Full Time
80:00
6:30am Thu November 10, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 3 - AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds - Crowd: 5471
80min

FULL TIME!

80min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Tara Stanley nails one from the left this time

England lead England 42 - 4 Papua New Guinea
78min

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

England put the cherry on top! A great set after points saw them go all the way downfield, and it's finished off on the last tackle by Amy Hardcastle on the left edge

England lead England 40 - 4 Papua New Guinea
77min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Stanley misses a tough one from the right touchline

England lead England 36 - 4 Papua New Guinea
75min

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

Caitlin Beevers finally gets a try! It was a very nice cut-out ball from Georgia Roche which gives her winger space on the right edge

England lead England 36 - 4 Papua New Guinea
75min

Carol Humeu is back from her sin bin for PNG

75min

SIX AGAIN PNG! They aren't going very far though

74min

Caitlin Beevers is over the touchline yet again for England

74min

UNSUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE PNG! Banu is ruled to have knocked it on, and England are on the attack

73min

Enlgand were about one metre away from a 40/20 kick, but PNG have the ball back

71min

PENALTY ENGLAND! It was a good kick from Lilah Malabag for PNG, but Shae Yvonne De La Cruz pushed the English defender trying to get to the ball first

70min

Hardcastle drops it now for England, and the Orchids make a half-break down to the halfway line

70min

An uncharacteristic error from the PNG captain Elsie Albert invites England back on the attack

69min

UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE ENGLAND! Papua New Guinea will get a new set to work with when Ua Ravu gets off the field after suffering an injury

69min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE ENGLAND! A six again was called for PNG after a charge-down, but England think there was an accidental offside in there. They can challenge because time is off for an injury.

67min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley is now 4/6

England lead England 32 - 4 Papua New Guinea
65min

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

AGAIN! That's a hat-trick for Leah Burke, and all three of her tries have come off Courtney Winfield-Hill kicks. The score could get a bit ugly in these final 15 minutes

England lead England 30 - 4 Papua New Guinea
64min

SIN BIN! A high tackle from Carol Humeu sees PNG down to 12 players for the next ten minutes. England are 20 metres out from the PNG line

63min

SIX AGAIN ENGLAND! PNG attempts an intercept, but knocks the ball down.

62min

SIX AGAIN ENGLAND! They're on their own 40 metre line

60min

20m TAP PNG! Georgia Roche kicks for Caitlin Beevers early in the count for England, but it goes dead in goal

59min

A good set from England finished off with a grubber through the line from Georgia Roche. PNG have to work it off their own line yet again

57min

Field tries to force an offload for England, but she knocks it on. PNG with possession

56min

PNG are forced to kick it from inside their own 20 metres - they look very tired

54min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley extends the lead

England lead England 26 - 4 Papua New Guinea
52min

Try: England
Scored by Vicky Whitfield. Kick to come.

Vicky Whitfield gets a much deserved try! She's had a great game for England so far, and now adds four points to their lead. A nice short ball from Courtney Winfield-Hill put Whitfield into the gap

England lead England 24 - 4 Papua New Guinea
50min

Papua New Guinea hang on, but England are looking very dangerous in attack

50min

Time is off as Emily Veivers is being seen to on-field

49min

HIGH TACKLE ENGLAND! PNG's discipline is going down the drain a little

48min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

Stanley extends the English lead

England lead England 20 - 4 Papua New Guinea
46min

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

WHAT A TRY! Leah Burke absolutely steams onto a Courtney Winfield-Hill kick in very similar fashion to England's opening try of the night

England lead England 18 - 4 Papua New Guinea
45min

PENALTY ENGLAND! It's a high tackle, and they will have a full set on the Orchids' line

45min

PENALTY ENGLAND! A late tackle is called there, and England will start their set 30 metres out from the PNG line

44min

Michelle John is being tended too for PNG, time is off for now with England on their opposition's 40m line with 3 tackles remaining

43min

SIX AGAIN ENGLAND! PNG were too slow in the ruck

43min

HANDOVER! Good line defence from England, but they start their set inside their own 10m line

42min

PENALTY PNG! Interference in the play the ball, and the Orchids will get the first attacking chance of the second half

41min

We're back underway! PNG have the ball in their own half

40min

HALF TIME! England on top here despite a rocky start

38min

Conversion: England
Kicked by Tara Stanley.

