History of rugby union matches between England and Samoa
Results
Table:
No	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition

1	4 June 1995	Kings Park Stadium , Durban	44 - 22	England	1995 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage

2	16 December 1995	Twickenham , London	27 - 9	England

3	26 October 2003	Telstra Dome , Melbourne	35 - 22	England	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage

4	26 November 2005	Twickenham , London	40 - 3	England	2005 Autumn International

5	22 September 2007	Stade de la Beaujoire , Nantes	44 - 22	England	2007 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage

6	20 November 2010	Twickenham , London	26 - 13	England	2010 Autumn International

7	8 November 2014	Twickenham , London	28 - 9	England	2014 Autumn International

8	25 November 2017	Twickenham , London	48 - 14	England	2017 Autumn International

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The Kings Park Stadium ( known as the Jonsson Kings Park Stadium for sponsorship reasons since March 8th 2018 ) , is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban , South Africa . The stadium was originally built with a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 1958 , extensively renovated in the 1980s and then again in time for the 1995 Rugby World Cup . It currently has a capacity of 52,000 and is the home ground of the Sharks . The stadium has also been used by Durban-based Premier Soccer League football ( soccer ) clubs , as well as for large football finals . It was previously also known as the ABSA Stadium ( between 2000 and 2010 ) , Mr Price Kings Park Stadium ( in 2011 and 2012 ) and Growthpoint Kings Park ( between 2013 and early 2018 ) due to sponsorship deals .
Durban ( Zulu : eThekwini , from itheku meaning bay/lagoon ) is the third most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . Located on the east coast of South Africa , Durban is the busiest port in the country . It is also one of the major centres of tourism because of the city 's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches . Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality , which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million , making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent . It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg . In May 2015 , Durban was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders Cities , Durban was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
The England national rugby union team represents England in men 's international rugby union . They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales . England have won the championship on a total of 28 occasions ( as well as sharing 10 victories ) - winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 25 times - making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament 's history . As of 18 November 2019 [ update ] , England are ranked third in the world by the International Rugby Board . They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup , having won the tournament in 2003 , and have been runners-up on three other occasions . The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official test match , losing 1-0 to Scotland . England dominated the early Home Nations Championship ( now the Six Nations ) which started in 1883 . Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 into union and league , England did not win the Championship again until 1910 . They first played against New Zealand in 1905 , South Africa in 1906 , and Australia in 1909 . England was one of the teams invited to take part in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and progressed to the final in the second tournament in 1991 , losing 12-6 to Australia . Following their Grand Slam in 2003 , England went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup , defeating Australia 20-17 in extra time . They contested the final again in 2007 in defence of their title , losing 15-6 to South Africa , and reached the final for the fourth time in 2019 , once again losing to South Africa , 32-12 .
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup . It was hosted and won by South Africa , and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country . The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid . It was also the first World Cup in which South Africa was allowed to compete ; the International Rugby Football Board ( IRFB , now World Rugby ) had only readmitted South Africa to international rugby in 1992 , following negotiations to end apartheid . The World Cup would also be the last major event of rugby union 's amateur era ; two months after the tournament , the IRFB opened the sport to professionalism . In the final , held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June , South Africa defeated New Zealand 15-12 , with Joel Stransky scoring a drop goal in extra time to win the match . Following South Africa 's victory , Nelson Mandela , the President of South Africa , wearing a Springboks rugby shirt and cap , presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar .
