England have won both of their previous meetings with Samoa - in 2005 and 2014 - with an aggregate victory of 118-3. If Samoa manage to put any points on the board, that would surely be considered a success for Ramsey Tomokino’s side.
Red Roses players Abby Dow and Tatyana Heard are both crochet fans and have been encouraging people around the country to follow their lead. Those in Northampton have certainly been inspired, with these pictures just some of the examples on show on the walk from Northampton station to Franklin’s Gardens.
John Mitchell has made a whopping 13 changes to the side that thrashed the USA. Marlie Packer captains the side and is one of six players to make their first appearance of this World Cup, alongside winger Claudia Moloney-Macdonald, inside centre Jade Shekells, fly-half Helena Rowland, lock Lilli Ives-Campion and flanker Abi Burton.
England E Sing; J Breach, M Jones, J Shekells, C Moloney-MacDonald; H Rowland, L Packer; K Clifford, L Atkin-Davies, S Bern, L Ives Campion, R Galligan, A Burton, M Packer, M Feaunati
Replacements: M Campbell, M Carson, M Muir, M Talling, S Kabeya, N Hunt, Z Harrison, E Kildunne.
