0:00:47 > 0:00:52Angleterre? France?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Welcome to highlights of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Over the next hour, we will bring you all the action
0:01:28 > 0:01:30from today's games, as Groups A and C reach their conclusion
0:01:30 > 0:01:35in the company of Jon Wilkin, Kevin Sinfield and Iestyn Harris.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41We'll have highlights of PNG v USA and Wales v Ireland coming up.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44But first, England needed a win against France in Perth
0:01:44 > 0:01:46to claim their place in the quarterfinals.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Your commentators are Brian Noble and Ian Millward with Dave Woods.
0:01:57 > 0:02:04It is a very European feeling with a very typical Australian backdrop.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08England against France, the final in game group A in this World Cup. This
0:02:08 > 0:02:17is the way the French are lining up, they have had a few problems, their
0:02:17 > 0:02:24first choice hooker sent home for disciplinary reasons. Boudezba comes
0:02:24 > 0:02:27in. 12 or the 17 play in Super League, and there you see the
0:02:27 > 0:02:35England side, Mike McMeeken given a first start in the season, and Scott
0:02:35 > 0:02:46Taylor will come off the bench for his first appearance as well. Roby
0:02:46 > 0:02:50weights, Graham to his left hand side, Hill brings it back down the
0:02:50 > 0:02:59middle. Roby rested in the last game, but a chance to shine here,
0:02:59 > 0:03:05Gale goes left, and this is the opening try, Gareth Widdop with a
0:03:05 > 0:03:11matter of two minutes played, scores, England settle into the task
0:03:11 > 0:03:21right from the start.Big tick in the box, Luke Gale gets around the
0:03:21 > 0:03:25back to outnumber people on the fringes, Gareth Widdop just put his
0:03:25 > 0:03:32foot down, and he's not going to get stopped. That is it, at the back of
0:03:32 > 0:03:35my mind probably only one player has a chance of making the game, Kevin
0:03:35 > 0:03:42Brennan Cantlay square of the line. It was great to see Gale running, he
0:03:42 > 0:03:45has been structured and mechanical in his business, but we talk about
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Gareth Widdop, when he comes into the game, but also Currie, everyone
0:03:50 > 0:03:56plays a part in the try, Currie has tight lines to Brown, drags the
0:03:56 > 0:04:00defender in, you know.I think the inclusion of Brown takes the
0:04:00 > 0:04:07pressure off.Has dropped it, it is going to be a scrum down deal
0:04:07 > 0:04:14England, because the attacking team gets the scrum. Very nearly a try,
0:04:14 > 0:04:26but they will take that. Nearly a tackle too!A penalty try, tackling
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Luke Gale!Five and a bit minutes played, England with one score
0:04:30 > 0:04:40already chalked up, and another great opportunity, Percival being
0:04:40 > 0:04:44grappled by one of the few players who has not played in Super League
0:04:44 > 0:04:52in his career. Roby takes it in, here they go, easy out, Ratchford is
0:04:52 > 0:04:56over on the left-hand corner, but he might have spilled it at the very
0:04:56 > 0:05:05last. That is the query is troubling the referee's mind.OK, back on the
0:05:05 > 0:05:09front angle, please, pause and when he comes to ground. Pause it there,
0:05:09 > 0:05:18he has maintained possession.This is a wonderful start for England,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23six minutes played, two tries on the board, exactly what England fans
0:05:23 > 0:05:28were hoping for and expecting.They will be thinking this is easy!It
0:05:28 > 0:05:35will put another ten years on his career!Good hands from the
0:05:35 > 0:05:50full-back, Widdop has God Bateman freed temporarily. -- has got. More
0:05:50 > 0:05:55good hands, from O'Loughlin this time, and here comes McGillvary,
0:05:55 > 0:06:02trying to crash through, held up. One play to go, Percival is going to
0:06:02 > 0:06:06have a go himself, Gale spins it away, and Graham is going to get
0:06:06 > 0:06:11over the line and score England's third, it is a rout already, eight
0:06:11 > 0:06:16minutes played, and England have three tries.Don't worry about the
0:06:16 > 0:06:20try, how smooth and fluid to get to this part of the field, moving
0:06:20 > 0:06:23across the line, everyone knowing their role, they were scattered,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28France could not get up the line, holes everywhere. The big man gets
0:06:28 > 0:06:37the try.Devon Brown. Now Gale. Ratchford, not just turning on the
0:06:37 > 0:06:40outside, waiting for the ball to come your way, doing a bit of work
0:06:40 > 0:06:47in the middle as well. That is Currie, four tackles gun, England
0:06:47 > 0:06:51with a flurry of early tries, looking to put themselves in good
0:06:51 > 0:07:02position again, Widdop is well met there.They are getting into shape
0:07:02 > 0:07:07and people are filling the field. Now they have got space, Bateman
0:07:07 > 0:07:14tries a little kick, it bounces fortuitously, the referee says back
0:07:14 > 0:07:25to one. Played out by the French. That was lucky.In by Bateman. Here
0:07:25 > 0:07:29comes Roby, Frenchman left on the floor, O'Loughlin spills and back,
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Gale again, now Brown, Widdop, look at this, and Mark Percival will
0:07:34 > 0:07:47score his try. Chance given, chance taken. And England have their fourth
