Samoa set to Rock the boat

UNDERDOGS Samoa are ready to finish the job in the World Cup final – egged on by Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson.

The tiny Pacific island face champions Australia at Old Trafford after an epic journey to reach their maiden showpiece finale.

Samoans all over the globe have gone crazy about their surprise run.

And Johnson (above), who has Samoan heritage and is nicknamed The Rock, delivered a stirring message to his 348million

Instagram followers, urging Matt

Parish’s side to seize their moment today.

Star centre Stephen Crichton, whose extra-time drop-goal beat England in the semi-finals, is one of a number of big-name players who turned down the chance to play for Australia and New Zealand.

Born in Samoa’s capital city of Apia before moving to New Zealand aged two, Crichton (above) said: “That was the idea of it when all the boys made that pledge to come to Samoa.

“We didn’t want to be in it to compete with the other teams. We wanted to actually make it to the top.

“Australia are the top team that everyone wants to beat. They’re full of superstars but we’re confident that we can get the job done.”