Full Time
80:00
1:30am Sun November 6, 2022
Quarter Finals - The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan - Crowd: 23179
80min

That's full time, England dominant in this one and they advance to play Tonga or Samoa, while PNG bow out after a sound World Cup campaign

80min

Challenge unsuccessful

80min

PNG challenging the call of a knock on with 21 seconds to go

80min

Mckenzie Yei knocks on and that should just about do it

80min

Set restart for PNG

77min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tom Makinson.

Makinson's kick is off the uprights and away, remains a 40 point game

England lead England 46 - 6 Papua New Guinea
75min

Try: England
Scored by Tom Makinson. Kick to come.

Count em, one, two, three, four, FIVE, and for the first time in history, an England player has 5 tries in a single match, and who else but Tommy Makinson to achieve the feat.

England lead England 46 - 6 Papua New Guinea
74min

Daniel Russell does well to pluck Tomkins' kick out of the air but is pushed into touch while trying to return it

71min

Conversion: Papua New Guinea
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Rhyse Martin nails it from the sideline

England lead England 42 - 6 Papua New Guinea
68min

Try: Papua New Guinea
Scored by Jimmy Ngutlik. Kick to come.

Jimmy Ngutlik has scored a try for the Kumuls, winning the race to a Alex Johnston grubber in the corner

England lead England 42 - 4 Papua New Guinea
68min

Challenge unsuccessful, PNG ball

67min

Herbie Farnworth knocks on but England are challenging

65min

Jack Welsby loses the ball

65min

Set restart for ENG

64min

Confusion amongst Johnston and Ngutlik as neither can decide who's catch it is. Results in a knock on, England with another opportunity

60min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tom Makinson.

Makinson can't convert

England lead England 42 - 0 Papua New Guinea
58min

Try: England
Scored by Tom Makinson. Kick to come.

It was merely a delay of Makinson's 4th try, the winger going over untouched as England keep the ball alive and find numbers to the left

England lead England 42 - 0 Papua New Guinea
57min

England get a penalty without possession

57min

Looked for all money that George Williams' cutout pass was setting Makinson up for try number 4 but the PNG scramble defence is good and they secure the turnover

56min

England had an overlap but Kyle Laybutt makes the trysaving play to stick a hand out and tap the ball.

55min

Edwin Ipape makes an error, giving England prime field position

54min

Tom Makinson can't get to Williams' kick as it takes a Kumuls bounce

51min

Makinson has to take the ball dead after a great kick from Lachlan Lam, they'll drop it out to PNG

50min

George Williams' kick is too strong for Morgan Knowles. 7 tackle set for PNG

50min

Set restart for ENG

47min

Mike Cooper loses the ball in the tackle

46min

Jack Welsby's kick is taken dead by Jimmy Ngutlik before Tomkins can get to it

45min

Penalty to England for an illegal striip

44min

Tomkins loses it but it goes backwards

41min

Second half underway and England have first use of the ball

40min

That's half time, complete and utter domination from the English

39min

Michael McIlorum puts it down now. England (understandably) taking the foot off the gas

38min

Justin Olam is caught on the last

38min

England don't find touch with the free kick. They don't want the intensity to drop here

37min

Penalty to England, PNG offside

36min

Edwin Ipape knocks on from dummy half

36min

PNG get a penalty

34min

John Bateman bats Kyle Laybutt's kick dead. Repeat set for the Kumuls

33min

Watkins knocks on on play 1

32min

Justin Olam looked to be getting on the outside of Watkins but his offload goes a mile forward. England scrum feed

31min

I guess they have had the ball. They've only made 49 metres in 30 minutes of play

31min

Dominic Young knocks on and PNG will finally have the ball.

29min

Yikes. Rhyse Martin has kicked off out on the full. I genuinely don't think PNG have had the ball yet. This is quite something

28min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tom Makinson.

Tom Makinson converts his own try. Might as well have that on the copy paste for the rest of this one

England lead England 38 - 0 Papua New Guinea
27min

Try: England
Scored by Tom Makinson. Kick to come.