0:07:47 > 0:07:51score of this early evening in Perth.The exciting thing about it
0:07:51 > 0:07:57is the way England players got off the ball, got into their roles,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01preserved the space, they just took defenders away, created numbers on
0:08:01 > 0:08:07the outside, and I keep saying, Widdop, he looks so comfortable, so
0:08:07 > 0:08:11good in regards to his jaw and bars. Here comes Walmsley, carrying them
0:08:11 > 0:08:22on his back! He gets up and plays, it is back with Brown. Now Widdop,
0:08:22 > 0:08:31Percival, looking to step into a gap, three defenders there. The long
0:08:31 > 0:08:34backed McMeeken given the task of backing up and delivering the past,
0:08:34 > 0:08:41Brown sees the gap, Kevin Brown almost through.The width from dummy
0:08:41 > 0:08:45half, they just spread them out.A penalty for too much messing around
0:08:45 > 0:08:56on the ground. It is another set. Six more tackles to come. Lead in
0:08:56 > 0:09:01the first instance by Walmsley, Roby lost the ball, was there a French
0:09:01 > 0:09:08hand on that? The referee has decided it was offside. The defender
0:09:08 > 0:09:14came from an offside position, so another penalty for England.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26So Roby again will tap, Walmsley will slam it in to set up position
0:09:26 > 0:09:32here, plenty left, plenty right, he goes left to Gale. Bateman stepping
0:09:32 > 0:09:37away, and Bateman is reaching, and he has got this. And the referee, I
0:09:37 > 0:09:41think he is going to agree, yes, eventually, he decides to give the
0:09:41 > 0:09:47try. Lucas is serious, Bateman has England's fifth try of the night.On
0:09:47 > 0:09:53the edge, Gale sees him on the outside, he backs himself, he needs
0:09:53 > 0:09:59to score when he backs himself like that. Because it is a walk-in for
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Ratchford!He likes playing against the French, Bateman, made his debut
0:10:03 > 0:10:10against the French then, scored two tries on his debut. Five gone, this
0:10:10 > 0:10:14is the last, Garcia gets himself there, Theo Fages boots it away,
0:10:14 > 0:10:21McGilvray has dropped it! Well, there will be a note in Wayne
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Bennett's little black book, they have got to get rid of the mistakes.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Albeit it does not matter in this situation, in another game it might,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35and that is going to count against you. So France have a chance to try
0:10:35 > 0:10:40to get themselves on the board, Benjamin Jullien runs really hard,
0:10:40 > 0:10:48we see it week in, week out at Warrington. He gets up and plays it,
0:10:48 > 0:10:55Navarette will drive it in. He is getting a penalty, he looks at the
0:10:55 > 0:11:01referee, what about that? Phil Bentham has agreed, they will get
0:11:01 > 0:11:05another set, of course they are going to take the tab. It is back
0:11:05 > 0:11:22with Fages, Djalout. Still five to go. Garcia, Fages again, inside
0:11:22 > 0:11:27comes Albert. England's defence has been pretty watertight in this game
0:11:27 > 0:11:29and in this tournament, and they are marshalling themselves well again
0:11:29 > 0:11:38for the moment. Anthony Marion tries to drive it in. Garcia. The run was
0:11:38 > 0:11:44developed, Garcia with the dummy, there is a sucker punch, and
0:11:44 > 0:11:47England's defence, from being red-hot, is suddenly red-faced -
0:11:47 > 0:11:53that was a soft try to concede, write and the sticks.The biggest
0:11:53 > 0:11:58thing is that the threat is the person with the ball, the thread is
0:11:58 > 0:12:04in front of you, and they went away from the threat.Gareth Widdop with
0:12:04 > 0:12:11a kick downfield to get the second half under way, caught by Fages,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15England is looking to ramp it up again. They had an electrifying
0:12:15 > 0:12:20start to the first half, and now a powerful start to the second half,
0:12:20 > 0:12:27defending on the French line. What are we expecting here?I will tell
0:12:27 > 0:12:32you what he wants, no tries, no mistakes, that was his big emphasis
0:12:32 > 0:12:36before the game, that will not change. He will be absolutely
0:12:36 > 0:12:41pouring, the way they started.That is a knock-on straightaway in
0:12:41 > 0:12:46England's favour, Bousquet having dropped it, England get early
0:12:46 > 0:12:50position here.And early indication of the response of the England team
0:12:50 > 0:12:55at half-time, that has caused a little bit of disruption in their
0:12:55 > 0:13:02next few plays, ending up with Bousquet dropping the ball.Here
0:13:02 > 0:13:06comes the first run from Williams, and it goes out to Jermaine
0:13:06 > 0:13:10McGillvary, nine tries in nine successive Test matches in an
0:13:10 > 0:13:16England shirt, that impressive run continues, England's impressive form
0:13:16 > 0:13:20continues, they have hit the 30 points mark.Sit back and have a
0:13:20 > 0:13:26look at this pass from Widdop, class, time. They go nice and
0:13:26 > 0:13:30square, under pressure he knows the winger is coming into cream him, and
0:13:30 > 0:13:35he just takes his time, transfers the ball from the inside across his
0:13:35 > 0:13:41body, with a minimum of fuss. It is interesting, the smaller players are
0:13:41 > 0:13:46stepping back on the inside shoulder of the big England defenders, and we
0:13:46 > 0:13:48have talked about Walmsley and Taylor, and they are actually
0:13:48 > 0:13:57beating them. That is what they are doing to regain the momentum.
