Based on the search results, England played against Samoa in the Rugby World Cup 2023 and won 18-17. The match was described as a close game, with Samoa playing with ambition and intensity, while England looked passive with a performance littered with errors. Samoa deserved their half-time lead after two fine tries from the veteran wing Nigel Ah Wong and were agonizingly close to sealing victory at the death when Neria Fomai just ran out of gas after yet another flowing move. Englands Danny Care scored a late try to give England the win. If England had lost against Samoa, they would have still advanced to the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, but they would have faced far more questions than answers heading into the knockouts.