Iconic movie star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson sent a message of encouragement to the Samoan Rugby league team ahead of their Rugby League World Cup final against Australia. The side booked their place in the final by securing a dramatic 27-26 victory over England in the last four.
The former WWE superstar, who is of Samoan heritage, took to Instagram to share a video expressing his pride in the Samoan team. They not only reached their first ever Rugby League World Cup final, but the 50-year-old stated this is the first time Samoa had reached the final of any major sporting event, and went on to deliver a rousing speech to further motivate the team he described as his “usos”, meaning brother in Samoan.
"I am delivering the message with boundless love and boundless reverence and respect and boundless pride for my boys, my Usos, the Toa Samoa," he said in a video to his 348 million Instagram followers. "This is a big deal, they are making history in the world of sports, in the world of rugby. This is the first time that our country, our culture has ever gone to the final for any sport. I could not be more proud of them, we could not be more proud of them."