She kicks it from the touchline! Stanley's first successful conversion of the night

England lead England 14 - 4 Papua New Guinea
38min

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

TRY ENGLAND! Tara Stanley beats three players to get to the line, and now she'll try to convert her own try

England lead England 12 - 4 Papua New Guinea
38min

VIDEO REFEREE! Tara Stanley looks to have slid over on the right edge for an England try

36min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Ball strip is called, and England are well inside the PNG half now

36min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Leah Burke is caught high on the kick return, and her side will start their next set from their own 40 metre line

34min

A big hit on Georgia Roche forces an error, and it's a PNG scrumfeed 30 metres out from their own line

33min

20m TAP ENGLAND! Poor kick from Sera Koroi on the last goes way too deep

32min

SIX AGAIN PNG! They needed that, and now they're outside their own half for the first time in a while

31min

England are starting to find plenty of metres through PNG's middle - the Orchids are looking tired now

30min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

A slightly easier kick than her first attempt, but it slams into the upright and bounces away

England lead England 8 - 4 Papua New Guinea
29min

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

That's better from England! Great shape on the left edge, and Amy Hardcastle slides over with no defenders anywhere near her

England lead England 8 - 4 Papua New Guinea
28min

PENALTY ENGLAND! Brilliant run from Vicky Whitfield gives England attacking field position, and now PNG are offside

26min

Conversion: England
Attempted by Tara Stanley.

Misses to the right, and the game remains tied up

Tied up at England 4 - 4 Papua New Guinea
24min

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

Great early kick from Courtney Winfield-Hill. She saw the space on the left edge, and chipped it over the top for her winger. Good defence from the Orchids, and England's first points comes from a superb kick early in the tackle count

Tied up at England 4 - 4 Papua New Guinea
24min

Caitlin Beevers has her third significant opportunity of the night, and she's held up this time!

23min

Another opportunity, another ball on the ground. England keep the possession as it's ruled to have touched a PNG hand

22min

HANDOVER! England with another good defensive set, and they trap PNG on the last. They're in their attacking half again

21min

Another error from England. They aren't looking anywhere near good enough at the moment - passes are well off the mark. They need to find some points soon

19min

England try to put it through the hands on the right edge, but their passes are just not hitting the mark. It's over the touchline and PNG have the ball back

18min

SIX AGAIN ENGLAND! They're 30 metres out from the PNG line

17min

Papua New Guinea are struggling to get out of their own 20 metres, some good defence from England

16min

Lilah Malabag kicks on the 4th for PNG, and England will start their set from the halfway line

15min

Caitlin Beevers goes into touch again! England try a shortside play, but the space was never there. Orchids hang on again

14min

Big tackle and the ball pops free from Elsie Albert. England are back on the attack

13min

SIX AGAIN PNG! England are slow in the ruck, and the Orchids will start this set from 40m out from their own line

12min

NO TRY ENGLAND! Caitlin Beevers is ruled to have gone into touch - great defence PNG!

12min

VIDEO REFEREE! England crash over the line on the right edge, but it looks like she could be held up

12min

SIX AGAIN ENGLAND! They're going to get their first real attacking opportunity of the game here

11min

The game has settled into a set-for-set rhythm now, both teams just finding their feet

10min

HANDOVER! A clunky end to the set from England, they turn it over 25 metres out from the PNG line

9min

England are winning the field position battle now, they'll start this set at the halfway line

8min

A kick early in the tackle count from Courtney Winfield-Hill trickles dead 10 metres out from the Orchids' line, and PNG will work it off their own line

7min

Good set after points from PNG, finished off by a good kick from their halfback Lilah Malabag. Now let's see what England can do with the ball

6min

Conversion: Papua New Guinea
Attempted by Emily Veivers.

A tough conversion attempt is waved away

Papua New Guinea lead England 0 - 4 Papua New Guinea
4min

Try: Papua New Guinea
Scored by Martha Molowia. Kick to come.

The Orchids open the scoring! Some good defence at first from England, but all it took was a shift to the left edge to find an overlap for PNG. England have only had possession of the ball for one tackle, so they will want to get their hands on the ball now

Papua New Guinea lead England 0 - 4 Papua New Guinea
3min

DROPOUT ENGLAND! Sera Koroi put in a well-weighted kick, and wins her team another attacking set

2min

Elsie Albert almost crashes over for PNG, England defence holding strong for now

2min

An error on the first tackle from Rudge, and PNG have a mid-field scrum 30 metres out

1min

Benjamin Casty blows his whistle, and England will get first use of the ball

Kick off isn't far away here in Leeds, with England and Papua New Guinea both about to face their toughest tests yet. The winner of this clash will finish the group stages on the top of group A, while the loser's winning streak will come to an end. England are the favourites, but can PNG spring an upset?

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Benjamin Casty

Touch Judges: Rochelle Tamarua, Aaron Moore

Video Referee: James Child

ENGLAND WOMEN (42)
Tries: Leah Burke (3), Tara Stanley, Amy Hardcastle (2), Vicky Whitfield, Caitlin Beevers
Conversions: Tara Stanley (5/8)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOMEN (4)
Tries: Martha Molowia
Conversions: Emily Veivers (0/1)