Steve Borthwick has gone with an unsurprisingly strong team, given the opportunities to rotate earlier in the pool, as he looks to build some momentum ahead of a likely quarter-final tie with Fiji.
Henry Arundell’s five tries last time out against Chile was not enough to keep him in the starting 15, however, as he and Marcus Smith have come out as Freddie Steward returns at full-back.
George Ford and captain Owen Farrell will revisit their 10-12 partnership for the first time under Borthwick, while Joe Marchant and Jonny May line up on the wings – while Tom Curry returns from his suspension.
Samoa have made nine changes from their previous defeat to Japan, as wing Ben Lam is out as a result of his three-match suspension for his red card.
