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Samoa target Smith in bid to stage big upset

- ALEX SPINK

ENGLAND have been warned that Samoa are gunning for them and fullback Marcus Smith in what they see as their World Cup final.

With Steve Borthwick’s team already through to the knockout stages and Samoa unable to advance, there would appear to be little riding on the Lille clash a week today.

But full-back Duncan Paia’aua believes it is a contest of huge significance to Samoa and seeing Fiji beat England last month has his tiny island nation fired up.