0:00:40 > 0:00:44The 2017 Rugby League World Cup has reached the semifinal stage and this
0:00:44 > 0:00:48weekend, four teams compete for a place in next week's final in
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Brisbane. Here is what lies in store. Australia were expecting to
0:00:52 > 0:00:56face New Zealand earlier today, but Fiji's unprecedented 4-2 victory
0:00:56 > 0:01:02over the Kiwis in the quarterfinals meant they progressed to set up a
0:01:02 > 0:01:05repeat of the 2013 semifinal. England defeated Papua New Guinea in
0:01:05 > 0:01:11their quarterfinal, and tomorrow faced Tonga in Auckland. Australia
0:01:11 > 0:01:16have looked imperious so far, racking up 27 tries and conceding
0:01:16 > 0:01:20only two. But Fiji put up a historic defensive performance last week
0:01:20 > 0:01:25against New Zealand, so can they do it again against the world
0:01:25 > 0:01:28champions? Your commentators for this one are Mark Braybrook and Gary
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Belcher.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38COMMENTATOR: 32nd teams make their way out to the centre of the stadium
0:01:38 > 0:01:43-- the two teams. A big night, especially for the Fijians, and they
0:01:43 > 0:01:45have plenty of support in the stadium. One of the highlights has
0:01:45 > 0:01:49been a cultural challenge of all nations, but particularly the
0:01:49 > 0:01:59Fijians.
0:02:17 > 0:02:27# hallelujah.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34They are lovely people, the Fijians, and the passion with which they play
0:02:34 > 0:02:38is reflected in the way they sing. We have a player in the middle of
0:02:38 > 0:02:43the ground getting some treatment after that. It is an unchanged
0:02:43 > 0:02:48line-up. A big night tonight for Jarryd Hayne. Can Fiji, coached by
0:02:48 > 0:02:59Mick Potter... Sorry, I have been distracted. For the Australia side,
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Mal Meninga is the coach. It is Jarryd Hayne, but he was the last
0:03:04 > 0:03:07one out on the field. He has been in the hands of the trainer, but I
0:03:07 > 0:03:16think he's OK. He has been getting some treatment, Gary Belcher. That
0:03:16 > 0:03:20is surprising.Here is an important player for Fiji. He has been
0:03:20 > 0:03:24fantastic in this tournament. Didn't get the jersey early, but he was
0:03:24 > 0:03:32great once again last week.Ashton Sims, plays for the Brisbane
0:03:32 > 0:03:46Broncos. The countdown is on. Cameron Smith gets us under way. At
0:03:46 > 0:03:49the end of 80 minutes, one of these teams will be preparing for the
0:03:49 > 0:03:56Rugby League World Cup final here on Saturday week. The off-load from
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Sims to start again, a bit of Fijian flare from the kick-off. Is that
0:04:01 > 0:04:05what we are going to see tonight from Fiji, to play a bit of
0:04:05 > 0:04:07different football and throw something at the Australians?It is
0:04:07 > 0:04:13something we have not seen from many teams. This fellow, Uate, has been
0:04:13 > 0:04:23great.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39Hayne gets knocked over by Klemmer after he kicks it. Under pressure,
0:04:39 > 0:04:49Slater.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Now, Valentine Holmes under pressure. Some strong defence here
0:04:54 > 0:05:01from the Fijians. And a bit of push and shove. Ashton Sims was involved.
0:05:01 > 0:05:08Slater over the top with a shoulder charge. Ashton Sims has run from a
0:05:08 > 0:05:18mile away. There were hymns before the game, but there is no patience
0:05:18 > 0:05:25shown here by the Fijians.Was there any arm in that tackle? It looked
0:05:25 > 0:05:35like a shoulder charge.
0:05:44 > 0:05:57A good kick from Jarryd Hayne 's. It is a good chase from Fiji. Valentine
0:05:57 > 0:06:11Holmes has lost the ball. Terrific tackle.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28They took the penalty goal early last week, and it was the
0:06:28 > 0:06:39difference. Will they do it again this week?
0:06:43 > 0:06:48A bit of a team meeting, but they got there.I don't think there was
0:06:48 > 0:06:51any doubt that they were going to take it, maybe they were just trying
0:06:51 > 0:06:56to get into the Aussies' minds. But there doesn't seem to be any doubt,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Gary, that the game plan from the Fijians is to answer for the
0:06:58 > 0:07:06Australians. There are the two points. Fiji on the board first.
0:07:06 > 0:07:14Campbell-Gillard is coming on. Aaron Woods is straight up the tunnel.
0:07:14 > 0:07:25They are playing with plenty of vigour.
0:07:29 > 0:07:42He didn't lose that, I reckon he tried to pass it. Jarryd Hayne came
0:07:42 > 0:07:53in as well.
