A late try from Danny Care helped England to an 18-17 victory against Samoa in the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup
A fourth win from four matches for England but this was undoubtedly a significant step backwards for Steve Borthwick’s side, who needed Danny Care to produce a late sniping try and a last-ditch tackle to see off an inspired Samoa side. The Pacific Islanders’ head coach, Seilala Mapusua, had promised an “unapologetic Samoan” performance and that is precisely what his side produced. For England, this was a sorry showing.
Owen Farrell became his country’s highest points scorer – overtaking Jonny Wilkinson in the first half – but even he had a bad day at the office, allowing the shot clock to expire before taking a second-half penalty. It was a moment that summed up their sloppy afternoon.” rang out in the stands – a clear sign of who the French neutrals were backing. England, for their part, were booed at full-time.
Samoa were eight points down after Farrell’s historic penalty but undeterred. They had been given enough signs of encouragement they could cause England’s defence problems in the opening exchanges and enough sloppiness from their opponents to have further optimism.
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