PAUL REES
A victory but a step backwards. After three matches that were largely stress free, Danny Care burgled Samoa with a try from a scrum eight minutes from the end before preventing the Pacific islanders from winning the match with a try-saving tackle.
Care’s cameo was the highlight for England who, after taking an early eight-point lead, struggled to contain a side that had lost to Argentina and Japan to leave them with no chance of making the last eight.
England’s attack was the main area of interest against a side that was returning home the next day, but the shuffling of the back div...