England vs Samoa Prediction RWC 2023 Group D

To bring the group stage of this exciting Rugby World Cup to a close, England vs Samoa will take place at the 50,000 capacity Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the city near the Belgian border, Lille. The match will take place on Saturday, October 7 at 17:45. The other teams in the same zone are Argentina, Japan and Samoa.

England vs Samoa Odds - the end of Group D

England vs Samoa Rugby World Cup 2023 Betting Tips

The white team comes to the Rugby World Cup 2023 after finishing fourth in the last 6 Nations with 10 points, one of the worst performances of the national team in this championship. They finished 17 points behind leaders Ireland. It should be noted that the Rose sacked their Head Coach, Eddie Jones in December and hired the Englishman, Steve Borthwick. to go in the best way in the world competitions.

To talk about the Samoans and their closest antecedents, they have just been crowned champions of the Pacific Nations Cup 2022, beating rivals such as Australian Barbarians, Fiji and Tonga. They ended the string of matches with 14 points, two more than their immediate pursuers, the Wallabies B team.

How the Rose and Samoa play and some statistics

To talk about how England plays, it is necessary to mention their neat and efficient hand play to finish their moves at the top. The team is not the competitive one that was able to fill the public in 2003. Today we are talking about a team that must reposition itself from the game and not only play with its history. Samoa is an island team that stood out and always stands out for its physicality and forcefulness in contact, with or without the ball.

It is worth mentioning the inclusion of three former All Blacks: Charlie Faumuina (49 caps and 2015 World Cup champion), Steven Luatua (15 caps) and Lima Sopoaga (17 caps). These players give a huge leap in quality to the squad.

England vs Samoa Match Preview

When it comes to follow up the history, there are 3 occasions in which England vs Samoa faced each other in a Rugby World Cup. The first one was in 1995, when the English won 44 to 22. In 2003, the score was reduced but it was a 35 to 22 victory for the Rose 35 to 22. The last precedent was in 2007, when the team born in the cradle of rugby won 44 to 22. All matches were valid for the group stage.

The boys in white have played 50 matches in the history of the tournament: 36 wins, not a draw and 14 defeats, an effectiveness of 72%. The British team scored 1569 points and conceded 783 from 1987 to date. They were world champions in 2003 and runners-up in 1991, 2007 and 2019.

The Oceanians, for their part, are not a weak team by any means. They have an important track record in the Rugby World Cup. They played 36 matches since 1991: 14 matches won, 0 draws and 22 in which they were behind on the scoreboard, an effectiveness of 39%.

Upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023 Matches

Considering that this is the last date of Pool D, there will be no more action for these teams in the group stage of the Rugby World Cup 2023. It can only be noted that the Pool winner will go against the runner-up from Pool C on Sunday, October 15 at 5pm at the beautiful Stade de Marseille there in Marseille. After winning by just 1 point agains Samoa, we have the prediction England vs Fiji for you. 

For the runner-up, it will be a different story. They will play on Saturday, October 14 at 17:00 at the same stadium as the previously described match against the Group C winner. Everything is still to be seen in this complex quintet that has great teams competing for glory.

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Prediction England vs Samoa Rugby World Cup 2023 

It’s hard to see the Brits not prevailing in this encounter. England vs Samoa is one of those matches that are played to fulfill the formality and the fixture proposed by the Rugby World Cup 2023. Steve Borthwick’s team must have a good match to prepare for what is to come and fine-tune the game system.

Prediction: England 39-21 Samoa. Victory for the Rose.

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