0:13:57 > 0:14:06Walmsley has to check his run, but he still has got a presence. Roby,
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Brown again, McMeeken to his right hand side, it looked like he had
0:14:11 > 0:14:15lost it, great pass away, first one to McGillvary, a chance to get some
0:14:15 > 0:14:21running here. He put the foot down and gets the past outcome of the
0:14:21 > 0:14:24off-load is forward. Well, it was thrilling for a moment, but
0:14:24 > 0:14:31ultimately disappointing, it looks like McMeeken has got a bloodied
0:14:31 > 0:14:36nose for his pains. Or is it coming from his mouth?Claret right from
0:14:36 > 0:14:45his snozz!Walmsley, head-on under those circumstances by Maxime
0:14:45 > 0:14:54Harold. This is Williams. Can't keep it alive, England is less than 20
0:14:54 > 0:15:06away. Roby has seen a gap, and off he goes, James Roby almost there!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Kheirallah just about recovering French boys with the tackle right on
0:15:09 > 0:15:17the line. Taylor has gone from dummy half, but he is going to be held up.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23Roby again, now he spins it out, there is Kevin Brown with a kick to
0:15:23 > 0:15:29the corner, caught on the full by Yaha, a tap back on the 20 again.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Sam is in good spirits this week, it looks like he is getting better and
0:15:33 > 0:15:38better, a thumbs up, he is on the big-screen here, the England fans
0:15:38 > 0:15:45have just him as well.They put their bodies in front, don't they,
0:15:45 > 0:15:55the French? Here they go again. Brushes away from Baitieri. Roby,
0:15:55 > 0:16:05Brown, McMeeken. Down that right channel.The width of Roby's pass,
0:16:05 > 0:16:11every time, he gets to the outside defenders earlier.Garcia picks it
0:16:11 > 0:16:16up, and off goes Lucas Albert, they are not going to stop him! Well, the
0:16:16 > 0:16:22referee has blown his whistle for a forward pass, and Albert goes over,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26gets the celebration, but his heart will sink into his boots, when he
0:16:26 > 0:16:31looks 60 or 70 yards back downfield, he will see an unmoved Phil Bentham
0:16:31 > 0:16:39say it was a forward pass. Williams, the new dummy half of choice,
0:16:39 > 0:16:51O'Loughlin. Still carried by the captain. Williams again. Gale,
0:16:51 > 0:17:02Currie. 20 out, three tackles to go, decent position for England to try
0:17:02 > 0:17:12to probe again here, Graeme Potts and back, McGillvary is certainly
0:17:12 > 0:17:15running free enough to score in the corner, but the referee once a
0:17:15 > 0:17:19second look at that tumbling effort. He will feel that McGillvary
0:17:19 > 0:17:25probably got there, but the video referee is required. Let's hear from
0:17:25 > 0:17:36him.OK, based on the angles available, the ball comes in contact
0:17:36 > 0:17:50with the ground, but insufficient proof of loss of possession.The
0:17:50 > 0:17:54referee's call on the field is a big one, it stands, insufficient
0:17:54 > 0:17:58evidence to suggest that McGillvary lost possession, so he has his
0:17:58 > 0:18:05second of the night and a second of this second half.Once again,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08execution really good, it is the side they have favoured in the
0:18:08 > 0:18:12tournament, because McGillvary does know about it. Nice catch, pass,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16drawing the defender, putting him away. I will tell you how much they
0:18:16 > 0:18:24treasure him, they have brought him off.Gale comes left, Widdop
0:18:24 > 0:18:40involved again. Ratchford, here is Currie. So Gale, 40 metres out from
0:18:40 > 0:18:45his own line, into the final 19 seconds, this is Brown, McMeeken.
0:18:45 > 0:18:53Greg Hands by O'Loughlin, Percival could not get it in. -- quick hands.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56He might have been going under Super League rules with the advantage
0:18:56 > 0:19:03played there. HOOTER BLOWS that is it, anyway. England win
0:19:03 > 0:19:1336-6. Job done in terms of a win under their belts, first 40 minutes
0:19:13 > 0:19:18terrific, but they conceded a try at the end of the first. Although they
0:19:18 > 0:19:23have not conceded any in the second half, less than satisfactory, a lot
0:19:23 > 0:19:28in there for Wayne Bennett to be scratching his head.I do not think
0:19:28 > 0:19:35we are particularly happy with the display, a lack of focus, maybe
0:19:35 > 0:19:40getting a little bit overconfident at times. But the start of the game,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43some of the effort we put in at the beginning, we have to highlight the
0:19:43 > 0:19:48fact of how clinical we were, some of our attacking skill was
0:19:48 > 0:19:52outstanding. But we have got to be able to match that for 80 minutes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56The first of what is what we expected, stuck to the game plan,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00but the second half, we went a bit silly, we could have played a
0:20:00 > 0:20:05smarter. There was a lot of rotation, once we took James Roby
0:20:05 > 0:20:09off, we had someone who had never played centre in George, so a lot of
0:20:09 > 0:20:13disruption, probably an excuse, we need to tidy it up, but first off
0:20:13 > 0:20:18there were some really positive signs, and I am all happy
0:20:18 > 0:20:21defensively. They got one try, and it was a bad one, but overall happy
0:20:21 > 0:20:25with the defence.Certainly enjoyable to pull on the jersey,
0:20:25 > 0:20:30getting to run around the fields there.You came off with what looked
0:20:30 > 0:20:35like an injury, what is the situation?More precautionary than
0:20:35 > 0:20:39anything, I finished the try before I came off, I took a knock, I think
0:20:39 > 0:20:44Wayne decided to take me off for the last 15 minutes, but I am fine. The
0:20:44 > 0:20:48tournament is about consistency, we get better with each game, hopefully
0:20:48 > 0:20:52we will get to the final and put it all together.We knew it was a
0:20:52 > 0:20:58chance to qualify, and we started the game poor, and against a quality
0:20:58 > 0:21:03side like England, you cannot do this.We had an idea of where we
0:21:03 > 0:21:08were going, today has thrown up a couple of different options,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12different connotations, it is about having a 24-man squad, we need the
0:21:12 > 0:21:17best team for the knockout stages. Wayne is a hard task master, he will
0:21:17 > 0:21:20get the best out of us during the week, he knows the best way to
0:21:20 > 0:21:25motivate the players, but I am sure they will be well motivated after
0:21:25 > 0:21:28tonight's performance. We have got three or four weeks left in the
0:21:28 > 0:21:32tank, we have got to make our own decisions, how good we want to be as
0:21:32 > 0:21:39a team, work hard. Work daily, good choices.We have been watching you
