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Is the Women's World Cup a similar structure to the men's comp where 'for and against' will feature heavily in determining which teams qualify for the finals?
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Rugby League World Cup live: Jillaroos vs England in Perth
By Jon Healy
Topic:Rugby League
Australia's women's team is expected to continue a second round of lopsided scores as they take on England at the Rugby League World Cup.
Already today we have seen England hammer France 82-0 and Samoa thump PNG 64-6 in the men's tournament, while Fiji's women rolled over the top of the Orchids in Port Moresby.
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LATE MAIL: Jillaroos vs England
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Two debutants for Australia with Makenzie Weale and dual international Sariah Paki set to come off the bench.
For England, James Graham on Channel Seven is perplexed by Newcastle's* Georgia Roche being benched and Canterbury's* Hope Millard being named as 18th player.
* Newcastle and Canterbury in Australia, not England.
Double hat-tricks for England as they thump France
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After weathering the first 20 minutes, things turned ugly in a hurry for France against England.
Dom Young, Matty Ashton and Herbie Farnworth scored three tries in three minutes to start the rout, and by half-time it was six tries to nil, with Farnworth already having completed his hat-trick.
The break appeared to only breathe life into the Poms, who kept their foot on the gas with eight more tries — including a hat-trick for Young — to run out 82-0 winners.
It's an important victory for England, with for-and-against vital to its chances of progressing to the knockout stage.
How the women's progression works
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G'day Jon, you're looking well tonight! Is the Women's World Cup a similar structure to the men's comp where 'for and against' will feature heavily in determining which teams qualify for the finals?
No, the women's side of the Cup is more traditional.
While the men have one main pool and a combined Pool C and B, their are only two groups of four women's teams with the top two in each group progressing to the semifinals.
Interestingly, heading into tonight's game England is actually leading the Jillaroos in Pool A courtesy of a 70-6 win over Wales, while Australia beat Samoa by a paltry 40-0.
Tonga and Samoa's journey to world beaters
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Once upon a time it was Australia, New Zealand, England and then, far in the distance, the rest of the rugby league world.
At this year's tournament, there are perhaps no more exciting teams than Tonga and Samoa.
Myles Houlbrook-Walk breaks it down …
Finding hope and joy
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No-one is pretending these round two games have been all-time classic contests, but in a sport where the international scene is continuing to grow, you have to find the hope where you can.
And Nick Campton has done just that …
What have we seen so far today?
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Tries, and lots of them.
This second round always shaped as a weekend of one-sided contests.
It started on Friday with a combined 112-0 scoreline between the Samoa vs Wales (76-0) in the women's tournament, and a 36-0 win by Tonga over Lebanon in the men's.
Today has continued the trend so far, with Samoa's men demolishing Papua New Guinea 64-6 and the Fijian women continuing a tough day for the fans in Port Moresby with a 40-4 win over the Orchids.
And, as we speak, England has emerged from the half-time break leading France 36-0 in Perth.
Welcome to the World Cup
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Hello and welcome to ABC Sport's live coverage of tonight's Women's Rugby League World Cup showdown between Australia's Jillaroos and England.
We're expecting to see plenty of points tonight, but can the English pull off the mother of all upsets?
The way this weekend has gone so far would suggest not, but that's why they play the games.
Hang around as we bring you every moment and catch you up on what's happened so far in round two.
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