Twickenham Stadium ( /ˈtwɪkənəm/ ; usually known as Twickenham ) is a rugby union stadium in Twickenham , southwest London , England . Owned by the governing body of rugby union in England , the Rugby Football Union ( RFU ) , the stadium hosts home test matches for the England national rugby union team . Other rugby union games played at the stadium include Middlesex Sevens matches , selected Premiership Rugby fixtures , selected Anglo-Welsh Cup matches , the Varsity Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge , and selected European Rugby Champions Cup matches . The RFU has its headquarters at the stadium . Twickenham Stadium has hosted concerts by Rihanna , Iron Maiden , Bryan Adams , Bon Jovi , Genesis , U2 , Beyoncé , The Rolling Stones , The Police , Eagles , R.E.M. , Eminem , and Lady Gaga . It has also been used as the venue for rugby league 's Challenge Cup finals , and conventions of Jehovah 's Witnesses ; it hosted American football as part of the NFL London Games in 2016 and 2017 . Twickenham Stadium is the largest stadium in the world dedicated to the sport of rugby union , the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom behind Wembley Stadium and the fourth largest stadium in Europe .
London is the capital and largest city of England and of the United Kingdom . Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England , at the head of its 50-mile ( 80 km ) estuary leading to the North Sea , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . Londinium was founded by the Romans . The City of London , London 's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles ( 2.9 km2 ) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that closely follow its medieval limits . [ note 1 ] The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status . Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . [ note 2 ] London is considered to be one of the world 's most important global cities and has been termed the world 's most powerful , most desirable , most influential , most visited , most expensive , innovative , sustainable , most investment friendly , and most popular for work city . London exerts a considerable impact upon the arts , commerce , education , entertainment , fashion , finance , healthcare , media , professional services , research and development , tourism and transportation . London ranks 26th out of 300 major cities for economic performance . It is one of the largest financial centres and has either the fifth or the sixth largest metropolitan area GDP . [ note 3 ] It is the most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the busiest city airport system as measured by passenger traffic . It is the leading investment destination , hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city .
Docklands Stadium , also known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium , is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . Construction started in October 1997 , under the working name Victoria Stadium , and was completed in 2000 at a cost of A $ 460 million . Originally built as a replacement for Waverley Park , the stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football and is the headquarters of the Australian Football League ( AFL ) which , since 7 October 2016 , has had exclusive ownership of the venue . Also headquartered in the stadium precinct is Seven Network 's digital broadcast centre . The stadium also hosts a number of other sporting events , including some domestic Twenty20 cricket matches , Melbourne Victory soccer home matches , one-off rugby league and rugby union matches as well as number of special events and concerts .
Melbourne ( /ˈmɛlbən/ ( listen ) MEL-bərn ) [ note 1 ] is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria , and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km2 ( 3,858 sq mi ) , comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities , and is also the common name for its city centre . The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges , Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley . It has a population of 5 million ( 19% of the population of Australia ) , and its inhabitants are referred to as Melburnians . [ note 2 ] The city was founded on 30 August 1835 , in the then-British colony of New South Wales , by free settlers from the colony of Van Diemens Land ( modern-day Tasmania ) . It was incorporated as a Crown settlement in 1837 , and named Melbourne by Governor General Richard Bourke on 10 April 1837 in honour of the British Prime Minister , William Lamb , 2nd Viscount Melbourne . In 1851 , four years after Queen Victoria declared it a city , Melbourne became the capital of the new colony of Victoria . In the wake of the 1850s Victorian gold rush , the city entered a lengthy boom period that , by the late 1880s , had transformed it into one of the world 's largest and wealthiest metropolises . After the federation of Australia in 1901 , it served as interim seat of government of the new nation until Canberra became the permanent capital in 1927 . Today , it is a leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 15th in the Global Financial Centres Index . Melbourne is home to many of Australia 's best-known landmarks , such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground , the National Gallery of Victoria and the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building . It is also the birthplace of Australian impressionism , Australian rules football , and the Australian film and television industries .
