Live updates from the 4.45pm BST kick-off in Lille Have any thoughts? Email Niall or tweet him England fans sing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as the Samoa players gather in a circle before the Siva Tau. A few whistles from the crowd, then things settle down for Samoa's pre-game ritual. What a moment for Manu Tuilagi, too - the England centre grew up in Samoa, and his brothers wore the blue shirt internationally. This is his first ever game against the country of his birth.
Live updates from the 4.45pm BST kick-off in Lille Have any thoughts? Email Niall or tweet him England fans sing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as the Samoa players gather in a circle before the Siva Tau. A few whistles from the crowd, then things settle down for Samoa's pre-game ritual. What a moment for Manu Tuilagi, too - the England centre grew up in Samoa, and his brothers wore the blue shirt internationally. This is his first ever game against the country of his birth.
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