Boe's rally-cry ahead of Springbok showdown

Samoa's campaign could come to an end in Brisbane tomorrow but coach John Boe will demand a grandstand farewell performance against South Africa.

"We did not come here just to make up the numbers," he said today. "We seriously came here to play. We wanted to beat England, and we were disappointed that we didn't.

"That's the attitude you have got to have at this level, and our boys have that attitude."

Derick Hougaard replaces Louis Koen at fly-half for the Springboks while Somoan centre Terry Fanolua has a broken thumb and Romi Ropati plays instead.