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Samoa face off against Namibia in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 on Thu 13th November 2025 at The Sevens 2. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:30 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 17:30 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 04:30 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 07:30 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Samoa won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Samoa sits at 19 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Namibia holds 27.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Samoa in position 19 and Namibia in position 27 as such Samoa are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Samoa vs Namibia 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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The kick through from Namibia has allowed Jay-Cee Nel to touch down.
The touch judges raise their flags as Jacob Umaga kicks the conversion.
The forward pack of Samoa will be happy with that as the rolling maul barges over for the try.
Cliven Loubser kicks the penalty.
Samoa are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Va'afauese Apelu Maliko picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Jacob Umaga has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Samoa leads to a try for Latrell Smiler Ah-Kiong
Jacob Umaga has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Samoa leads to a try for Jonathan Taumateine