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USA face off against Samoa in Rugby World Cup Round 2 on Fri 8th October 2027 at Optus Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:15. In South Africa it’s at 06:15 SAST, 17:15 NZST in New Zealand, 15:15 AEST in Australia and 21:15 EST in the US.
USA won the last encounter but USA are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, USA sits at 14 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa holds 20.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with USA in position 14 and Samoa in position 20 as such USA are favourites on paper.
The official squads for USA 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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