Summary

  • England chase Rugby League World Cup semi-final spot as they face Papua New Guinea in Wollongong

  • England need to win and ensure their points difference is better than Samoa's - it was 68 points worse at kick-off - and even then, they will only go through if Samoa are beaten by Tonga on Sunday

  • Group B-C is a combined six-team pool - England, in Group B, are facing the three Group C teams: Tonga, France and Papua New Guinea

  • All results are combined into one six-team table, with the top two reaching the semi-finals

  • Final matches in combined group are in Parramatta on Sunday: Lebanon v France (06:50 GMT) and Tonga v Samoa (09:05 GMT)

  • England are out of Women's Rugby League World Cup after losing 24-6 to Samoa in Group A decider: Match report

  • Earlier, England began Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup defence with 98-18 win over Wales; Ireland beat USA 110-10

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Emma Smith

  1. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    Morgan Knowles tries a reverse pass that deceived everyone, including his own team mates.

    Bemusement all round in the England ranks.

  2. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    Urgh, Max King tries to offload too quickly under the posts and the ball flops away.

    Another good England chance lost.

  3. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The forwards have been so strong for England. Max King and Luke Thompson had an incredible opening 25 minutes. They've done their job and kept the Papua New Guinea pack having to make more and more tackles.

  4. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    AJ Brimson with another great take under pressure, launching another England attack.

    Brimson is taken down with a rather high looking tackle, to roars from the crowd.

    England continue, and get a penalty for a PNG offside.

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    Don't we all love a player with initials. Go AJ!

    Chris, Liverpool

  6. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    PNG with a rare foray forwards, held up just short of the England line.

    England will need to defend well to give themselves the best chance of racking up a big winning margin.

    Zac LaybuttEPA

  7. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    Where was this England performance against Tonga?

    That is the frustrating thing. A Samoa win on Sunday and all this is for naught.

  8. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kai Pearce-Paul running through time and time again. He gets a one-on-one with the opposition. You stay alive as a half-back as Harry Smith does, and right-foot side-step and he's in under the posts.

    Where England are going really well, they're carrying the ball and not going to ground, keeping it alive and bouncing out of tackles.

  9. Matt Newsum
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Pearce-Paul just flicks passes out for fun! England profit and it's another try in the bank. 20 up with 20 gone.

  10. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    Harry Smith (22 mins)

    Lovely stuff!

    This time England dodge through the middle and Harry Smith scores under the posts with a lovely jink inside following a good offload by Kai Pearce-Paul.

    Hugo Savala adds two.

  11. England 16-0 Papua New Guinea

    16 points scored in the first quarter. If they keep this pace up, they will score 64 points tonight.

    Pretty much on target, then.

  12. Matt Newsum
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A beautifully worked try! Three tries to the good in the first quarter.

  13. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    With AJ Brimson, you've got to hold a clean defensive line against him. A fractured line from the Kumuls and he ate the ground in front of him.

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    TRY - England 16-0 Papua New Guinea

    Dom Young (19 mins)

    More like it.

    England finally get the play through the hands right again, getting out to Dom Young to score in the right corner.

    This time Savala's kick hangs right and misses.

  15. Watching from the stand

    You get some spectacular views at the Wollongong Showground - those here for the England v Samoa women's match earlier caught the daylight and could see right out towards the sea.

    Darkness has fallen for the men's match, but the view is still pretty special. Paul Eastwood, the British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, is at the end England are attacking in the first half, and had a great sight of the teams emerging before kick-off.

    Wollongong ShowgroundPaul Eastwood

  16. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There's playing hot and there's overplaying. That's overplaying. Hugo Savala not only throws a bad pass but a forward pass. Don't get overwhelmed with the occasion.

  17. Matt Newsum
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The Kumuls are finding the going tough. Papua New Guinea cannot find a break.

  18. England 12-0 Papua New Guinea

    England do brilliantly to turn the ball over from the drop out, Herbie Farnworth with an improvised kick for AJ Brimson to chase - who is checked off the ball. Should have been a sin-bin.

    England swing the ball back out to the right, but the chance goes begging.

  19. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Every point matters tonight. Hugo Savala, putting those two kicks - both tries scored on the sidelines - hugely important.

  20. England 12-0 Papua New Guinea

    Harry Smith hangs high a kick to the left - dropped!

    PNG have to ground on their own line and will drop out. Another scoring chance for England.