Oh no, PNG can't take a trick. Just as it looked like they were finally going to have possession, Alex Johnston is deemed to have dropped the ball on the full in goal and Tommy Makinson was there to ground it and extend the lead. Bloodbath times one million

England lead England 36 - 0 Papua New Guinea
27min

Alex Johnston drops it in goal but the ref blew his whistle prematurely. He signalled a 20 metre tap but England are challenging

26min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tom Makinson.

Makinson finally connects with a sideline conversion

England lead England 32 - 0 Papua New Guinea
24min

Try: England
Scored by Kallum Watkins. Kick to come.

Wow. Just wow. England roll up the field again, with Radley throwing a wobbly pass to Dominic Young, who beats his man one-on-one before passing inside to Kallum Watkins, who scores the try untouched

England lead England 30 - 0 Papua New Guinea
23min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tom Makinson.

Tom Makinson converts the try

England lead England 26 - 0 Papua New Guinea
23min

Try: England
Scored by George Williams. Kick to come.

A bloodbath is an understatement. England have again gone right through, this time down the middle, with Bateman offloading to Williams, who gets it to Kallum Watkins, who turns it back inside to George Williams, who didn't look like he was going to get there but the wet weather was enough for him to slide into the in goal

England lead England 24 - 0 Papua New Guinea
20min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tom Makinson.

Makinson converts his own try

England lead England 20 - 0 Papua New Guinea
19min

Try: England
Scored by Tom Makinson. Kick to come.

Tommy Makinson is a special player and has been for some time, you don't win the golden boot without being very good. He easily out-leaps Rodrick Tai to cleanly take possession before being too strong for Alex Johnston, slamming it down for his second try in 18 minutes

England lead England 18 - 0 Papua New Guinea
18min

England again easily finding space on the edges. This could be a long night for the Kumuls

17min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tom Makinson.

Makinson is wide again with his conversion attempt

England lead England 14 - 0 Papua New Guinea
15min

Try: England
Scored by Dominic Young. Kick to come.

Well PNG didn't let them run it in but England still come up with points off the back of a kick on the last, Williams again getting a result off the boot with Tomkins knocking it back and England simply going through the hands to score with ease, Dom Young finishing it off. Could it be coming home?

England lead England 14 - 0 Papua New Guinea
14min

Nene Macdonald is forced to bat Williams' kick dead. Some more defence coming up for PNG

12min

A pedestrian kick by England is turned into a great one as Jimmy Ngutlik is barrelled over the touchline. Possibly another try coming for the Brits

10min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tom Makinson.

Tommy Makinson is away to the left

England lead England 10 - 0 Papua New Guinea
9min

Try: England
Scored by Tom Makinson. Kick to come.

Dream start for the English, dominating in the forwards to easily roll up the field and Tomkins' kick is much better this time, pinpoint and a good pickup by Tommy Makinson to score and extend the lead

England lead England 10 - 0 Papua New Guinea
8min

Set restart for ENG

7min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tom Makinson.

Tommy (Makinson) converts Tommy (Burgess)'s try

England lead England 6 - 0 Papua New Guinea
6min

Try: England
Scored by Thomas Burgess. Kick to come.

It didn't take long for the hosts, big Tommy Burgess crashing over under the posts on tackle 2 to score the try. Worrying signs early for PNG

England lead England 4 - 0 Papua New Guinea
5min

Sam Tomkins' grubber is knocked on by Olam. England have a fresh attacking set

4min

Dom Young almost gets up to the halfway line on play 1

3min

Tom Makinson wins the race to George Williams' attacking kick and loses it backwards to Michael McIlorum, but he can't get to the line. PNG survive

2min

Dominic Young returns the first kick for England and makes some good metres

1min

Game is underway and PNG have first use of the ball

Kate Middleton is out on the field having a chat to some of the young English lads and shaking hands with the players

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of England v PNG and kickoff is under 5 minutes away as the national anthems are playing

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Liam Moore

Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Jack Smith

Video Referee: Adam Gee

ENGLAND MEN (46)
Tries: Thomas Burgess, Tom Makinson (5), Dominic Young, George Williams, Kallum Watkins
Conversions: Tom Makinson (5/9)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA MEN (6)
Tries: Jimmy Ngutlik
Conversions: Rhyse Martin (1/1)