Cotter lauds Laidlaw influence

Laidlaw converted but once again they allowed Samoa to steal back possession from the restart.

74′ – Scotland 36-26 Samoa – TRY: Greig Laidlaw jinks and stretches out for the line and Scotland are within touching distance of the quarters.

Scotland vs Samoa Live Stream Rugby World Cup 2015 TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule, Radio Commentary and Match Highlights, Videos, Interviews, Betting & Odds, Predictions Analysis info here. Vern has set high standards for this team and the boys have done likewise.

“We are ready for next week and, of course, we will be the underdogs”. Our thinking was always that we’d make it this far, you have to have self-belief and this team does. We know it’s going to be really tough – we don’t anticipate anything else.

But Scotland’s victory over Samoa in Newcastle means the Japanese will have to settle for third place even if they beat the United States in Gloucester on Sunday.

Samoa scored through Tusi Pisi, Ma’atulimanu Leiataua and Rey Lee-Lo in a thrilling first half.

78′ – Scotland 36-33 Samoa – TRY: late drama as Motu Matu’u adds a bonus point try for Samoa.

Scotland have benefited greatly from a very favourable draw in this tournament.

Pool A: Australia 17 Wales 13 England 11 Fiji 5 Uruguay 0.

“You have to be proud”, said salesman Kenji Serizawa, 38.

“We tried to take teams on physically and it didn’t work for us. The road’s finished for us now and we’ve got to look forward…”

“There were times in the game that we were down. We can’t worry about Saturday’s result”. Vern won’t be too happy when he looks at the footage but it’s knockout rugby and this will be a good week.

Duncan Hodge is hoping the Scotland rugby side can put a smile back on the face of their nation following disappointment in the world of football.

“When we came out for each test, things didn’t go our way – bounce of the ball, indiscipline, ball retention”, Fotuali’i said, summing up Samoa’s past three weeks in Britain. It was a rollercoaster of a game, there were so many emotions.

It is the youngest and most inexperienced Pumas lineup at a Rugby World Cup in 16 years, and the start for center Juan Pablo Socino ensures every Puma in the squad will have played at least once in the pool stage. “We had to muscle up, be direct and just get back a few enjoyment in the way we play as islanders”. “I think that what’s changed is the will and the self-belief”. The leading objection associated with this World Cup has actually been treating of tier-two regions than the number one, plus the pattern sustained here. We need to perform in certain areas perhaps better than we have done but it’s a great challenge for these guys.

If the fire was gone in the Samoan team against Japan, it certainly wasn’t the case at St James’ Park as they came out like a heaving furnace, taking an early 10-3 lead and playing like men possessed.

He said: “Australia are the form team”.

“I cried after they beat South Africa”.

The Eagles are coming off a 64-0 loss to South Africa, the biggest margin of the tournament, but have an nearly entirely new starting XV.

“But no team is flawless”.