The Northampton centre is raring to go and confident Samoa can overcome a turbulent month in the autumn international
It has been a turbulent month for Samoa. A public row with the country's prime minister over the way money provided for the development of rugby on the islands has been used and the threat of strike action have had an impact on the field. Defeat to Italy was followed by an unconvincing victory over Canada in France last Friday.
On Saturday, a delegation of the Samoa squad met representatives from the International Rugby Board and the International Rugby Players' Association to discuss the grievances they had with the Samoan Rugby Union, which did not send anyone to the talks that were organised after the players agreed to call off a threat to boycott Saturday's game against England at Twickenham. They pointed out their concern was about the funding of the game as a whole in the country, not just how much international players are paid.
