Summary

  • England facing Rugby League World Cup exit after failing to score enough points against Papua New Guinea in Wollongong

  • Brian McDermott's side now need Tonga to beat Samoa by more than 46 points 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. Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England need to get to at least the 50-mark. That should put them in good stead.

  2. England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    England give away an early penalty as George Williams is accidentally barged to the floor by team mate Hugo Savala.

    A wry smile from England captain Williams.

  3. Kick-off

    England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    Away we go.

  4. HT: England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    The TV cameras capture an England fan wearing a giant pumpkin costume. It is Halloween tomorrow after all.

    The players are back out for the second half. Hopefully England won't be spooked.

  5. Matt Newsum
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Points are key. They need them to rack up with frequency.

  6. Why do England need so many points?

    HT: England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    In order to reach the semi-finals, England need to beat PNG and hope Tonga defeat Samoa on Sunday.

    That would bring it down to points difference between England and Samoa - and England's is currently 68 points worse than Samoa.

    So a win by 68 points tonight would mean any win for Tonga is good enough for England. But if the English don't reach that mark, they need the Tongans to really rack up a score against a Samoan side who reached the World Cup final four years ago.

    And at this rate, England will be well short.

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

    A great performance by England. They came out, they were physical in defence and that's where it begins and finishes.

    When they carried the ball, the contact and metres after contact have been such a state of fact for England, drawing so much energy out of the opposition. England have done that in bucket-loads.

    But where they've fallen down is the finishing touches. When they got it wrong, they got bored of doing it. Against France, they stuck to the system, the process. I promise that's what Brian McDermott is saying now. You're trying to score points without gaining the right to do so.

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    The quality difference between the top teams (NZ & Aus) and the rest of the teams is massive. Having watched the NRL all season, I feel like some of the club teams there would have a good chance against most international sides in the tournament.

    Tom in Warks

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

    Brian McDermott will be unsatisfied. He'll be thinking we could have put 40 on them.

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  11. Half-time

    England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    England are winning, but not by enough.

    They will need around 40 points in the second half to be happy here.

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  12. PENALTY - England 24-0 Papua New Guinea

    Hugo Savala (40 mins)

    Savala of course adds the two.

    Those are England's first points since the 22nd minute.

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    All those points in first 20 great. Second 20 too many mistakes. Going to need a big second half.

    Mark, Warrington

  14. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    George Williams is heavily tackled and the ball is dropped again.

    But the tackler was offside, and as the buzzer goes England will kick for goal.

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

    This is what I'm talking about with England letting Papua New Guinea off the hook. They've made them go sideline to sideline, there's space in the middle of the park. The play was on but the execution was poor.

  16. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    White line fever is setting in for England.

    They have the space and numbers to play it out to the left, but Morgan Knowles rushes on the overlap and the ball is knocked on three yards from home.

    It was 22-0 after 22 minutes, England have failed to add any more points in the last 15 or so.

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  17. Matt Newsum
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That England line speed just about paid off.

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

    I think that's a great decision by Savala to come out of the line and shut that play down.

  19. England 22-0 Papua New Guinea

    PNG put pressure on England, even getting six again within 10 yards of the line.

    But England survive with a clean sheet.

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    You can see why they cut the number of teams. England have made a ridiculously large number of stupid errors, and are still on track for the 60-odd points they need. Tournament could just be Tonga, Samoa, England, Australia and New Zealand.

    Stuart, Whitecross