of the tournament, they led eventual champions England for most of the game before losing 35–22. Samoa qualified for the 2011 World Cup after beating Papua New Guinea 73–12 in Port Moresby on 18 July 2009. They won 188–19 on aggregate over two matches against Papua New Guinea, having won 115–7 at Apia Park the previous week. Samoa began their 2011 World Cup campaign preparation with a flying start, after registering an upset against No.2 ranked Australia with a four-try-to-two win of 32–23. Financial problems In November 2017, Samoa's prime minister and SRU chairman Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi announced that the organisation was bankrupt, although those claims were denied by world governing body World Rugby. World Cup record In one of the scenes of the feature film, Invictus, Western Samoa can be seen playing South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Wins against Tier 1 nations In addition, Samoa drew with Scotland 15-15 on the 18 November 1995 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Overall record Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Samoa national XV at test level up until 26 October 2021. Players Current squad On 5 October 2022, the following 31 players were called up for the Northern Hemisphere Tour 2022. Head Coach: Seilala Mapusua Caps Updated: 5 November 2021 Player records Most caps Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most tries Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most points Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most matches as captain Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most points in a match Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most tries in a match Last updated: Romania vs Samoa, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Coaches New Zealand connection Western Samoa's triumph in the 1991 Rugby World Cup was inspired by their assistant coach Bryan Williams, who was a New Zealand-born (of Samoan descent) All Black great of the 1970s. The 1991 Samoan World Cup team included many New Zealand born or raised players; the catalyst was Auckland prop Peter Fatialofa, who in 1989, became the first major New Zealand-based player to play for Samoa. By the time of the 1991 World