England's NRL stars went forehead-to-forehead with their Samoa counterparts in a dramatic pre-match challenge before their own Australian-based luminaries helped crush Jarome Luai's visitors 34-18 in a feisty first Test in Wigan.
The Samoans' traditional pre-match Siva Tau war dance on Sunday set the tone as they advanced right up to their English adversaries, with England's 'Man of Steel' Mikey Lewis and Samoa's interchange Gordon Chan Kum Tong even ending the challenge with heads clashing.