0:21:39 > 0:21:44in training this week, you seem to be getting better, running free,
0:21:44 > 0:21:49confident of a quarterfinal place?I will be there.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Here is confirmation of the group A table, England finishing as
0:21:56 > 0:21:59runners-up, Lebanon also going through to the quarterfinals. Do you
0:21:59 > 0:22:03like the disappointment in the England camp at their second-half
0:22:03 > 0:22:08performance?I think I do. They showed enough signs in the first
0:22:08 > 0:22:14half, certainly the way they played expanse of me, I liked Brown, the
0:22:14 > 0:22:17balance in the team, and they showed enough for me first half that they
0:22:17 > 0:22:21will be a thread in the quarterfinals and semifinals,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24hopefully the final. The pessimistic side of it was the second half they
0:22:24 > 0:22:28could not continue the 80 minute game plan, which England need to do
0:22:28 > 0:22:32going into the quarterfinal. It was a deflated second-half performance,
0:22:32 > 0:22:40wasn't it? But certainly the signs in the first of were terrific.Let's
0:22:40 > 0:22:44focus on the positives, Jermaine McGillvary, Kevin, you know, during
0:22:44 > 0:22:50the game we were saying he would be in any team of the tournament.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Without a doubt, the former winner of the competition, he has been
0:22:55 > 0:22:59awesome, our best player as well, and if you look around the other
0:22:59 > 0:23:03nations at the minute, possibly the player from Tonga would push him
0:23:03 > 0:23:08close, but I think it showed today how valuable he is to England, the
0:23:08 > 0:23:12fact that we substituted him, and that doesn't happen very often at
0:23:12 > 0:23:17all with wingers.To protect him.To wrap him in cotton wool. His yardage
0:23:17 > 0:23:24out of backfield has been outstanding, he is scoring tries, a
0:23:24 > 0:23:28real threat.Yeah, strong guy, I can tell you from first-hand experience,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31trying to stop him coming out of his heart is tough, never mind trying to
0:23:31 > 0:23:36stop putting ball down in the corner, which we saw here, his
0:23:36 > 0:23:42power, but a great finisher too. One of the best wingers in the world,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47really just enhancing is value over the last few weeks.But that power,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51the meters that he makes helps other players in the team, it can help
0:23:51 > 0:23:55them of a breed of more than anything!It does, and with England,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59we are a big pack, we are, and you need your backfield to bring the
0:23:59 > 0:24:03ball back, so they do not have to go all the way back behind the ball to
0:24:03 > 0:24:13get back in shape. McGillvary is 20 or 30 metres consistently, fantastic
0:24:13 > 0:24:16for the back four.Gareth Widdop as full-back was a success, and over
0:24:16 > 0:24:21the next week there will be debate amongst rugby league fans and media
0:24:21 > 0:24:27about where he should play next week.Without a doubt, the
0:24:27 > 0:24:30combination there, with the great line from Ben Currie, resulted in
0:24:30 > 0:24:34point early on in this game, and one thing we have noticed is that that
0:24:34 > 0:24:37combination of players, getting your right players in the right positions
0:24:37 > 0:24:41at the right time is crucial. I think Gareth showed his instinct as
0:24:41 > 0:24:48a full-back are still there plans, he appeared in the right spaces, in
0:24:48 > 0:24:51the mike and he is quite capable of taking high balls, and he will be
0:24:51 > 0:24:57scrutinised if he plays at that level again. I got a feeling from
0:24:57 > 0:25:01the post match interview that he might not play in that position, but
0:25:01 > 0:25:08impressed with how he played, and his combination with the others was
0:25:08 > 0:25:14one of the standout features.He did exactly today what he was saying
0:25:14 > 0:25:17last week against Lebanon you wanted your fallback to do.In the right
0:25:17 > 0:25:25place at the right time, you mentioned it, Gale and Hill, their
0:25:25 > 0:25:28combination today, wherever we was attacking, he appeared, and he
0:25:28 > 0:25:34seemed to know the script and exactly what was going on. He can
0:25:34 > 0:25:37run, pass, kick, so many different options, he linked up well with the
0:25:37 > 0:25:43back row is, and that is where we wanted our full-back last week,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48creating some doubt in the opposition defence.The big
0:25:48 > 0:25:51difference for me is the big men of England playing together,
0:25:51 > 0:25:56O'Loughlin, Graham, through the field with James Roby, we have got
0:25:56 > 0:25:59the ability to stop defence is dead in the middle of the field. I don't
0:25:59 > 0:26:04see that in a lot of other sites, and it is a real point of difference
0:26:04 > 0:26:08for us. We might be talking about Widdop and McGillvary, but the guys
0:26:08 > 0:26:14in the middle are crucial.I thought the first 25 minutes, the execution
0:26:14 > 0:26:18was sublime, they were absolute class, every pass on the money, we
0:26:18 > 0:26:25are talking about Widdop, the skill, the Gale, Brown, O'Loughlin,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29outstanding, and if we can expand that over 80 minutes, we will cause
0:26:29 > 0:26:31anyone problems.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Earlier today in Port Moresby, co-hosts Papua New Guinea needed
0:26:34 > 0:26:36a win against the USA to win their group and progress
0:26:36 > 0:26:38to the quarterfinals.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Your commentators for this one are Chris Warren
0:26:39 > 0:26:44and Matthew Elliott.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51Well, the World Cup adventure continues, looking for a place in
0:26:51 > 0:26:54the quarterfinals, the colour, passion of the locals that they are
0:26:54 > 0:26:58brought to this festival of rugby league has been one of the feel-good
0:26:58 > 0:27:03stories of this World Cup. The Papua New Guinea side, have a look at
0:27:03 > 0:27:06that, James Segeyaro starting his first match at the World Cup, and a
0:27:06 > 0:27:14big occasion for the son of Adrian and Lam, making his debut. A lot of
0:27:14 > 0:27:22pressure on these guys, but not a whole lot to lose, their hooker is
0:27:22 > 0:27:28from the Northern Beaches, Marando. And this guy from the London Broncos
0:27:28 > 0:27:36has carried the side in recent years. This is Aiton. Still no
0:27:36 > 0:27:42score. PNG come into this match after a very big win against Wales,
0:27:42 > 0:27:53and they got home against Ireland. Expected to win this, here is 76
0:27:53 > 0:28:06into space, and in they go, over they go, in two score, Lam!It is 76
0:28:06 > 0:28:16who picks up the inside ball here, dummies, takes off, and Lam, do you
0:28:16 > 0:28:21think he is happy with that?!
