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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille · 7 October 2023Head-to-head
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England won by 1 point.Half-time 8–14 · Tries 2–2 · SAM 1 yellow card

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12′18′48′58′65′922297329%Own 2236%Own half58%Opp half68%Opp 22
← Samoa attack · England attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
9′EnglandTry, Ollie Chessum, conversion missed5–0
22′SamoaTry, Nigel Ah-Wong, converted8–5
29′SamoaTry, Nigel Ah-Wong, converted8–12
73′EnglandTry, Danny Care, converted16–17
12′SamoaPenalty goal missed
18′EnglandPenalty goal scored
48′SamoaPenalty goal scored
58′EnglandPenalty goal scored
65′EnglandPenalty goal missed
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′1 SAM card
9′Ollie Chessum22′Nigel Ah-Wong29′Nigel Ah-Wong73′Danny Care
ENG

Team stats

SAM
55%Possession45%
49%Territory51%
92Carries110
402Metres gained434
8Clean breaks7
26Defenders beaten15
113Passes135
2Offloads10
126Tackles made104
15Tackles missed26
61/66Rucks won67/70
17/20Lineouts won11/12
8/10Scrums won5/6
8/8Mauls won2/2
7Turnovers won5
9Penalties conceded14
25Kicks from hand25
636Kick metres585
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 1/2, penalties 2/3 · SAM conversions 2/2, penalties 1/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Ellis GengeProp
  2. 2Jamie GeorgeHooker
  3. 3Dan ColeProp
  4. 4Maro ItojeSecond row
  5. 5Ollie ChessumSecond row
  6. 6Courtney LawesFlanker
  7. 7Tom CurryFlanker
  8. 8Ben EarlNumber 8
  9. 9Alex MitchellScrum-half
  10. 10George FordFly-half
  11. 11Jonny MayWing
  12. 12Owen FarrellCentre
  13. 13Manu TuilagiCentre
  14. 14Joe MarchantWing
  15. 15Freddie StewardFull-back
  16. 16Theo DanBench
  17. 17Joe MarlerBench
  18. 18Kyle SincklerBench
  19. 19George MartinBench
  20. 20Billy VunipolaBench
  21. 21Danny CareBench
  22. 22Marcus SmithBench
  23. 23Ollie LawrenceBench

Samoa

  1. 1Jordan LayProp
  2. 2Sama MaloloHooker
  3. 3Michael AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Sam SladeSecond row
  5. 5Brian Alainu'u'eseSecond row
  6. 6Theo McFarlandFlanker
  7. 7Fritz LeeFlanker
  8. 8Steven LuatuaNumber 8
  9. 9Jonathan TaumateineScrum-half
  10. 10Lima SopoagaFly-half
  11. 11Neria FomaiWing
  12. 12Danny ToalaCentre
  13. 13Tumua ManuCentre
  14. 14Nigel Ah-WongWing
  15. 15Duncan Paia'auaFull-back
  16. 16Seilala LamBench
  17. 17James LayBench
  18. 18Paul Alo-EmileBench
  19. 19Sootala Fa'aso'oBench
  20. 20Alamanda MotugaBench
  21. 21Melani MatavaoBench
  22. 22Christian Leali'ifanoBench
  23. 23Miracle FaiilagiBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, England 9–0 Samoa in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
Samoa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.