The head coach, Seilala Mapusua, carried out some changes to the Samoa team playing against Argentina in a match on Friday. He changed only three players from what he had before against Chile, with two new players in the forwards and one in the backs.
In the team, Paul Alo-Emile is now in the front row, Brian Alainu’u’ese has joined the second row, and Ben Lam, a strong winger, is playing on the outside. Chris Vui will be the team’s captain, and this is his 12th time leading the team and the third time in the Rugby World Cup, including wins against Russia in 2019 and Chile last week.
Incorporating experience from other countries, Samoa has three players in their team who have played Test rugby in other countries. Stephen Luatua and Charlie Faumuina have won 15 and 50 caps for the All Blacks, respectively, while playmaker Christian Lilifano has graduated having played 26 Test rugby for the Wallabies.
Moana Pacifica has five Samoan players, Nigel A Wong, Christian Realifano, Jonathan Thomateen, Danny Toala, and Arai D’Angelo Leila, who have played together in Super Rugby and are often represented. Has been done.
Full-back Duncan Paiaaua is the only player to play all five Tests for Samoa this year. He’s said to be on a three-game winning streak and has made just one cross in his first four Tests for Samoa, while flanker Theo McFarland didn’t miss a tackle against Chile, scoring all 14 tries.
Samoa Team to Play Argentina on Friday
- James Lay
- Seilala Lam
- Paul Alo-Emile
- Brian Alainu’u’ese
- Chris Vui (c)
- Theo McFarland
- Fritz Lee
- Steven Luatua
- Jonathan Taumateine
- Christian Leali’ifano
- Ben Lam
- Tumua Manu
- Ulupano Junior Seuteni
- Nigel Ah-Wong
- Duncan Paia’aua
Possible Replacements:
- Sama Malolo
- Charlie Faumuina
- Michael Alaalatoa
- Taleni Junior Agaese Seu
- Sa Jordan Taufua
- Melani Matavao
- Alai D’Angelo Leuila
- Danny Toala
Now, let’s head to Australia!
Australia Announces that Max Jorgensen is Officially Unable to Participate in the World Cup
Australia has announced that 19-year-old full-back Max Jorgensen has been ruled out of the World Cup with a fractured fibula. The Wallabies have confirmed the uncapped teenager will miss the rest of the tournament after reports the Waratahs star injured his ankle in training.
While training on Wednesday morning, he got seriously hurt, and when they did a scan, they found that he had broken his bone. Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones said, ‘He has a promising future with the team, and he is known to be a good player.’
“He has put in a lot of effort to recover from a bad knee injury and has been training since then so that he can be considered for the team. We hope he gets better soon and can return to playing on the field very soon.”
Jorgensen did not play in the World Cup, meaning he was still waiting to make his first appearance for the Wallabies. This, of course, will be a surprise for him being part of Jones’ players.
It was not expected for him to play in the important match against Wales on Sunday, but he might make his debut in the next game against Portugal.
