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Joining McRorie on the unavailables list is Taylor Paris, who was very impressive vs. Ireland but like the rest of the backline, struggled last week vs. Romania. His spot on the left wing has been taken by Conor Trainor, who started the last two games at outside centre.

Ciaran Hearn gets the start at outside centre. He replaced Trainor late in the Romania game and did have some productive touches of the ball. He was a pretty regular choice at 13 for Kieran Crowley, but started at inside centre vs. Ireland.

The inside centre this week is Nick Blevins, who makes his first start since the Italy game in Toronto last June.

The Samoans have been forced into seven changes from the team which lost 20-16 to Georgia in Tblisi. Hooker Manu Leiataua, second rows Filo Paulo and Chris Vui, flanker Jack Lam and centre Reynold Lee-Lo are all out. Furthermore, centre George Pisi is missing from the lineup too.

There are a lot of young faces in the Samoa lineup, but there’s still the likes of Paul Perez at outside centre, David Lemi on the wing and inside centre Winston Stanley. (More here from Americas Rugby News.)

Samoa and Canada last met in August 2015, a last-minute 21-20 win for the Samoans in Toronto.

Live stream on TSN GO

If you’re a TSN subscriber, you’ll be able to watch Friday’s game live via their TSN GO streaming service. All you need is your cable provide login info. You can watch on your tablet or smart phone using the app, or on your desktop, using the TSN.ca website.