England (44) v Samoa (22)

I don't think I'll be needing a manicure any time soon, not that I've ever had a manicure.

I was very concerned about the outcome of the match given what a good showing Samoa had put up against South Africa and the result was by no means certain that England would win.

England started off very well and I thought things had finally turned the corner for England. It looked as if they had learnt from their dismal showing against South Africa but this was somewhat shortlived as they allowed the Samoans to play catch-up for a but fortunately never allowed Samoa to take the lead.

England eventually woke up and managed a creditable win, even though the Samoan side didn't look like the side which gave the Springboks such a hard run in their opening match of the tournament.

This was a must-win match for England and their next and final pool match against Tonga is another must-win. Tonga are the dark-horse in this pool and given their performance against the Springboks this weekend, there is a possibility that they might edge England out of the quarter-finals.

England play Tonga next Friday and it should be another nailbiter of a match.

I'm watching Australia v. Fiji as I type this and the the Wallabies are on a try-scoring rampage. Even if England manage a win against Tonga, they will face Australia in the quarter-finals and barring some miracle happening - like the Wallabies being struck down by some illness, England will have to pack their bags after that match, if they don't manage to win against Tonga first.