Samoa are set to be without a raft of front-line players for two crucial Rugby World Cup qualifying matches.
The Manu will face Germany or Portugal for a place at next year's tournament after an investigation found Belgium, Spain and Romania fielded ineligible players in European qualifying.
The rescheduled home and away playoff series will now begin three weeks later in Apia and Samoa coach, Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, told Vinnie Wylie the delay means some of Samoa's star players can't be there.
Samoa coach Titimaea Tafua during the 2011 World Cup. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
