Rugby League World Cup: England beat PNG 34-12 but need Tonga to beat Samoa by 47; Samoa women knock England out to reach first semi-final

Four Rugby League World Cup games were played in Wollongong on Friday 30 October, according to the International Rugby League and BBC Sport.

Men: England 34-12 Papua New Guinea

England scored four tries in the first 21 minutes through Matty Ashton, AJ Brimson, Dom Young and Harry Smith, and led 24-0 at half-time at WIN Stadium (kick-off 9:05am GMT), BBC Sport reported. Dudley Dotoi and Gairo Voro scored for PNG before Morgan Knowles and Mikey Lewis added late tries. NRL.com counted 20 England errors.

NRL.com said England now need Tonga to beat Samoa by 47 points on Sunday to reach the semi-finals. Tonga v Samoa kicks off at 9:05am GMT on Sunday in Parramatta, after Lebanon v France.

Women: England 6-24 Samoa

Freedom Crichton Ropati scored a first-half hat-trick and Samoa led 12-0 at the break. Mercedez Taulelei-Siala and Fanua Rimoni also scored; Evie Cousins got England’s try. Samoa reach the semi-finals for the first time and play New Zealand on 7 November, according to BBC Sport. England are out. “It’s pretty cool to be honest,” Samoa captain Evania Isa’ako told RNZ. Watch highlights (Rugby League World Cup on YouTube).

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Ireland beat the USA 110-10, an Irish international points record, with captain Joseph Calcott scoring seven tries, NRL.com reported. Holders England beat Wales 98-18, with Robert Hawkins scoring 11 tries.

See also: Australia 36-22 Fiji · Samoa 64-6 PNG, England 82-0 France