Samoa captain Mahonri Schwalger is excited ahead of Sunday’s Rugby World Cup match-up with Fiji.The Pool D clash will see two sides from the Pacific Islands clash, and gives the Samoans the perfect chance to respond from a 17-10 loss to Wales.

“The team will bounce back,” Schwalger said.

“At the moment the boys are trying to forget about the game last week. This is a big game this week, so we’re looking forward to it.”

The hooker said his side were friends with their opponents but ‘when we come on the field it’s a different story’.

“This game is the clash of the islanders, so it will be a big one. There are a lot of islanders around here,” he said.

The clash will be held at Eden Park in Auckland, which boasts the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world.

That means it will be a sell-out crowd of 60,000, with plenty of support for both sides.

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