"England don't make mistakes. They are quite mechanical, they don't take risks and are very well drilled from numbers one to 15. They will be very hard to beat.
"I still think that England, France, Australia or New Zealand will win this tournament. England were as good as I thought they would be," he added.
"From our point of view, we would like to think that we've made a statement that this team deserves to survive. We've had hurdles placed in our way, but we've shown that we deserve assistance."
Samoan skipper Semo Sititi, who scored his team's try, added: "I thought that the penalty try awarded to England was the turning point of the game.
"Overall, I am very pleased with the boys ."
Samoa flew to Brisbane today, where they will need to quickly recharge their batteries.
South Africa, in contrast, have had an extra two days' preparation time, which could ultimately prove crucial.
But rugby watchers everywhere will await the outcome with interest, given that Samoa, based on yesterday's revealing evidence, have the ability to cause a big upset.
In today's only game, Japan were facing the United States in Gosford to decide who will finish bottom of Pool B.
