Summary

  • Australia 78-0 England: Full-time: Group A match in Perth

  • Australia: Tries: Jaime Chapman 2, Jocelyn Kelleher 2, Julia Robinson, Isabelle Kelly 2, Abbi Church 2, Tarryn Aiken, Olivia Kernick, Quincy Dodd, Makenzie Weale, Tiana Penitani Gray, Shaylee Bent Goals: Jocelyn Kelleher 9

  • Use the 'Listen live' icon at the top of the page for BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary (UK only)

  • World champions Australia looking for fourth successive title

  • They won 90-4 when teams met in Las Vegas in March 2025 - England's record defeat

  • Matches at the Women's Rugby League World Cup are played over 70 minutes - as in Australia's NRL Women's Premiership - rather than the usual 80 of England's Women's Super League

  • Earlier, England's men beat France 82-0

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Steve Sutcliffe

  1. Australia 36-0 England

    Eva Hunter has limped into the England dressing room. She cannot put any weight on her foot. Julia Robinson will not be back either. Apparently she is on her way to hospital for an x-ray.

  2. Australia 36-0 England

    Australia look full of running. England have barely seen the ball, apart from kick-offs.

    Now England concede a penalty on Australia's last tackle as Hollie-Mae Dodd catches Tarryn Aitken late.

    Lucy Murray then gives another away. The penalty count is 7-1 against England.

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    TRY - Australia 36-0 England

    Abbi Church

    Just for a change Australia go right. And it's the same result.

    The England line is fragmented to say the least and Tiana Penitani Gray picks out Abbi Church, who skips back inside Fran Goldthorp to score.

    Abbi ChurchGetty Images
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    CONVERTED TRY - Australia 32-0 England

    Isabelle Kelly

    Eva Hunter is down injured and Australia capitalise with points. Every time they attack down the left they look like scoring and Isabelle Kelly goes over.

    Jocelyn Kelleher adds the extras.

  5. Australia 26-0 England

    Penalty Australia after England slow the play the ball as Sarah Togatuki is tipped over.

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    TRY - Australia 26-0 England

    Jocelyn Kelleher

    England concede another penalty, albeit a soft one. And when Australia shift the ball left Jocelyn Kelleher bundles over.

  7. Australia 22-0 England

    Penalty Australia after England slow the play the ball.

  8. 'That does not look good'

    Ruan Sims
    Former Australia prop on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Julia Robinson was first in the contact on Amelia Brown and it looks a serious issue with the left forearm. That does not look good.

  9. Australia 22-0 England

    Australia centre Julia Robinson is struggling with her forearm. That looked like it was inflicted by her own player Shaylee Bent.

    Meanwhile, Jodie Cunningham has blood pouring out of her face and comes off to get that looked at.

  10. Australia 22-0 England

    England need ball and field position. They have hardly had any so far.

    And Jenna Foubister's kick on the last is poor.

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    CONVERTED TRY - Australia 22-0 England

    Julia Robinson

    It looks very much like damage limitation already for England here.

    Julia RobinsonGetty Images

  12. Australia 16-0 England

    Had things worked out differently Jocelyn Kelleher might well have been appearing for England in this contest.

    There was a time not that long ago when the Australia half-back was posing photos with her Sydney Roosters team-mate Jasmin Strange with a St George's flag in the background as her mother is English.

  13. 'Attitude needs to be fixed up'

    Ruan Sims
    Former Australia prop on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I have a real issue here because Jocelyn Kelleher's coming round over the try-line to improve the position for the kick, and Amelia Brown just turns her back on her. She's not even in the in-goal area. That attitude to those sorts of things really needs to be fixed up. I'm sure Stuart Barrow will have a lot to say about that.

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    CONVERTED TRY - Australia 16-0 England

    Jocelyn Kelleher

    Tamika Upton breaks past Izzy Rowe and Lucy Murray and Jocelyn Kelleher scores in the corner.

    Over goes the conversion as well.

  15. Australia 10-0 England

    Fran Goldthorp has started this match so well for England at full-back. She comes up with a great try-saving tackle and then picks up a grubber towards the line a couple of tackles later.

  16. Australia 10-0 England

    England think they have scored as Anna Davies goes over in the corner but her knee is in touch.

    It's better from Stuart Barrow's side, mind.

    Anna DaviesGetty Images

  17. Australia 10-0 England

    Jaime Chapman comes up with a knock on that gives England field position near the Australia line.

  18. Australia 10-0 England

    England were not great in defence last week but had the benefit of having most of the ball against Wales.

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    CONVERTED TRY - Australia 10-0 England

    Jaime Chapman

    What a finish that is as Jaime Chapman gets up to take a high catch from Jocelyn Kelleher's kick.

    Kelleher adds the conversion with a sliced effort that Roberto Carlos would be proud of.

    Jaime ChapmanGetty Images

  20. Australia 4-0 England

    Jenna Foubister sticks the kick-off out on the full. Two mistakes off the kick-offs now for England. Dreadful start.