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MANCHESTER, England : When Samoa lost 60-6 to England in their Rugby League World Cup opener, few eyebrows were raised, but having disposed of the hosts to book a shock final clash with Australia, the Pacific Islanders are one step away from a true sporting miracle.
LONDON : Samoa assistant coach Daniel Holdsworth insists his team will be a far tougher proposition for England when the sides clash in the Rugby League World Cup semi-final on Saturday.
Tommy Makinson became the first Englishman to score five tries in a rugby league Test as the hosts convincingly booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals. Some had identified England’s showdown with the Kumuls in Wigan as a potential banana skin on their route to the final.
England ran up a series of records as they defeated a helpless Greece side to not only secure top spot in Group A at the Rugby League World Cup, but register their biggest win in the tournament. The debuting Greeks had only pride to play for after defeat in their first two games and they caused England a minor scare in the opening quarter when Siteni Taukamo’s try made it 10-4 in England’s favour.
Scotland claimed one of the most impressive wins in their history, upsetting the odds at the T20 World Cup again as they beat West Indies by 42 runs at Hobart.
Sarai Bareman is in her third week back from maternity leave. Straight on a plane from Zurich to Auckland, then Sydney, and soon back to Auckland. Not so much wrenching herself away from her new normal, more just adding full-time work to the full-time-mother equation. “It’s been an absolute baptism of fire,” she says. “It’s a whole different struggle.”
Portugal will have to beat Thailand or Cameroon to advance to its first Women's World Cup tournament next year.
Record-breaking Rhyse Martin is hoping to end a turbulent year on a high as he sets his sights on making the passionate Papua New Guinea fanbase proud at the Rugby League World Cup. The prospect of leading his country out on the global stage is a poignant one for the 29-year-old, who lost his father — a proud Papua New Guinean through whom Martin qualifies to represent the Kumuls — in February. Ad The Leeds Rhinos second row represented his club side just days later and went on to etch his name into the history books during the 2022 season, nailing his 37th and 38th consecutive successful kicks at goal during the Grand Final at Old Trafford to set a new Super League and NRL record.