Englands players have opted against giving a portion of their match fee to their Samoan counterparts ahead of Saturdays clash at Twickenham.
Anthony Watson revealed that the possibility of donating part of the £23,000 they are paid for each Test as recently suggested by Mako Vunipola would be discussed this week.
The Samoa Rugby Union, which pays its players a match fee of £600, has been declared bankrupt by its chairman but this claim is disputed by World Rugby. The England captain, Dylan Hartley, raised the issue among the senior player group and it was decided that they would not supplement the £75,000 goodwill gesture promised to the Pacific islanders by the Rugby Football Union.
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