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England . Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand , all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup Limited . The pre-event favourites were England , regarded by many at the time as the best team in the world . New Zealand , France , South Africa and defending champions Australia were also expected to make strong showings , with New Zealand being second favourites after victory in the southern-hemisphere Tri-Nations championship . The tournament began with host nation Australia defeating Argentina 24-8 at Stadium Australia in Sydney . Australia went on to defeat New Zealand 22-10 in the semi-final , to play England in the final . Along with a try to Jason Robinson , Jonny Wilkinson kicked four penalties and then a drop-goal in extra time to win the game 20-17 for England , who became the first northern hemisphere team to win the Webb Ellis Cup .
The 2005 end of year tests , also known as the 2005 Autumn Internationals , refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November/December period between touring teams from the southern hemisphere - Australia , Argentina , New Zealand and South Africa - and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship : England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales . South Pacific team also tour the northern hemisphere as well as tier 2 European sides . Wales had the main headline during the tests after beating Australia 24-22 , their first victory over Australia since the third place match in the 1987 Rugby World Cup . New Zealand won the grand slam tour , their first since 1978 .
The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau , or Stade de la Beaujoire ( French pronunciation : ​ [ stad də la boʒwaʁ ] ) , is a stadium in Nantes , France . It is the home of the FC Nantes football club . The stadium opened for the first time on May 8 , 1984 , for a friendly game : FC Nantes - Romania . It was named after Louis Fonteneau , who was President of FC Nantes between 1969-1986 . It was renovated in 1998 , for the World Cup . While its original capacity was 52,923 , in 1998 , it was converted to an all-seater stadium and its current capacity is 38,128 . Previously , the team played at Stade Marcel Saupin . The stadium also hosts international rugby matches , including France against New Zealand ( 16-3 ) on November 15 , 1986 . In September 2007 , it hosted three pool matches of the 2007 Rugby World Cup : Wales vs Canada on September 9 , England vs Samoa on September 22 and Wales vs Fiji on September 29 . In domestic rugby , La Beaujoire hosted both Top 14 semifinal matches in 2013 , and Paris-area Top 14 side Racing Métro 92 will play their final home match of the 2013-14 season against Clermont at La Beaujoire on April 19 , 2014 . La Beaujoire hosted matches during the UEFA Euro 1984 , including a 5-0 victory for France over Belgium . Six matches were also played there during the 1998 FIFA World Cup , including the quarter-final between Brazil and Denmark .
Nantes ( /nɒ̃t/ , also US : /nænts , nɑːnt ( s ) / , French : [ nɑ̃t ] ( listen ) ; Gallo : Naunnt or Nantt [ nɑ̃ ( ː ) t ] ; Breton : Naoned [ ˈnãunət ] ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire , 50 km ( 31 mi ) from the Atlantic coast . The city is the sixth-largest in France , with a population of 303,382 in Nantes and a metropolitan area of nearly 950,000 inhabitants . With Saint-Nazaire , a seaport on the Loire estuary , Nantes forms the main north-western French metropolis . It is the administrative seat of the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire région , one of 18 regions of France . Nantes belongs historically and culturally to Brittany , a former duchy and province , and its omission from the modern administrative region of Brittany is controversial . Nantes was identified during classical antiquity as a port on the Loire . It was the seat of a bishopric at the end of the Roman era before it was conquered by the Bretons in 851 . Although Nantes was the primary residence of the 15th-century dukes of Brittany , Rennes became the provincial capital after the 1532 union of Brittany and France . During the 17th century , after the establishment of the French colonial empire , Nantes gradually became the largest port in France and was responsible for nearly half of the 18th-century French Atlantic slave trade . The French Revolution resulted in an economic decline , but Nantes developed robust industries after 1850 ( chiefly in shipbuilding and food processing ) . Deindustrialisation in the second half of the 20th century spurred the city to adopt a service economy . In 2012 , the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked Nantes as a Gamma world city .
Pool A of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September and was completed on 30 September . The pool was composed of 2003 World Cup winners England , as well as Samoa , South Africa , Tonga and United States .
