Pisi: Fitness concerns
Samoa will give influential fly-half Tusi Pisi as long as possible to recover for their mouth-watering encounter with Wales.
Pisi limped off during the 49-12 rout of Namibia after damaging his left hamstring.
However Pisi has been testing the healing powers of Rotorua's mud baths in a bid to make Sunday's match in Hamilton - with Samoa gambling on naming him in their starting XV.
Coach Titimaea Tafua said: "He's 80 per cent fit according to our medical team, and they say he'll be 99 pe rcent tomorrow, so then we still have one more day for him to be fully fit."
Newcastle-bound flanker Taiasina Tuifu'a, who also came off early in the win over Namibia, has been declared fit although he will have to settle for a place on the bench.
That means Ofisa Treviranus comes in for Tuifu'ai in the only change to the Samoa line-up.
Samoa: 15 Paul Williams, 14 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 13 George Pisi, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Tusi Pisi, 9 Kahn Fotuali'I, 8 George Stowers, 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 6 Ofisa Treviranus, 5 Daniel Leo, 4 Kane Thompson, 3 Anthony Perenise, 2 Mahonri Schwalger (capt), 1 Sakaria Taulafo.
Replacements: 16 Ti'i Paulo, 17 Census Johnston, 18 Joe Tekori, 19 Taiasina Tuifu'a, 20 Junior Poluleuligaga, 21 Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu, 22 Tasesa Lavea.
Source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_7179731,00.html
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