0:28:31 > 0:28:44Segeyaro finds Lam. Now the pass. Olam goes in to score after 11
0:28:44 > 0:28:47minutes of play! Well, they are dangerous with the ball in hand,
0:28:47 > 0:28:54this outfit, and he goes in to make it 10- mill with a kick to go. --
0:28:54 > 0:29:0110-0. It's gone pretty high. They made a meal of it! It's gone
0:29:01 > 0:29:07backwards. There is another break and they are away again. They are in
0:29:07 > 0:29:12the space, they've got support on the inside and his Segeyaro. He
0:29:12 > 0:29:22races away to score. Well, this is turning into a cakewalk. 13 minutes
0:29:22 > 0:29:32old, is the match, and it is already 14-0. They are worrying signs here.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36The final match for the home team and James Segeyaro is just proving
0:29:36 > 0:29:40so difficult to stop out there in the middle. And at the moment it
0:29:40 > 0:29:49really is all one-way traffic.He's straight through! Lucky Lam! You
0:29:49 > 0:29:54straight through! Going in for number two! Yes, indeed! -- he's
0:29:54 > 0:30:05going straight through!What about this footwork goes off that right
0:30:05 > 0:30:09foot and again absolutely elated to get across that stripe.What a young
0:30:09 > 0:30:12talent he is.
0:30:21 > 0:30:36Segeyaro to Boas. It ricocheted. It's been played out, so six more.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Down the short side. Good tackle over there. Wonderful tackle and it
0:30:40 > 0:30:45had to be made there by Burroughs. But the damage is still coming.
0:30:49 > 0:30:59If Boas... Rob Griffin goes into score. Easy as you like! Their most
0:30:59 > 0:31:15experienced player. The hook from Segeyaro. The tackle. Over the top.
0:31:15 > 0:31:26His Boas. -- here is Boas. Danger signs for the USA. Danger signs
0:31:26 > 0:31:35indeed! And over they go again! They go in for number six! Every
0:31:35 > 0:31:40opportunity they get, they seem to be coming up with points. Did well,
0:31:40 > 0:31:55keeping the ball alive. The USA really having problems. And the USA,
0:31:55 > 0:32:02a very steep hill to climb. It will be about damage control for them, as
0:32:02 > 0:32:13has been pointed out. On the halfway. Chasing through... They are
0:32:13 > 0:32:26way! Away goes the captain! David Mead is running 60, 70 metres! He
0:32:26 > 0:32:30scored three tries a few weeks ago against Wales and he's done it
0:32:30 > 0:32:36again! They had some numbers out there. Put the kick in, picked up
0:32:36 > 0:32:45clearly by Mead. And he was a way! The skipper. Over they go. 19 gone,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49second half.
0:32:55 > 0:33:08This is the last, then. Mead is back there and puts the foot down, get
0:33:08 > 0:33:16out of one. Brought down by Johnson.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29I think they've made plenty of errors. Coming to the full-back and
0:33:29 > 0:33:36beyond. Still going, still going! Eventually... He gets the ball away
0:33:36 > 0:33:43to Boas and Boas will go into score! And a procession of fire continues!
0:33:43 > 0:33:54It's been given and they now lead the USA 44-0! With one kick to go.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00Breaking free here... Came to the full-back, held on valiantly but
0:34:00 > 0:34:05kept on going. Waiting for his support runners. Eventually somebody
0:34:05 > 0:34:12was there. Boas. And the number seven goes over the score.
0:34:17 > 0:34:25I like what I've seen from Page or tournament. Very strong. -- all
0:34:25 > 0:34:37tournament. Looking for a hole behind the markers there. Baptiste
0:34:37 > 0:34:48goes the other way. He pushes away! And again! And again! McDonald goes
0:34:48 > 0:34:56into score. He's a big customer, isn't he? A big customer with good
0:34:56 > 0:35:04speed and a good finish.Yes, a really effective finish, but the
0:35:04 > 0:35:07service on the inside particularly, the ball over the line, was super
0:35:07 > 0:35:18effective.Baptiste waiting. Long, looping pass. McDonald with the
0:35:18 > 0:35:30ball! They're going again! Can he get there? You bet he can! Well,
0:35:30 > 0:35:35they are not showing any pity here, are they, for the Stars and Stripes?
0:35:35 > 0:35:45This now becoming a cricket score! So, can they put a point on the
0:35:45 > 0:36:00board here, America? Still keeping it alive. Dragged in. He's through!
0:36:00 > 0:36:08He's through! He can see the try line and I think he's been held up!
