Samoa make three changes for Twickenham test


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 23 Nov 2017

The coach of the Samoan rugby union national team, Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, joins his team in a training session in Edinburgh, Scotland November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

LONDON (Reuters) - Samoa have made three changes to the side that lost to Romania last weekend as coach Titimaea Tafua named his starting 15 for Saturday's test against England at Twickenham.

Alapati Leiua replaces Reynold Lee-Lo at centre, Josh Tyrell comes back at lock for his second cap in place of Fa'atiga Lemalu, while TJ Ioane comes in on the open side in place of Ofisa Treviranus.

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