England’s males will host Samoa in a two-match sequence later this yr – assembly for the primary time since their dramatic World Cup semi-final.
The primary Take a look at will happen at Wigan’s Brick Neighborhood Stadium – previously DW Stadium – on Sunday, 27 October, with the second at AMT Headingley in Leeds on Saturday, 2 November (each 14:30 GMT).
Will probably be Samoa’s first Take a look at sequence in England, and their first go to to the nation since knocking the hosts out of the World Cup with a 27-26 golden-point victory in November 2022.
Affirmation of the matches brings to an finish uncertainty concerning the boys’s workforce’s autumn schedule, as Samoa had previously turned down the offer of a three-Take a look at sequence.
Each matches will likely be televised stay by the BBC within the UK, and by Tremendous League+ abroad.
England head coach Shaun Wane mentioned: “Everybody is aware of how devastated we have been to lose that World Cup semi-final. I do know all of the gamers will likely be as eager as me to tackle Samoa once more.”