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Merciless Jillaroos destroy Wales at Rugby League World Cup, piling on all-time record score
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Pool A: Jillaroos 124-6 Wales Jaime Chapman scores six tries in record-breaking win The record-breaking Jillaroos have warmed up for the challenge of the World Cup semi-finals with a destruction of Wales that highlights the gulf between rugby league haves and have nots. The 124-6
Pool A: Jillaroos 124-6 Wales Jaime Chapman scores six tries in record-breaking win The record-breaking Jillaroos have warmed up for the challenge of the World Cup semi-finals with a destruction of Wales that highlights the gulf between rugby league haves and have nots. The 124-6 victory sets a new women’s World Cup record score and winning margin, eclipsing the 92-0 win recorded by Australia over France in 2022. The Jillaroos even went past the men’s tournament record – set by the Kangaroos in a 110–4 humbling of Russia in 2000 – even though the duration of the women’s game is 10 minutes fewer than the men’s.
Their 124 points was also the highest score recorded in an international rugby league match. Continue reading...
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