USA women's team delivered a commanding performance to shut out Samoa 60–0 in their final Pool A fixture at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, keeping their hopes for a quarterfinal berth alive.
As expected, this was an utterly dominant display from the Red Roses who racked up a 92-3 victory against a spirited Samoa to reach the last eight of the World Cup.
Samoa’s Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign has been dealt a blow after Melina Salale was suspended following a red card in their Pool A clash against Australia at the Salford Community Stadium on August 23.
Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 rugby match between Australia v Samoa - Pool A, Salford Community Stadium; Salford, Lancashire, England; 23rd August 2025.
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.
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.
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.
England head coach Steve Borthwick has named skipper Owen Farrell and George Ford in the starting line up for the upcoming Rugby World Cup game against Samoa to be played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday.
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.
With three wins from three at the Rugby World Cup and having expressed themselves against Chile for perhaps the first time under Steve Borthwick, tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler hopes fans can see how hard he and England have worked.
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.
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.
Samoa kick-started their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 43-10 bonus point victory over Chile in Bordeaux on Saturday. Watch the highlights of the encounter below.