Samoa's hearts were broken in the World Cup final with Australia running riot in a 32-10 win at Old Trafford.
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Samoa stunned hosts England to reach the Rugby League World Cup final with a Golden Point victory in extra time after a thrilling semi-final had ended 26-26 on Saturday.
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Head-to-Head Record:
Played: 3. England Wins: 3. Samoa Wins: 0. Draws:0.
England bowed out of the Rugby League World Cup after a 27-26 golden-point extra-time defeat to Samoa; "They were overhyped. They'd had Ant Middleton in the camp the night before. For me, it was overstimulated, overhyped and it translated into a sloppy performance," - Jon Wilkin.
The universe known by the early Samoans included Tonga and Fiji, to which they regularly journeyed, often waging war. Tongan invaders ruled the Samoas between A.D. 950 and 1250, and there still is a friendly rivalry between the two nations -- especially on the rugby field.
The two sides first met at the 1986 Pacific Cup, where Tonga came out as 34–16 victors. The two sides have faced each other 20 times, Tonga winning twelve times, Samoa winning seven times and on one occasion, their matchup was a draw.
Samoa has won four Oceania Sevens titles since the first competition in 2008. They have also won all four gold medals at the Pacific Games Sevens and Pacific Mini Games Sevens between 2007 and 2013, defeating Fiji in the final on each occasion.
1990 (Italy and West Germany)
West Germany recorded an unbeaten World Cup and won it, but Italy were also unbeaten and came 3rd: they lost to Argentina on penalties in the semifinals.
The country was a colony of the German Empire from 1899 to 1915, then came under a joint British and New Zealand colonial administration until 1 January 1962, when it became independent.
Samoa shocked the world when it defeated host nation England 27-26 at the Rugby League World Cup.
At the outbreak of war, Samoa was of moderate strategic importance to Germany. The radio transmitter located in the hills above Apia was capable of sending long-range Morse signals to Berlin. It could also communicate with the 90 warships in Germany's naval fleet. Britain wanted this threat neutralised.
Despite being the lower-ranked of the two teams, Samoa have traditionally been the dominant force. They lead by 34 wins to 26 in the overall head-to-head standings and won the last encounter 25-17 in Apia in the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2019.
England and Tonga have only played each other three times previously, twice during the 2006 Federation Shield and during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final. All three games were won by England. Tonga however, beat Great Britain during the 2019 Lions' tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Ancient myths and legends say the first people descended from the heavens and gods to inhabit these islands, however, It is believed they came from Tonga.
Tonga became an independent and sovereign nation within the British Commonwealth on June 4, 1970.
“This high prevalence of obesity among Samoans is a relatively recent phenomenon,” Arslanian notes. It appears to be “heavily influenced by globalization” and “the shift from subsistence agriculture to excess consumption of high calorie, processed foods and sedentary lifestyles.”
Decline of Tuʻi Tonga and two new dynasties
In the 13th or 14th centuries, the Samoans had expelled the Tongans from their lands after Tuʻi Tonga Talakaifaiki was defeated in battle by the brothers Tuna, Fata, and Savea, progenitors of the Malietoa family.
While the French were initially unable to break the string of British victories, the combined actions of American and French forces, and a key victory by a French fleet over a British rescue fleet, forced the British into a decisive surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Like the Romans, the British fought a variety of enemies. They also had the distinction of being defeated by a variety of enemies, including Americans, Russians, French, Native Americans, Africans, Afghans, Japanese and Germans. Even in defeat, there is something glorious in losing to so many different foes.
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