Ireland face off against Samoa in Rugby World Cup on Sat 12th October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:45. In South Africa it’s at 12:45 SAST, 23:45 NZST in New Zealand, 21:45 AEST in Australia and 03:45 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa holds 20.
The two sides are separated by 17 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Samoa in position 20 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland vs Samoa will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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