Summary

  • England qualify for the last eight as Pool D winners thanks to Japan's win

  • Japan run in three tries before 14-man Samoa staged late fightback

  • Samoa's Ben Lam sent off for head-on-head tackle early in second half

  • Japan's Shota Horie returns after similar incident in first half

  • Japan v Argentina on 8 October for place in last eight as Pool D runners-up

  • Samoa play England in final fixture

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. Welcome

    Japan v Samoa (20:00 BST)

    Japan v Samoa (20:00 BST)Getty Images

    Pool D is very, very tight.

    Sure England may have surprised us with a 100% start, but below them it's on a knife edge.

    Argentina, Japan and Samoa are locked together with one win and one loss.

    Tonight, Japan and Samoa face off. One side will take a huge stride towards the knockouts.

    The other will be staring at elimination.

    There's a full moon in Toulouse. Let's do this.