The 2010 end of year rugby tests , also known as the Autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere , saw Argentina , Australia , New Zealand and South Africa in a competitive tour of the northern hemisphere . Test matches were also arranged with the various Pacific island teams and other non-Tier 1 international sides . This period also marked the conclusion of the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying process , as well as the beginning of the European Nations Cup . The series saw Ireland play their first Test matches at the Aviva Stadium , which replaces Lansdowne Road as the side 's long-term home and ends the temporary arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association which allowed the team to play home matches at Croke Park . The series also marked the first time that two Southern Hemisphere nations simultaneously attempted Grand Slam tours of all four Home Nations , with both New Zealand and South Africa playing all four countries . The Springboks went 3-1 against the Home Nations , losing to Scotland , and also lost to the Barbarians , but the All Blacks were successful for the fourth time and third since 2005 . New Zealand entered the series on a winning streak of 15 Tests . The current record for Tier 1 nations is 17 , which they hold jointly with South Africa ; the absolute record is 18 , held by Lithuania . New Zealand 's streak ended with a 26-24 loss to Australia in their opening game . In all , 24 of the top 25 sides in the IRB World Rankings ( as of 30 September 2010 ) played in the end-of-year series . A number of major milestones occurred during the series :
The 2014 end-of-year rugby tests , also known as the 2014 autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere , were international rugby union matches predominantly played between visiting Southern Hemisphere countries and European nations . Brazil , Canada , Germany , Georgia , Hong Kong , Japan , Namibia , Paraguay , Portugal , Romania , Russia , the United States and Uruguay A all played at least one test match during the three-week international window . Within the window , the three Pacific Island teams faced Tier 1 opposition , when Wales and France hosted Fiji , and England and Italy hosted Samoa . At the time , Italy entered the Samoa test on the back of nine consecutive losses and a 15-0 loss to Samoa in Apia in June 2014 . Scotland became the first Tier 1 nation to play a Test match on a fully artificial pitch when they hosted Tonga at Rugby Park , Kilmarnock , winning 37-12 . Georgia had a rare opportunity to play a Tier 1 nation in Ireland , who played The Lelos for the first time since their Pool D fixture in the 2007 Rugby World Cup . Ireland became the first Tier 1 nation to play Georgia since Argentina in June 2013 , and the first Six Nations team to host a European Nations Cup team since Scotland 's 48-6 win over Romania during the 2006 Autumn Internationals . The United States played host to New Zealand for the first time since 1980 , though that was not an official test match . Therefore , this was the first official test match between the two in America since 1913 , when the All Blacks were 51-3 victors , and the last meeting between the two nations took place during the 1991 Rugby World Cup . The All Blacks won the game 74-6 in front of a sell-out crowd at Soldier Field . History was made in Hong Kong , when a first-ever meeting between Hong Kong and Russia took place , and in Windhoek with a first-ever meeting between Germany and Namibia on Namibian soil . Argentina visited Scotland , Italy and France , as they tried to build upon their first Rugby Championship win .
The 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals , also known as the November internationals , or autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere , were international rugby union matches in 2017 . Rugby Championship winners New Zealand travelled to France for two matches ( one an uncapped XV match ) , Scotland and Wales . Argentina faced England , Ireland and Italy - with the latter two countries also hosting South Africa . The Springboks also faced their June test series opposition , France , whom they had beaten 3-0 , before ending their tour in Wales , after the international window . Having beaten New Zealand in the third Bledisloe Cup Test match in October , Australia travelled to play Wales , England and Scotland , the latter of whom had beaten the Wallabies in Sydney during the June internationals . Four Tier 2 nations faced Tier 1 opposition during the international window . Ireland and Italy hosted Fiji , the first time since 2009 for Ireland . England and Scotland played host to Samoa . France and Wales hosted historic matches against Tier 2 opposition , with Wales playing Georgia for the first time and France hosting Japan for the first time in the professional era ; Japan 's previous visit to France came in 1973 . For Japan this was the third time in five years that they had played two Tier 1 opponents during the November tests , having already hosted Australia prior to their away match against France .