The IRB has announced the new format for the Pacific Rugby Cup, contested between two sides each from Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
England will play four Test matches in November and December 2010 at Twickenham, against Australia, Samoa, South Africa and New Zealand.
Wasps have announced the signing of Samoan international prop Sakaria Taulafo.
You always want Samoa to do well, unless you've been on the end of one of their famous tackles. They're always battling against the odds.
Italy ended their painful thirteen-game losing streak on Saturday with a morale-boosting 24-6 victory over Samoa at the Stadio Del Duca.
France ran seven tries past Samoa on Saturday as they cruised to an impressive 43-5 victory at the Stade de France.
There was once a TV ad featuring Italian soccer star Gianluigi Buffon, where a woman clapped hands to head and screamed: 'Disastro!'
In only their second-ever clash, a much-changed France side host Samoa at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday.
Wales' Pacific Island jinx nearly struck again on Friday as they laboured to a scrappy 17-13 win over Samoa in Cardiff.
A slightly lightweight Welsh side welcomes Samoa to Cardiff on Friday, mindful of how other clashes between these two here ended.
Manu Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 73-12 in Port Moresby on Saturday to win 188-19 on aggregate qualify for RWC 2011.
Samoa took a giant step towards securing Oceania's qualifying spot at RWC 2011 with an impressive 115-7 victory over Papua New Guinea.
The Samoan sevens side is determined to overcome their traditional weak start in the latest International Rugby Board (IRB) World Series to improve on the third place they claimed in the last two seasons.
The Pacific Islanders claimed the first Test victory of their four-year existence with a 25-17 success over Italy in Reggio Emilia.
What was expected to be a benchmark tour for the Pacific Islands trundles into Reggio Emilio on Saturday looking a little glum.