Rugby League World Cup 2026 LIVE Scores: Australia Jillaroos vs Samoa results, Samoa defeat France by 74 points, updates, latest news; Sua Fa’alogo scores four tries off the bench; Deine Mariner hamst
Australia's Jillaroos secured a victory against Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, despite a physical and scrappy performance. The match featured notable individual efforts and a high-scoring environment throughout the tournament.
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The Rugby League World Cup is a major international sporting event that draws significant engagement in the Pacific and Australia.
- 11.27am . First published at 5.10am
Key Updates pin 10.38am Bizza’s niece stuns as Jillaroos complete emphatic win pin 10.18am Young gun rocked by awkward tackle pin 09.02am Epic scenes for women’s RLWC opener pin 08.42am Another record tumbles in 74-point win pin 08.18am Fa’alogo scores three, four and nearly five! pin 07.05am Mariner limps off with injury pin 06.46am Tears flow during anthem, Siva Tau pin 06.30am Knights rookie’s rapid rise to World Cup downChevron Show more Latest posts 11.27am Signing off! Liam O'Loughlin shares Share post Thanks for following our live coverage of tonight’s RLWC double header!
We’ll be back tomorrow for four huge games in the men’s and women’s draw.
Share post The scoreline didn’t show it, but the Jillaroos will be feeling sore tomorrow after a physical contest against the improving Samoan outfit.
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