturday as they went on to reach the quarter-finals in the ongoing Rugby World Cup.
Japan maintained their winning streak in the ongoing Rugby World Cup with a 38-19 bonus point win over Samoa in their Pool A encounter at City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday.
Samoa international Ed Fidow will attend a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday following his sent-off during the recently concluded World Cup game against Scotland at Kobe Misaki Stadium.
Scotland got their World Cup up and running with a 34-0 win over Samoa.
Johnny Leota reflects on Samoa’s win over Russia + previews their clash with Scotland.
Samoa duo Rey Lee-Lo and Motu Matu'u have been cited following their yellow card incidents during the recently concluded World Cup clash against Russia at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium.
A strong second half performance from Samoa saw them kick-start their World Cup campaign with a 9-34 bonus point win over Russia at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium on Tuesday.
Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Samoa and Russia will contest Pool A in the Rugby World Cup.