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England take on Samoa in a blockbuster semi-final The Emirates Stadium in London to see who meets Australia in the World Cup final.
England thrashed Samoa 60-6 in the World Cup opener and have been arguably the form team of the tournament.
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However, Samoa are not the same team that failed to show up in that game and have been impressive after beating arch rivals Tonga in the quarterfinal.
This clash will see some mouth-watering match-ups including England skipper Sam Tomkins and Samoan superstar Joseph Suaalii at the back.
The battle of the halves will be crucial with George Williams and Jack Welsby coming up against Anthony Milford and Jarome Luai.
England’s all star back row of Victor Radley, Elliott Whitehead and John Bateman might give England an edge in the back row.
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However, Josh Papalii’i and Junior Paulo are a formidable front row when they are at their best and Spencer Leniu and Martin Taupau will be huge off the bench.
But Tom Burgess and Luke Thompson have also been in great form for England, which sets up an epic battle of the big men.
It all goes on the line with the winner earning a place in the World Cup final in Manchester, while the loser will start planning for the next World Cup in four year’s time.
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