TheBreakdown
Full time26 November 2005
England
40–3
Samoa
Twickenham, London, EnglandHead-to-head

England won by 37 points.

Scoring

  1. 8’PEngland penalty · Charlie Hodgson3–0
  2. 12’PSamoa penalty · Tanner Vili3–3
  3. 16’PEngland penalty · Charlie Hodgson6–3
  4. 24’CEngland conversion · Charlie Hodgson8–3
  5. 24’TEngland try · Tom Voyce13–3
  6. 39’PEngland penalty · Charlie Hodgson16–3
  7. 53’CEngland conversion · Charlie Hodgson18–3
  8. 53’TEngland try · Tom Voyce23–3
  9. 64’TEngland try · Charlie Hodgson28–3
  10. 70’CEngland conversion · Charlie Hodgson30–3
  11. 70’TEngland try · Harry Ellis35–3
  12. 79’TEngland try · Tom Varndell40–3

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Andrew SheridanProp
  2. 2Steve ThompsonHooker
  3. 3Matt StevensProp
  4. 4Steve BorthwickSecond row
  5. 5Louis DeaconSecond row
  6. 6Pat SandersonFlanker
  7. 7Lewis MoodyFlanker
  8. 8Martin CorryNumber 8
  9. 9Harry EllisScrum-half
  10. 10Charlie HodgsonFly-half
  11. 11Tom VoyceWing
  12. 12Mike TindallCentre
  13. 13James Simpson-DanielCentre
  14. 14Mark CuetoWing
  15. 15Josh LewseyFull-back
  16. 16Lee MearsBench
  17. 17Perry FreshwaterBench
  18. 18Simon ShawBench
  19. 19James ForresterBench
  20. 20Peter RichardsBench
  21. 21Olly BarkleyBench
  22. 22Tom VarndellBench

Samoa

  1. 1Justin Va'aProp
  2. 2Mase Mahonori SchwalgerHooker
  3. 3Census JohnstonProp
  4. 4Daniel LeoSecond row
  5. 5Pelu TaeleSecond row
  6. 6Semo SititiFlanker
  7. 7Leo Lafaiali'IFlanker
  8. 8Daniel FaraniNumber 8
  9. 9Steve So'oialoScrum-half
  10. 10Tanner ViliFly-half
  11. 11Tuilagi Alesana TuilagiWing
  12. 12Eliota Fuimaono SapoluCentre
  13. 13Elvis SevealiiCentre
  14. 14Lome Fa'atauWing
  15. 15Sailosi TagicakibauFull-back
  16. 16Loleni TafunaiBench
  17. 17Kas LealamanuaBench
  18. 18Paul Tupa'iBench
  19. 19Jonathon Fa'amatuainuBench
  20. 20Garrick CowleyBench
  21. 21Anitele'a TuilagiBench
  22. 22Lolo LuiBench

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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.