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Australia v Samoa: men’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final – live
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Updates as the Kangaroos and Toa Samoa meet at Allianz Stadium Kick-off time in Sydney is 8.05pm local/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email The crowd is building for the second match of the day. Earlier Australia’s Jillaroos reached their fifth consecutive World Cu
Updates as the Kangaroos and Toa Samoa meet at Allianz Stadium Kick-off time in Sydney is 8.05pm local/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email The crowd is building for the second match of the day. Earlier Australia’s Jillaroos reached their fifth consecutive World Cup final, but they were pushed hard by Fiji Bulikula.
Like a US midterm electoral map it is a sea of blue inside Allianz Stadium this evening. It is a sellout and the vast majority of fans are here to cheer on Samoa, not the nominal home team, Australia. Continue reading...
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