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England
v Samoa⁠

26–13

Full time

England v Samoa finished 26–13.

Samoa
Paul Williams 41', Fautua Otto 80'
Date
Saturday 20 November 2010 · England in 2010
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Samoa

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Sakaria Taulafo Prop Off in the 13'
  • No. 2, Mase Mahonori Schwalger (c) Hooker Off in the 48'
  • No. 3, Anthony Perenise Prop Off in the 68'
  • No. 4, Filipo Lavea Levi Lock
  • No. 5, Kane Thompson Lock Off in the 40'
  • No. 6, Ofisa Treviranus Flanker Off in the 66'
  • No. 7, Manaia Salavea Flanker
  • No. 8, George Stowers Number 8
  • No. 9, Kahn Fotuali'i Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Tasesa Lavea Fly Half Off in the 67'
  • No. 11, Tuilagi Alesana Tuilagi Wing
  • No. 12, Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua Centre
  • No. 13, George Pisi Centre Off in the 75'
  • No. 14, David Lemi Wing Off in the 60'
  • No. 15, Paul Williams Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Ti'i Paulo On in the 48'
  • No. 17, Census Johnston On in the 13' Off in the 20'
  • No. 18, Iosefa Tekori On in the 40'
  • No. 19, Afa Aiono On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Junior Poluleuligaga On in the 67'
  • No. 21, Gavin Williams On in the 75'
  • No. 22, Fautua Otto On in the 60'

Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1995 – 2007

01 22 Sep 2007
Rugby World Cup Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Samoa 22–44 England England won

England tries: Martin Corry 2', Paul Sackey 32', Martin Corry 76', Paul Sackey 80'

Samoa tries: Junior Poluleuligaga 47'

Match page: Samoa v England, 22 September 2007

02 26 Nov 2005
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 40–3 Samoa England won

England tries: Tom Voyce 23', Tom Voyce 52', Charlie Hodgson 63', Harry Ellis 69', Tom Varndell 78'

Samoa tries: None

Match page: England v Samoa, 26 November 2005

03 26 Oct 2003
Rugby World Cup Colonial Stadium, Melbourne

Samoa 22–35 England England won

England tries: Neil Back 25', Penalty try 52', Iain Balshaw 70', Phil Vickery 74'

Samoa tries: Semo Sititi 6'

Match page: Samoa v England, 26 October 2003

05 4 Jun 1995
Rugby World Cup Kings Park Stadium, Durban

Samoa 22–44 England England won

England tries: Neil Back 1', Rory Underwood 36', Penalty try 61', Rory Underwood 69'

Samoa tries: Fata Sini 46', Fata Sini 53', Mike Umaga 81'

Match page: Samoa v England, 4 June 1995

Official meetings since 1995

England v Samoa stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings9In our results database
England wins9England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
Samoa wins0Samoa victories

England have scored 310 points to Samoa's 131 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Rory Underwood

3 tries against Samoa in matches we hold scorer data for.

Samoa · Fixture leader

2

Fata Sini

Samoa's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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