Samoa beat Germany 42-28 in Heidelberg to secure a place in Pool A at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The second leg of this RWC 2019 play-off was far more competitive than the first in Apia, which Samoa won 66-15, but the islanders still came out on top. The 108-43 aggregate win earns Samoa a place in Pool A which features hosts Japan as well as Ireland, Russia and Scotland.
Brandon Nansen started the match to earn his third cap and first full start, before joining the Dragons for pre-season training ahead of the new PRO14 season.
Germany’s hopes of qualifying for Japan 2019 are not extinguished yet. They will head to France in November for the four-team repechage tournament, the winner of which will secure the final spot at the global showpiece. Canada, Hong Kong and the runners-up of the Africa Gold Cup (that competition reaches its conclusion next month) will also take part.
