Full Time
80:00
1:30am Wed November 2, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 1 - AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds - Crowd: 8621
80min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley again has the final kick of the half. She strides in, nails it. FULLTIME.

England lead England 72 - 4 Brazil
79min

Try: England
Scored by Olivia Wood. Kick to come.

Olivia Wood slices through and has her first England score.

England lead England 70 - 4 Brazil
78min

Brazil knock on and England have a chance to finish this off in style.

74min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley from mid range, kicks it.

England lead England 66 - 4 Brazil
72min

Try: England
Scored by Courtney Winfield-Hill. Kick to come.

Hollie Dodd with some smart work to slice through then sends Courtney Winfield-Hill across.

England lead England 64 - 4 Brazil
70min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Tara Stanley looking to kick one from the sideline. She was so close. It hit the crossbar!

England lead England 60 - 4 Brazil
69min

Try: England
Scored by Leah Burke. Kick to come.

A good moment for Leah Burke who gets her first try in England colours!

England lead England 60 - 4 Brazil
67min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley adds her sixth conversion.

England lead England 56 - 4 Brazil
66min

Try: England
Scored by Amy Hardcastle. Kick to come.

The hard running Hardcastle makes it a hat-trick.

England lead England 54 - 4 Brazil
65min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley from close range, nails it.

England lead England 50 - 4 Brazil
63min

Try: England
Scored by Tara Jones. Kick to come.

Tara Jones gets in on the act. She burrows over from close range.

England lead England 48 - 4 Brazil
60min

Conversion: Brazil
Attempted by Patricia Oliveria.

Oliveria misses.

England lead England 44 - 4 Brazil
60min

Try: Brazil
Scored by Natalia Momberg. Kick to come.

BRAZIL HAVE THEIR FIRST TRY! It was a fantastic slight of hand from Paula Oliveria to find Natalia Momberg to make history.

England lead England 44 - 4 Brazil
58min

PENALTY BRAZIL! High tackle.

57min

Tara Jones spills it.

55min

Brazil give the ball some air in this set. They stretched it wide to the wing but England's scramble was good. They are caught on last again. Changeover.

52min

PENALTY BRAZIL! High tackle from England.

49min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Stanley from the left touchline, just wide.

England lead England 44 - 0 Brazil
48min

Try: England
Scored by Amy Hardcastle. Kick to come.

England stripped the numbers on the left and Amy Hardcastle has the score.

England lead England 44 - 0 Brazil
48min

It was deemed to be a dropout. The ball came off the England players knees and was hammered over the sideline by Brazil.

48min

The final pass goes to ground again for England.

45min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley from close range. Kicks it.

England lead England 40 - 0 Brazil
44min

Try: England
Scored by Francesca Goldthorp. Kick to come.

Francesca Goldthorp is on the spot to dive on a grubber which is spilled by the Brazil defence.

England lead England 38 - 0 Brazil
41min

England go the length of the field in the first set. A chip kick is almost swooped on. Knocked on though.

40min

KICK-OFF! Here we go again.

40min

Here come the sides for the second half! England trot out with a 34-point advantage while Brazil will want to limit the damage.

40min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Stanley has the last kick of the half. She hasn't helped herself with a sideline kick. She strides in, misses. HALFTIME.

England lead England 34 - 0 Brazil
39min

Try: England
Scored by Tara Stanley. Kick to come.

Tara Stanley with some fabulous footwork to get her second.

England lead England 34 - 0 Brazil
38min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Strip.

37min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley kicks her third straight.

England lead England 30 - 0 Brazil
36min

Try: England
Scored by Amy Hardcastle. Kick to come.

Straight from the scrum, Amy Hardcastle runs a fantastic line and strolls over.

England lead England 28 - 0 Brazil
35min

CHALLENGE is UNSUCCESSFUL. England ball.

35min

Brazil spill it again. They will CHALLENGE the ruling.

34min

England look to build again but it is curtailed by a forward pass.

32min

Let off for Brazil after Rudge spills it.

31min

Brazil are trapped behind in-goal. They go short but England recover.

29min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley with another easy assignment. She raises the flag.

England lead England 24 - 0 Brazil
28min

Try: England
Scored by Grace Field. Kick to come.

England get another restart from the klaxon. Grace Field doesn't take long to swoop on a pass in support and stroll over.

England lead England 22 - 0 Brazil
26min

Brazil get some field positon. They go down the right and looks to be held up!

23min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley from close range. Nails her first conversion of the afternoon.

England lead England 18 - 0 Brazil
22min

Try: England
Scored by Courtney Winfield-Hill. Kick to come.

Winfield-Hill has a double. She slices through again and goes close to the posts.

England lead England 16 - 0 Brazil
21min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Brazil with some ruck interference after some good scramble defence.

20min

Amanda Welter tries to get outside her defender but hits the sideline.

19min

Brazil try to attack from the scrum and get the six again klaxon.

18min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Strip from the Brazil defence.

16min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

First attempt from the left for Stanley. She hits the post.

England lead England 12 - 0 Brazil
15min

Try: England
Scored by Courtney Winfield-Hill. Kick to come.

England have their third! Courtney Winfield-Hill slices through and beats the defender to the corner.

England lead England 12 - 0 Brazil
13min

It has been a scrappy game thus far. Another knock on this time. From England.

13min

Brazil try to get expansive but lose it.

11min

Brazil spill it again coming from their own end. Lucky Amy Hardcastle loses it as well. Brazil scrum.

10min

Emily Rudge kicks early in the count with the Brazilian defence up in the line. The ball beats everyone to the sideline though.

8min

The hosts look primed again for another score. Amy Hardcastle bursts through but the pass was forward.

6min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Stanley attempts to convert her own try. She strides in, fades wide.

England lead England 8 - 0 Brazil
5min

Try: England
Scored by Tara Stanley. Kick to come.

England go to the left side again, this time, Tara Stanley dummies and goes herself.

England lead England 8 - 0 Brazil
4min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Brazil trying to stop the momentum holding down.

3min

Six again klaxon goes off right from the kick-off for England.

2min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Tara Stanley has her first kick and fades it wide.

England lead England 4 - 0 Brazil
1min

Try: England
Scored by Caitlin Beevers. Kick to come.

England make immediate inroads. It was a swing to the right and Caitlin Beevers has the first four-pointer on her home ground!

England lead England 4 - 0 Brazil

Brazil try to spread it wide in the first set and spill it.

KICK-OFF! The ball is in the air and Brazil has the first use.

Anthems done, sung beautifully. The England chant has gone up around Headingley. Here we go!

What a wonderful atmosphere as the teams walk onto the pitch! It is a bumper crowd to watch England kick off their campaign and Brazil make their debut steps. We are getting ready for the anthems then it will be game time.

Welcome everyone! We kick-off the Womens portion of the Rugby League World Cup this year! It kicks off with a history making clash. Hosts England take on debutants Brazil in a game being hosted in Leeds. Grab all your snacks and drinks and get ready for kick-off half past the hour.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Rochelle Tamarua

Touch Judges: Tom Grant, Jack Smith

Video Referee: Marcus Griffiths

ENGLAND WOMEN (72)
Tries: Caitlin Beevers, Tara Stanley (2), Courtney Winfield-Hill (3), Grace Field, Amy Hardcastle (3), Francesca Goldthorp, Tara Jones, Leah Burke, Olivia Wood
Conversions: Tara Stanley (8/14)

BRAZIL WOMEN (4)
Tries: Natalia Momberg
Conversions: Patricia Oliveria (0/1)