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Dwayne Johnson has Samoan heritage.

Australia have aimed to restore their global reputation by referencing their passion when it has been questioned.

When Chanel Harris-Tavita made the decision to take a hiatus from rugby league at the end of this season he couldn't have dreamed it would finish with a World Cup final berth against Australia.

Brisbane Broncos centre, 22, scored two tries but it wasn't enough to save jittery England as they suffered a gut-wrenching 27-26 golden point extra-time loss to Samoa in pulsating World Cup semi-final

The Penrith star iced a pressure 84th-minute kick in Golden Point extra-time to leave World Cup semi-final opponents England broken. It put tier-two Samoa into a first-ever World Cup final

London (AFP) - Samoa's historic march to the final of the Rugby League World Cup has solid foundations in a star-studded squad of hardened NRL and State of Origin regulars who have opted to play for their country of heritage rather than powerhouses such as Australia and New Zealand.

England went down to a golden-point 27-26 defeat to Samoa.

Samoa's Stephen Crichton's drop goal proved the difference after England consistently threw away leading positions and coughed up the ball when it mattered most

After winning one of the greatest World Cup matches ever played, Samoa's World Cup revival is almost complete as it prepares for its first final.

Stephen Crichton’s nerveless drop goal sealed a 27-26 win for the Pacific islanders.

Samoa completed one of the great sporting comebacks of all time to knock England out of the World Cup and earn a final showdown with Australia at Old Trafford next Saturday.