Stephen Bachop scores against Wales at the 1999 World Cup. Photo / Getty
It was a line trotted out by embarrassed Welsh rugby followers after World Cup newcomers Western Samoa beat Wales in the 1991 World Cup.
"Just as well we weren't playing all of Samoa," they chortled into their pints of Brains.
Eight years later that reality bounced into Cardiff and bit
Wales once again although they had been much more aware of their rivals and confident they could repel them this time.
Wales had Graham Henry in the coaching seat and while a number of Samoan players were familiar with his style, and they had included dual internationals Pat Lam, Vaiga Tuigamala and Stephen Bachop, they were not expected to cope with the breadth of Wales' game.
They were on a 10-game winning streak, jubilation was coming from the valleys, hotel trade was moving at a strong pace and Bread of Heaven broke all sorts of decibel records at the new Millennium Stadium as Wales pounded into their early work.
