Fiji, Samoa in same pool for 2011 RWC

By fijivillage.com

19/07/2009

The Flying Fijians will be in the same pool with Pacific neighbour Manu Samoa in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 73-12 in Port Moresby yesterday join defending World Champions South Africa in Pool D along with Wales and Fiji.

This will be the first time ever in a 15s Rugby World Cup where Fiji is pooled with Samoa.

The pool line up will be completed by the winner of Africa's qualifying final between Tunisia and Namibia in November.

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