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 Final Following the match Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex presented Kangaroos captain Brad Fittler with the Cup and each of the players with medals. During the 1990 Kangaroo Tour, an 18-year-old Fittler had reportedly broken protocol when he had said ""G'day dude"" to Prince Edward's father, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh when the team had met the Duke as part of the tour. History allegedly repeated itself as Fittler was heard to say ""Thanks dude"" to Prince Edward when receiving the World Cup on the Wembley balcony. 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final The 1995 Rugby League World Cup final