England vs Samoa: do or dire! : Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:07 pm
The match on Saturday will not be a walkover for England. However England must win, and win convincingly. Otherwise nobody, including the England players, will take their prospects against Australia or New Zealand seriously. A defeat at the hands of Samoa will be the end of English morale, and will undermine the rugby league public's interest in half of the tournament. It should also mean the end of Steven McNamara's tenure as coach of England.So Saturday morning's game is indeed do or dire.