SAMOA, marshalled by dynamic Crusader’s half-back Kahn Fotuali’i, is a world-class unit that combines the qualities of raw power and unbridled flare that has characterised Pacific rugby for decades.

IT’S not usually something you see in Stephen’s Green on your way to work. So, heads turned two or three times as, ground rumbling beneath their feet, Jonah Lomu walked by. The quizzical eyes in faces asked, “it’s not him, is it?”