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Australia beats New Zealand 34-10 for fourth straight Rugby League World Cup title

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Summary

  • Australia's Jillaroos beat New Zealand's Kiwi Ferns 34-10 in the women's Rugby League World Cup final at Lang Park in Brisbane.
  • The win is Australia's fourth consecutive World Cup crown, in the fifth straight final between the Trans-Tasman rivals.
  • Jamie Chapman scored a first-half hat-trick and earned player-of-the-match honours; Isabelle Kelly lifted the trophy.
  • Australia led 34-6 at halftime after running in six tries, with Shaylee Best, Jess Sergis and Tamika Upton also scoring.
  • Australia's dominance has grown with the rise of the NRLW, and coach Jess Skinner's side also won the 2022 final by 50.

Reactions

  • Nick Campton calls Jess Skinner's Australia side the greatest collection of talent the women's game has ever seen.
  • Nick Campton says Australia's dominance threatens the international game as a spectacle and has made the tournament a slog.
  • Nick Campton forecasts no end in sight to Australia's dominance, with Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand all improving.
  • Nick Campton says the Kiwi Ferns, like every team at this World Cup, were helpless to stop the Jillaroos.
  • Nick Campton says New Zealand did better in the second half, but winning it is little consolation in a World Cup final.

Timeline newest first

  1. Australia beat New Zealand 34-10 in the women's Rugby League World Cup final at Lang Park in Brisbane, winning a fourth consecutive title.
  2. Jamie Chapman scored a first-half hat-trick in the final and earned player-of-the-match honours; Australia led 34-6 at halftime.
  3. New Zealand's Mackenzie Wiki scored on the full-time siren after a try-saving Isabelle Kelly tackle had denied him moments earlier.
  4. The Jillaroos' win gave Australia a fourth-straight Rugby League World Cup crown in the fifth consecutive Trans-Tasman final.
  5. Jamie Chapman scored the final's first try after two minutes, with Shaylee Best, Jess Sergis and Tamika Upton also scoring in a dominant first half.
  6. Having learnt from a lethargic start to their semifinal win over Fiji, the Jillaroos were dominant from the first minute against New Zealand.

Sources newest first

  • Jillaroos' World Cup win is more of the same old storyabc.net.au· 2h

    Nick Campton's ABC analysis says Australia's 34-10 win over New Zealand in the women's Rugby League World Cup final at Lang Park delivered a fourth straight title, with Jamie Chapman's first-half hat-trick earning player-of-the-match honours. He argues the Jillaroos' ever-growing dominance, built on the NRLW's rise, threatens the international game as a spectacle and sees no end in sight.

  • Chapman hat-trick fires Jillaroos to Rugby League World Cup gloryabc.net.au· 3h

    ABC reports that the Jillaroos defended their Rugby League World Cup title, beating New Zealand's Kiwi Ferns 34-10 at Lang Park in Brisbane, with Jaime Chapman scoring a hat-trick in a dominant first half that also brought tries to Shaylee Best, Jess Sergis and Tamika Upton. It is Australia's fourth-straight crown in the fifth consecutive Trans-Tasman final, and the page's NRL Score Centre lists recent finals including the Roosters' 19-18 win over the Knights.