Ireland are through to a World Cup quarter-final after seeing off Samoa in Fukuoka with a 47-5 bonus-point win. They played the majority of the match with 14 men after Bundee Aki was given a straight red.
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Hosts Japan moved closer to a first World Cup quarter-final with a dramatic 38-19 bonus-point victory over Samoa.
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Scotland eased to a 34-0 bonus-point victory over Samoa in Kobe reviving their hopes of progressing from World Cup Pool A. Ill disciplined Samoa conceded two penalty tries.
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Samoa were made to work by Russia to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start in Pool A. A second half flourish saw the Islanders run out 9-34 winners in Kumagaya.
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