LILLE: Samoa's Rugby World Cup campaign ended in Lille on Saturday following a heart-breaking 18-17 defeat to England as they failed to live up to pre...
Samoa’s hooker Sama Malolo reacts at the end of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Samoa at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, near Lille, northern France on October 7, 2023. AFPPIX: Samoa's Rugby World Cup campaign ended in Lille on Saturday following a heart-breaking 18-17 defeat to England as they failed to live up to pre-tournament expectations.
Their hopes had been boosted by the inclusion of numerous former New Zealand and Australia players in their squad and a host of individuals from the Moana Pasifika Super Rugby franchise. “We felt we had the team, everything that was required to make the quarter-finals but we didn’t,“ he added. “A lot of these guys were just playing club rugby, a year, two years ago, now they’re playing really well at the World Cup,“ Stade Francais’ Alo-Emile said.
Following the defeat to England, Mapusua called for more games against leading nations, having just played four Tier One sides since the 2019 World Cup.
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