0:36:08 > 0:36:16And if he has that same miraculous tackle! -- that's a miraculous
0:36:16 > 0:36:23tackle! He was all but home!At 58-0 up, that shows how much importance
0:36:23 > 0:36:29there is further Mead to lead his country and keep the scoreboard at
0:36:29 > 0:36:39zero. -- there is for David Mead to lead his country.They want to keep
0:36:39 > 0:36:58this at Haydock egg. -- at a dark animal -- duck egg. Once again! They
0:36:58 > 0:37:08go into score and Justin Olam goes in for number three! Nothing going
0:37:08 > 0:37:18their way.Look at him go! Have a look at Ryan Burrows there. In
0:37:18 > 0:37:26pursuit. He hits the deck. An outstanding game today. Racks up
0:37:26 > 0:37:31number three.It's been an awesome experience. The boys have been
0:37:31 > 0:37:36wrapping me up all week and given me the confidence I needed. Officer got
0:37:36 > 0:37:40a few little meat pies as well, which was pretty special! --
0:37:40 > 0:37:45obviously got.Hopefully next time we are more competitive and I
0:37:45 > 0:37:49wouldn't say we would be winning next time but just more competitive
0:37:49 > 0:37:54and better again until we can start winning.England in Melbourne next
0:37:54 > 0:37:57weekend will be pretty tough for us so we will work on preparing well
0:37:57 > 0:38:02this week and hopefully get a result down there.The harsh reality is
0:38:02 > 0:38:08that some of the guys are not quite ready for this level. Week in, week
0:38:08 > 0:38:11out, certainly. But that's not to say there has been a benefit in
0:38:11 > 0:38:23playing these men.I think we played nearly every game and it's good to
0:38:23 > 0:38:29see everyone, whether they played one or two games, they really stood
0:38:29 > 0:38:32up and ready to be selected for the next game. Like I said, we celebrate
0:38:32 > 0:38:39the victory and look forward to the game next week.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44If sport is all about atmosphere and passion and spectacle, it is a
0:38:44 > 0:38:50crying shame that the quarterfinal between Papa New Guinea and England
0:38:50 > 0:38:58isn't going to be there.Yes, it would seem common sense for that
0:38:58 > 0:39:03quarterfinal to be in that stadium, well supported, fanatical support,
0:39:03 > 0:39:08but it's not to be. It's a benefit for England, I believe, playing in
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Melbourne, because I think we are a different proposition to Papa New
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Guinea in Melbourne. Still a big challenge, though.Can they roughly
0:39:18 > 0:39:25what they've done at home in those three games? -- can they replicate
0:39:25 > 0:39:28what they've done? Can they do that in Melbourne?I think what they've
0:39:28 > 0:39:32done is grow in confidence in the group stages. With the quality
0:39:32 > 0:39:37they've got and how physical they are going to be, with confidence, it
0:39:37 > 0:39:43isn't going to be a pushover. England will have to play well.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45They've put a half performance together and that would be good
0:39:45 > 0:39:53enough. They are going to be a tough proposition in that quarterfinal.So
0:39:53 > 0:39:56what do England do against them? I still bring up your quote when we
0:39:56 > 0:40:00were sitting here for the Australia game, when you said, tackling them
0:40:00 > 0:40:05is like tackling a lamp post! Which makes me think of you tackling lamp
0:40:05 > 0:40:11posts in Leeds!Yes! Thinking of that game next week, there are going
0:40:11 > 0:40:23to be some sort bodies next --
0:40:26 > 0:40:30some hurting bodies afterwards. For me, England need to be
0:40:30 > 0:40:32ultra-aggressive and really physical, and that's why it's so
0:40:32 > 0:40:40great we get Sam Burgess back. I think him in the middle, Hill, just
0:40:40 > 0:40:44being physical.But controlled comedy was saying? Because they
0:40:44 > 0:40:53thrive on chaos? -- but controlled, you are saying?Yes. Having three
0:40:53 > 0:40:57hookers who like to run tell you exactly what will happen. They are
0:40:57 > 0:41:02going to come up the field fast, trying to create chaotic setups.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06England can nullify that with good contact, line speed and controlling
0:41:06 > 0:41:12the rap, and if they get that right, it will make everything easier. --
0:41:12 > 0:41:24controlling the ruck.There are going to be opportunities and it's
0:41:24 > 0:41:26how England scramble and are prepared to work that will get them
0:41:26 > 0:41:33through.And if we look at the three games PNG have played so far, the
0:41:33 > 0:41:37ones that have caused them the most problems are Ireland, and they've
0:41:37 > 0:41:43got a big starting from row. Brad Singleton among them. Those three
0:41:43 > 0:41:55will bring that physicality.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58That win for Papua New Guinea meant they finished top of Group C,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00so when Wales met Ireland earlier today in Perth, there
0:42:00 > 0:42:02was only pride at stake.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Your commentators are Andrew Moore with Scott Sattler.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12COMMENTATOR: Looking resplendent there in their jerseys. Believing
0:42:12 > 0:42:17that they can in this World Cup round against their northern
0:42:17 > 0:42:24hemisphere neighbours today.Yes, really looking forward to the number
0:42:24 > 0:42:32two this afternoon. He's had plenty of experience. And the number nine,
0:42:32 > 0:42:38he's been a real surprise package of the tournament. And I've been really
0:42:38 > 0:42:46impressed with Kay. And Ralph, just how excitable will he be? A really
0:42:46 > 0:42:48good kicking game, he will bring.
