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Samoa secure their spot in France

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The Rugby Paper Team
18 July 2021

SAMOA booked their place in England’s 2023 World Cup pool with a 79-28 aggregate win over Tonga.
Samoa won yesterday’s second leg 37-15 in Hamilton, running in four tries.
Victory takes Samoa’s record in Rugby World Cup qualification matches against Tonga to nine victories and one defeat, and means they will feature in Pool D alongside England, Japan, Argentina and the Americas 2 qualifier.
“It’s very satisfying, the last four weeks have been building to this game,” Samoa captain Michael Alaalatoa, above, said.
“We made it hard for oursel...

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