Australia dominate England in Vegas mismatch

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Australia v England

Many questions will have to be asked about the state of Women's Rugby League as the Australian Jillaroos have pulled out a 90-4 win at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

It took the Aussies five minutes to open the scoring with Julia Robinson picking up the first of her hattrick as Tamika Upton drew the defence in and connected with Robinson.

The Jillaroos then went on a scoring spree scoring three tries before England could even touch the ball again with Tiana Penitani, Tamika Upton, Shannon Mato all scoring for the Aussies.

Tamika Upton quickly added her second and third tries of the evening as the second came from a beautiful piece of work from Julia Robinson who turned on the spot and left the English defence clutching at thin air before racing 70m up field to link with Upton to score.

Isabelle Kelly and Julia Robinson added to the scores just shy of the half time break and the Aussies had a 38-0 lead at the break.

The first half felt dominant but the second half seemed to be more one-way traffic for the Aussies. The second half started with a long injury delay after a nasty head clash between Sarah Togatuki and Vicky Whitfield with the latter subsequently taken to Hospital for scans.

The long delay didn't stop the Australian momentum as Yasmin Clydesdale scooped on a loose ball before finding Isabelle Kelly for her second before leaving the field with a hamstring injury.

Tamika Upton chalked up 4 off an Olivia Kernick pass that was a thing of beauty before adding number 5 cutting through the middle of the field. The defensive efforts from England were taking their toll as the Aussies continued to rack up point as Robinson scored her third before Jess Sergis and Jakiya Whitfield went onto the scorers list to take the score to 72-0.

Two more tries came for Jess Sergis completing her hattrick off the bench which was split by a 7 minute gap, the longest gap all game between points. Keilee Joseph scored under the posts after Kezie Apps went through the middle to take the score to 90-0 following the Aiken conversion.

Some English embarrassment was saved though right on full time when Georgia Roche scored keeping her arm off the ground to reach out in the dying seconds. A close range conversion hit the post and meant the score finished at 90-4.