0:42:56 > 0:43:07About 37 metres away. Options both sides. A strong run from Brad
0:43:07 > 0:43:20Singleton inside the Welsh 30. Pewhairangi is backing up with his
0:43:20 > 0:43:27first try of the day for Ireland. It took seven minutes. Finished off by
0:43:27 > 0:43:31Pewhairangi for Ireland and they get the first points of the game.We
0:43:31 > 0:43:36spoke about how dangerous he's been out of dummy half, the number nine,
0:43:36 > 0:43:41and good skill early in the game, great to see him involved.They lead
0:43:41 > 0:43:48for- zero. -- they lead 4-0.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58Driven by great defence by Wales there. He's struggled, too. He got
0:43:58 > 0:44:08absolutely poleaxed and mainly by the replacement, Rhodri Lloyd. He is
0:44:08 > 0:44:15down right on the Welsh 30 metre line. Just that right leg, he grabs
0:44:15 > 0:44:24it. You just see his hand go down there.Immediately. That's hope he's
0:44:24 > 0:44:36OK.Setup to the left.Eight metres out from the line. They do go over
0:44:36 > 0:44:46the side. Ralph. A wayward pass. But Williams has it. And the off-load
0:44:46 > 0:44:55for Alf as well. Good run! The young bloke! They've got numbers! The flag
0:44:55 > 0:45:05is up! Denied by about an inch. And Ireland just hold on. Wales thought
0:45:05 > 0:45:11they were going to hit back with their first try today.What a moment
0:45:11 > 0:45:15of brilliance! A fantastic call here by the linesman. But an equally
0:45:15 > 0:45:22beautiful finish there. At least they showed something, Andrew.A
0:45:22 > 0:45:31good run again as he carves aside.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42And he wins the penalty. I reckon Wales will be happy to concede the
0:45:42 > 0:45:51penalty. No thought of a shot at goal, though. That's the goal line,
0:45:51 > 0:46:02a metre away. Try! He got that down, Oliver Roberts! Off the bench! He
0:46:02 > 0:46:13will be awarded with a 4-point are. The lead goes to ten. -- 4-pointer.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18The amount of defence they've had to do and Oliver Roberts comes off the
0:46:18 > 0:46:20bench and creates an opportunity. It's exactly what you want from your
0:46:20 > 0:46:32bench players.Ireland go into a 10-0 lead against Wales. How much
0:46:32 > 0:46:38more can they do? The 20 metre line... Good hands there. That's the
0:46:38 > 0:46:47ten metre line so Ireland not far away. Philbin! Try! He got it down
0:46:47 > 0:46:55between the posts! He's come off the bench, Joe Philbin, and he scores a
0:46:55 > 0:47:00try. Seconds -- second try in three minutes for Ireland.This basically
0:47:00 > 0:47:04comes down to who wants it more. It's just one determined runner
0:47:04 > 0:47:08running into the face of the defence, and his aggressive running
0:47:08 > 0:47:17has got a great result for his side. 16-0 Ireland over Wales.
0:47:20 > 0:47:30Good off-load there. Good backing up. Too quick for the proper! Ways
0:47:30 > 0:47:38the back-up? There it is! The skipper! Finn! 22 metres out.
0:47:38 > 0:47:47Roberts will play it. Blindside right. The goal in seven metres away
0:47:47 > 0:47:52for Ireland, looking for their fourth before half-time. Finn! He's
0:47:52 > 0:47:57over to get it down to school therefore for Ireland! He's up, he's
0:47:57 > 0:48:02hugging Oliver Roberts, and he's scored the try! We're going to the
0:48:02 > 0:48:14video referee.Does he maintain position? Yes, he does. It looks on
0:48:14 > 0:48:22that replay as though it's OK. The ball's in his hand. Yes. He's
0:48:22 > 0:48:29maintained position. OK. I've got the decision.Ireland now 20 20 over
0:48:29 > 0:48:41Wales. -- now 22-0 over Wales.It goes to Ben Evans. This is where
0:48:41 > 0:48:46they should go to the right of that openside and use the numbers.13
0:48:46 > 0:48:49just come back on.
0:48:53 > 0:49:06Good ball away to Evans. 20 metres out. Wales looking for first points.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11He held it well. 11 out for the goal line. Last tackle. Ralph. Lovely
0:49:11 > 0:49:21cutout pass to Morris! Beautiful stuff, young man! Josh Ralph! Wales
0:49:21 > 0:49:23open their account! Nearly three quarters of the way through the
0:49:23 > 0:49:28game! First point for Wales.What a point by Ralph! We spoke earlier on
0:49:28 > 0:49:32in the game and said if he takes the line on and delivers the past
0:49:32 > 0:49:34directly he will create opportunities and he's done exactly
0:49:34 > 0:49:44that.Wales trailing 22-4. 12 metres out, Ireland.
0:49:49 > 0:50:01Philbin will recover it. Get to it within a few metres. He's been great
0:50:01 > 0:50:10for them, hasn't he? Lunge! Try for Ireland! Oliver Roberts! At full
0:50:10 > 0:50:20stretch! Oliver Roberts reckons he has two. They will check it out.
0:50:20 > 0:50:31Make sure it's grounded first on the line, please. Go slowly, please.
0:50:31 > 0:50:36Could we see that from behind on that high shot, if possible, please?
0:50:36 > 0:50:44Nice and slow, please. That's definitely short there. And then his
0:50:44 > 0:50:51hands, off the ball, so I've got a decision. I'm going to the board.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Oliver Roberts was absolutely convinced it shook -- scored his
0:50:54 > 0:51:03second try of the day. -- convinced he had scored. Another strong run by
0:51:03 > 0:51:09the number ten for Ireland. 20 metres out from the goal line. It
0:51:09 > 0:51:16off contest, this. That's a bad penalty. Fourth tackle, again.
0:51:16 > 0:51:24Another 20 metres out. Comes back to Singleton. You can see the ten metre
0:51:24 > 0:51:35line. 7-3, the penalty count to Ireland. Desperate last-ditch
0:51:35 > 0:51:46defence. Two metres out. Finn... Good feet for a front row are! --
0:51:46 > 0:51:55good feet for a front rower. Blindside set to the left. Good
0:51:55 > 0:52:01off-load. He had McCarthy steaming through. Maybe this time... Oliver
0:52:01 > 0:52:06Roberts! Does he get number two this time? He does! Two tries to Oliver
0:52:06 > 0:52:14Roberts!He doesn't see any options so he just gets the ball up the arm,
0:52:14 > 0:52:22creates the opportunity himself, scores the second.It's now 26-6,
0:52:22 > 0:52:31Ireland leading. Can they break it here? Only seven metres out.
