Samoa at the Rugby World Cup put in bids for future tournaments. Due to the lack of facilities, and the small size of the island nation, it is unlikely it will do so in the future. Samoa can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film "Invictus" based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Samoa at the Rugby World Cup Western Samoa have played in every Rugby World Cup since the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Their omission from the inaugural tournament in 1987 was controversial, as there were no qualifications. Their worst World Cup was in 2007 and 2015 when they finished fourth in their
1995 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage 1995 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage The 1995 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage took place after the group stage of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup and culminated in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final. The Semi-finals consisted of four teams; 1st and 2nd from Group A, 1st from Group B and 1st from Group C. Inspirational Welsh captain Jonathan Davies announced his representative retirement following the match. After showing very little form in their group games, New Zealand almost produced a boilover against Australia in Huddersfield. The Kangaroos were leading 20–16 with just 3 minutes remaining