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England player ratings vs Samoa: Ford-Farrell partnership fails to fire in concerning Pool D finale

Ollie Chessum the pick of the bunch for Steve Borthwick as Danny Care and Marcus Smith impress off the bench in Lille

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023

Care’s late heroics give sloppy England late World Cup win against Samoa

A late try from Danny Care helped England to an 18-17 victory against Samoa in the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

England’s lucky escape can’t hide identity crisis threatening to derail World Cup

England 18-17 Samoa: Danny Care’s late try saw England avoid a historic defeat but they face huge questions ahead of the quarter-finals

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Owen Farrell breaks Jonny Wilkinson’s long-standing England record

Farrell overhauled Wilkinson’s England tally of 1,179 points during the Rugby World Cup match against Samoa

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Doddie Weir’s son to join Kenny Logan on final leg of 700-mile MND challenge

The son of the late Doddie Weir will join sporting legend Kenny Logan to present the match ball for Scotland’s crunch rugby match in France…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2023

England 18-17 Samoa: Rugby World Cup – as it happened

Danny Care’s late converted try helped England escape with victory after Samoa had led 17-8 with a superb attacking display

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

Wales 43-19 Georgia: Louis Rees-Zammit scores hat-trick as top spot in Pool C secured

Warren Gatland’s side maintain their 100 per cent record in Nantes to tee up a quarter-final clash with Argentina or Japan

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023

Rugby World Cup permutations: Which teams can qualify for quarter-finals?

The tournament will conclude with the final at the Stade de France on Saturday 28 October

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Wales 43-19 Georgia: Rugby World Cup 2023 – as it happened

A hat-trick by Louis Rees-Zammit steered Wales to a fourth straight win and confirmed them as Pool C winners

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

Ireland vs Scotland referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official Nic Berry?

Berry is one of the referees at this year’s tournament

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023