0:07:58 > 0:08:11Campbell-Gillard has played a test for Fiji, up against his cousin.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Tulips with the ball. Why didn't he go himself? It was a try format
0:08:16 > 0:08:20julep, but he went to pass the ball and it was an absolute shocker -- it
0:08:20 > 0:08:26was a try format Gillett.
0:08:37 > 0:08:50Good shots from Cordner. Nothing illegal about it.
0:08:51 > 0:09:04Inside the 40 can the Kangaroos. Jarryd Hayne couldn't chase.Montoya
0:09:04 > 0:09:11under pressure.Billy Slater does wonderful work bringing the football
0:09:11 > 0:09:24back. A few tackles later, Cooper Cronk.An update from Aaron Woods?
0:09:24 > 0:09:30Good news on Aaron Woods. He will be cleared to return.You don't want to
0:09:30 > 0:09:37get injured in the semifinal. Fiji have taken forever here, and the
0:09:37 > 0:09:48referee is making no effort to hurry them up.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Campbell-Gillard turning his back again, like Ashton Sims is doing on
0:09:57 > 0:10:09the other side for Fiji. Here come the Kangaroos, and Billy Slater
0:10:09 > 0:10:17scores. Vunivalu, what was he doing? He slipped over and then it was six
0:10:17 > 0:10:22on one, and the Australians were always going to score.They have
0:10:22 > 0:10:28come up ahead of the line, a couple of defenders. He sneaks through that
0:10:28 > 0:10:38tackle and off-load star Billy Slater. Good try.That is another
0:10:38 > 0:10:51two points for Australia and another goal for Cameron Smith.Billy Slater
0:10:51 > 0:10:56gets try number 15, so he is now the leading try scorer in World Cup
0:10:56 > 0:11:08history. And he is the best full-back this game has ever had.
0:11:08 > 0:11:20Certainly plenty of feeling and physical stuff from the Fijians.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27And another penalty that gets Australia out of its own end easily.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30There is Aaron Woods, back on the bench. Good news for him and the
0:11:30 > 0:11:47Kangaroos.They really need to tidy that area up, Fiji.
0:11:47 > 0:11:58They are inside the 40 already.
0:11:59 > 0:12:16Smith again creating danger. Morgan with the damage. -- with the dummy.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22Cooper Cronk takes the line on, but they hold him a metre away from the
0:12:22 > 0:12:34goal line. Vunivalu misses it, and Valentine Holmes, who got fired last
0:12:34 > 0:12:40week in Darwin, starts with a child tonight. -- with H Common Travel
0:12:40 > 0:12:47Area.You just have to wait and see if his opposite winger got hold of
0:12:47 > 0:12:51it -- Valentine Holmes starts with a try tonight.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59He doesn't miss many, does he, Cameron Smith? Straight as a gun
0:12:59 > 0:13:08barrel.I am a bit worried here with how the Fijian side are defending.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12It is two tries on the back of two penalties, but when you watch how
0:13:12 > 0:13:19much aggression on the defensive line has, there is a lot of fear.
0:13:19 > 0:13:31Cameron Smith is once again dominating the game. Fiji have not
0:13:31 > 0:13:36had the ball for a while. It is the first time in some time that they
0:13:36 > 0:13:46have been able to get their hands on the football. You don't often see a
0:13:46 > 0:13:58ball kicked in Vunivalu's direction that he doesn't catch.
0:14:05 > 0:14:26There is an injury.Let's see how he goes down.That is not a good twist.
0:14:26 > 0:14:37There is a resigned look on his face.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13McGuire's legs were chopped from underneath him. Dugan back on the
0:15:13 > 0:15:23angle. I think Josh Dugan has been hurt. He fell awkwardly. Was it the
0:15:23 > 0:15:37ankle? Yep.
0:16:10 > 0:16:20Uate doesn't like the fact that he was being held onto. The tackle
0:16:20 > 0:16:25count hasn't been restarted doesn't have to be, and there is Valentine
0:16:25 > 0:16:32Holmes in again. Get himself a double. Too many green and gold
0:16:32 > 0:16:35jerseys, not enough Fijian defenders, and the Kangaroos get the
0:16:35 > 0:16:41third.He couldn't dribble it through, but taps it out wide.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Klemmer does the right thing. Straight into the hands of Valentine
0:16:45 > 0:16:52Holmes. He strolls over.Fiji have considered four penalties and
0:16:52 > 0:17:03Australia have scored three tries.
0:17:08 > 0:17:15Here is danger.
0:17:23 > 0:17:32Dugan seems to have recovered.
