It’s here at last. But, for England to have the easier route to the Rugby League World Cup final and hopefully succeed, they really need to win this opener against Samoa.
It’s not fatal if they lose Saturday's first-up game in Newcastle but it’d be a tough blow for the team to take and also the tournament.
That said, I do expect England to deliver. And you couldn’t have got a better fixture to actually kick this World Cup off. England are going in now as underdogs against a Samoa team which is absolutely packed full of NRL and State of Origin stars.
