Show me the way to go home...

So England triumph in the Group of Near Death Experiences. With two "gimmes", their progress should have been more serene, but they have been shown to be easily rattled by sides that refuse to roll over and succumb to training ground rugby routines. With all their power, there is still a lack of cutting edge, and the decision to take their own South Sea islander is proving to be their saving grace. Without the Leicester based Tuilagi, England would struggle to get any front foot ball at all.
At the end of the Pool stage, so many gifted players depart, perhaps at the end of their World Cup careers. The Samoan side, for example, are packed full of quality, but the harsh economic truth of the matter is that they can't afford to put together a coherent campaign. They can't plan ahead, they can't get players released from all four corners of the globe, they can't bring in lots of support personnel. To prepare for a World Cup campaign (particularly in the Pool of Death) a squad would need to do a lot more than summon players in the few weeks before the bash and hope they're all in the right shape for the challenge. That takes serious cash and resources.
As well as Tuilagi, England do have that...