Match centre · Matchday live
Wales Women lose 124–6 to Australia in World Cup finale
Sun 04:40 · CommBank Stadium, Sydney · Women’s Rugby League World Cup, Pool A
Full time
COVER WALES
AUSTRALIA
124-6
WALES
Match report
Wales Women ended Wales’ first Rugby League World Cup with a 124–6 defeat by Australia at CommBank Stadium in Sydney on Sunday. Australia scored 21 tries and led 60–0 at half time, according to the NRL’s final match record. Paige Travis scored Wales’ try after 59 minutes and Tayla Preston added the conversion. It was the second-rower’s second try of the tournament, after she scored against England in the opening match.
How the scoring went
Jaime Chapman scored six tries for Australia and Jessica Sergis four. Abbi Church, Keilee Joseph and Tamika Upton each scored twice, while Olivia Kernick, Jesse Southwell, Kezie Apps, Sariah Paki and Keeley Nizza also crossed. Southwell landed 20 of 21 conversions. Bethan Dainton captained Wales from lock and made 38 tackles, the most on either side. Ffion Lewis and Preston were in the halves, with Carys Marsh at hooker. The confirmed teams and the full scoring sequence are listed in the match centre.
The difference in attack
Australia recorded 2,173 running metres to Wales’ 252, according to the NRL. Australia made 22 line breaks against none for Wales, and the hosts had 79 per cent of possession. The result leaves Wales without a win from the three Pool A matches. Wales lost 70–6 to England and 76–0 to Samoa before this match.
The match in numbers
Scoring and discipline
5' Try
Olivia Kernick
7' Try
Jaime Chapman
7' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
9' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
10' Try
Jaime Chapman
11' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
14' Try
Abbi Church
16' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
17' Try
Jesse Southwell
18' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
19' Try
Jessica Sergis
21' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
23' Try
Kezie Apps
24' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
26' Try
Jaime Chapman
28' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
29' Try
Jessica Sergis
30' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
31' Try
Sariah Paki
33' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
36' Try
Keilee Joseph
37' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
38' Try
Jessica Sergis
40' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
42' Try
Jaime Chapman
43' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
44' Try
Keilee Joseph
46' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
49' Try
Abbi Church
53' Try
Jessica Sergis
54' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
55' Try
Tamika Upton
56' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
59' Try
Paige Travis
60' Conversion
Tayla Preston
62' Try
Keeley Nizza
63' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
64' Try
Jaime Chapman
65' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
68' Try
Tamika Upton
69' Try
Jaime Chapman
69' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
69' Conversion
Jesse Southwell
The numbers
- 21
- 1
- 20
- 1
- 2173
- 252
- 22
- 0
- 54
- 1
- 92%
- 75%
- 1
- 54
Teams
Rugby team sheets
Australia
- 1Tamika Upton
- 2Jaime Chapman
- 3Jessica Sergis
- 4Isabelle Kelly
- 5Abbi Church
- 6Jesse Southwell
- 7Tarryn Aiken
- 8Ellie Johnston
- 9Quincy Dodd
- 10Makenzie Weale
- 11Kezie Apps
- 12Sariah Paki
- 13Olivia Kernick
Replacements (5)
- 14Keeley Nizza
- 15Keilee Joseph
- 16Sarah Togatuki
- 22Sheridan Gallagher
- 19Olivia Higgins
Wales
- 1Leanne Burnell
- 2Zoe Heeley
- 3Jade Mullen
- 4Hannah Bluck
- 5Sian Williams
- 6Ffion Lewis
- 7Tayla Preston
- 8Agnes Wood
- 9Carys Marsh
- 10Emily Hughes
- 11Georgia Cussons
- 12Paige Travis
- 13Bethan Dainton
Replacements (5)
- 14Kathryn Salter
- 15Erin Williams
- 16Gracie Hobbs
- 17Lucia Davies
- 18Dani McGifford