The Great Escape! Veteran Care gets England out of jail

By NICK CAIN

England ........................................... 18pts
Tries: Chessum 9, Care 73
Conversions: Farrell 74
Penalties: Farrell 18, 58
Samoa ............................................. 17pts
Tries: Ah Wong 22, 29
Conversions: Sopoaga 24, 30
Penalties: Sopoaga 48
DANNY Care has come off the bench to England’s rescue before, and the 36-yearold scrum-half did it again to dig his side out of a huge hole in this World Cup quarter-final rehearsal in Lille to deprive a brave, adventurous Samoa side of a historic first victory over a ragged Red Rose outfit.
Samoa led 17-11 thanks to ...

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