0:52:31 > 0:52:39Philbin! Last-ditch defence by Morrison.
0:52:44 > 0:52:53At the back and firing numbers. He gets the ball away! Kay is going to
0:52:53 > 0:52:57score his first try for Ireland right in the corner! The Irish get
0:52:57 > 0:53:03their six.Beautiful work. Look at the work that Finn does but
0:53:03 > 0:53:11equally... Commits the defenders, which creates that space. Beautiful
0:53:11 > 0:53:18from Kay.Congratulations, firstly. That was a really nice way for you
0:53:18 > 0:53:24to finish the tournament.Yes, we wanted to finish the campaign
0:53:24 > 0:53:28strongly as we were disappointed last week. I think Rugby League in
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Ireland has made a strong impression in this World Cup.A lack of
0:53:32 > 0:53:37possession really cost you guys? Yes, different areas of the field.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Errors in yardage again. Just couldn't get that battle. But we
0:53:40 > 0:53:48did, we scored troubled them a bit but again it cost us.I think we've
0:53:48 > 0:53:52done out families and country proud over the last few weeks. The thing
0:53:52 > 0:53:53that fantastic.
0:53:59 > 0:54:05So this is how the quarter-final line-up looks.
0:54:12 > 0:54:21And this is how things finished. They probably deserved better,
0:54:21 > 0:54:25Ireland, and whether better two performers of the two home nations.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28I think they took a stronger swap than they've had in previous years
0:54:28 > 0:54:33and played very well. -- a stronger team. It's a shame we don't see them
0:54:33 > 0:54:36in the quarterfinals because I believe they would be capable and
0:54:36 > 0:54:39could give Samoa a real run for their money. Disappointing they are
0:54:39 > 0:54:47not in there.He had been saying if they had been in group A or B, they
0:54:47 > 0:54:52would have probably finished third in one of those.Yes, and I think
0:54:52 > 0:54:57they have momentum in the competition and a terrific
0:54:57 > 0:55:02performance in PNG in difficult circumstances, and they were
0:55:02 > 0:55:05exceptional, and they showed again today that they have quality on
0:55:05 > 0:55:09their side, so it's a shame they're not going to be there in the
0:55:09 > 0:55:13quarterfinal. But that's how it is set up.What's gone wrong for Wales?
0:55:13 > 0:55:18To feel they've gone backwards or is it where they've been based, or a
0:55:18 > 0:55:22mixture of things?A difficult question, that, isn't it? I'm glad
0:55:22 > 0:55:25the World Cup is over for them because it's been difficult to
0:55:25 > 0:55:32watch. The first two games in particular, they were out of the
0:55:32 > 0:55:36game before they even got started. They were better, they had a bit
0:55:36 > 0:55:39more resilience today, but they were still second-best by a long way and
0:55:39 > 0:55:44I think there's a lot of work to do. Within Wales, within grassroots,
0:55:44 > 0:55:48lots more work to do, lots more money needed in the game in Wales,
0:55:48 > 0:55:53and it's a long way away from the 2000 World Cup. That last win seems
0:55:53 > 0:55:59a long way away.It's down to personal for me. Wales have gone
0:55:59 > 0:56:03into this with a young squad. They will learn an awful lot from this
0:56:03 > 0:56:11from my perspective. Two lads from St Helens have gone out there. If
0:56:11 > 0:56:17there's one exceptional thing for Wales in this tournament, it's that
0:56:17 > 0:56:23they have a leader for the future, not just for now.Yes, and he's been
0:56:23 > 0:56:30the one performer you could say that every game he's played he's been and
0:56:30 > 0:56:34eight, nine, ten.But as we've discussed in the last few weeks, it
0:56:34 > 0:56:37feels like northern hemisphere countries are playing catch up,
0:56:37 > 0:56:42particularly with the islands.I think that's probably true at this
0:56:42 > 0:56:46stage. I think the difficulty is Wales, Scotland and a bit island. I
0:56:46 > 0:56:50think what they face is a large number of Super League players
0:56:50 > 0:56:53either being unavailable or they've not put their hand up. -- and a bit
0:56:53 > 0:56:59Ireland. I think the last World Cup, the amount of Super League players
0:56:59 > 0:57:04that filled those three squads, they are just not there any more, those
0:57:04 > 0:57:07players, so those nations have had to rely on championship and League
0:57:07 > 0:57:211. The quality is now tougher.The number one sport in Samoa, PNG, and
0:57:21 > 0:57:28it's tough to compete with that. When for Scotland and Wales is not.
0:57:28 > 0:57:33Let's be honest.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35So this is how the quarter-final line-up looks.
0:57:35 > 0:57:39Group A winners Australia will face Samoa.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42Tonga play Lebanon.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44New Zealand will take on Fiji.
0:57:44 > 0:57:51England will play Papua New Guinea in Melbourne early next Sunday.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54You can see extended highlights of Australia versus Samoa
0:57:54 > 0:57:58on BBC Two next Friday at 1pm.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01And join Tanya on Saturday at 1.15pm on BBC One for highlights
0:58:01 > 0:58:05of the first three quarter-finals, including New Zealand versus Fiji.
0:58:05 > 0:58:10And we'll be back nice and early next Sunday,
0:58:10 > 0:58:19at 4.30am on BBC Two, for England versus Papua New Guinea.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23Look at that! Look at John Wilkins' smiling face at the enthusiasm at
0:58:23 > 0:58:32half four start! Thank you to all of you. Get the copy on! We will see
0:58:32 > 0:58:42you next Sunday. Goodbye. -- get the coffee on!