England clinch hard-fought win

England 26 Samoa 13

England clinch hard-fought win
Sat, 20 Nov, 2010 - 16:57

England 26 Samoa 13

England failed to hit the heights of last week’s record victory over Australia but they remained patient long enough to clinch a hard-fought win against Samoa.

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