0:17:37 > 0:17:52Dugan almost burst out the other side. Chambers gets inside Uate, and
0:17:52 > 0:18:05Chambers scores the try. In fact, the other wing I guess the try.The
0:18:05 > 0:18:13long ball from Cronk is a ripper gives him a lot of room to move.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27The difference between the Australian side on the rest of the
0:18:27 > 0:18:31World Cup squads is their class or their ability to link passes at pace
0:18:31 > 0:18:36and have the ball in front, which a lot of the other sides get clunky in
0:18:36 > 0:18:40their attack. But as the weeks have gone by, Australia have got more
0:18:40 > 0:18:51clinical and there will be extremely hard to stop.Fiji are on the
0:18:51 > 0:18:59attack. Can Fiji scored just the third try against the Kangaroos in
0:18:59 > 0:19:07the whole World Cup? The first coming after just five minutes of
0:19:07 > 0:19:18game one. There is a penalty.
0:19:22 > 0:19:33The Fiji chant goes up here at Brisbane Stadium. Good, strong run
0:19:33 > 0:19:44by Nakubuwai.
0:19:57 > 0:20:08Milne tried to pass and loses it. That was a poor set from Fiji.They
0:20:08 > 0:20:11had a couple of sets and six in that 20 metre zone and they haven't come
0:20:11 > 0:20:16up with a good play on the end of it. They haven't made the
0:20:16 > 0:20:26Australians pay at all.
0:20:38 > 0:20:45Cronk keeps it on the toe, a bounce for Billy Slater. That went forward.
0:20:45 > 0:20:55That is a knock-on.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01REFEREE: just confirm that Billy Slater gets a cut on that?Video ref
0:21:01 > 0:21:07to director, nice and slow for me, mate. That looks like Slater's hand
0:21:07 > 0:21:11inside. Would probably have to watch that they do it faster, but Slater's
0:21:11 > 0:21:17hand appears to be inside the Fijian defender. That is definitely Billy
0:21:17 > 0:21:28Slater's hand that touches the ball. That makes it a knock-on.Billy
0:21:28 > 0:21:34Slater knew.
0:21:52 > 0:22:07Fiji are now putting their foot down. Nakubuwai is inside the 20.
0:22:07 > 0:22:15Here is a chance for Fiji to start the second half strongly. The
0:22:15 > 0:22:25intercept from Valentine Holmes. He was over the halfway line. Uate is
0:22:25 > 0:22:28chasing, but Valentine Holmes, five tries in Darwin and a hat-trick in
0:22:28 > 0:22:37Brisbane! And he is not finished yet, I don't think.A missed placed
0:22:37 > 0:22:42kick. A couple of tackles later, they throw it wide. It was two on
0:22:42 > 0:22:46one, but they found the one athlete who was defending, Valentine Holmes,
0:22:46 > 0:22:52and away he goes. Uate was just not quick enough to prevent him from
0:22:52 > 0:22:59scoring under the post.The worst possible start to the second half
0:22:59 > 0:23:11for Fiji. Let's head downstairs to Brett.Well positioned here from Val
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Holmes. He plays for Cronulla Sharks. I think he is an outstanding
0:23:16 > 0:23:26winger.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Vunivalu drops it, and Valentine Holmes was there. That sort of sums
0:23:51 > 0:23:55up the Fiji to a certain extent. Koroisau and Hayne were getting in
0:23:55 > 0:24:00each other's way.They haven't sorted their kicking game out. They
0:24:00 > 0:24:04put OK kicks in in the first 15 or 20 minutes, but since then it has
0:24:04 > 0:24:18been pretty sloppy.We heard that Aaron Woods was OK. He is on the
0:24:18 > 0:24:27bench, but I would have thought he might have come back by now.The
0:24:27 > 0:24:39Aussies have used three interchanges in the first half.
0:24:43 > 0:24:53Frizell with the tackle.
0:24:57 > 0:25:06Aaron Woods went off some time ago. Pales into insignificance now have
0:25:06 > 0:25:07to Valentine Holmes' performances.
0:25:19 > 0:25:29Great defence from Josh Dugan, just forcing Vunivalu over the touchline.
0:25:29 > 0:25:39I reckon Billy Slater was happy.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Putting the foot down, and Billy Slater will race away and get the
0:25:45 > 0:25:53Kangaroos' sixth try. From the scrum win, Billy Slater did it all. At the
0:25:53 > 0:25:59moment, they are unstoppable.How good is Billy Slater? 16 tries now,
0:25:59 > 0:26:06two more than any player ever in World Cup history, both of those
0:26:06 > 0:26:09coming tonight. Slicing through the outside defenders under away he
0:26:09 > 0:26:20goes. No point in chasing, you are not going to stop that man.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31When we look at the class of Slater, punk and Smith, they arrived in 2003
0:26:31 > 0:26:35and it has been unbelievable to see how their careers have developed.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Three April Fools' Day these three players are once-in-a-lifetime
0:26:38 > 0:26:52generation. -- these three are a once-in-a-lifetime generation.
0:26:52 > 0:27:02Keeping it alive, the Kangaroos. Here comes Cooper Cronk. How is he
0:27:02 > 0:27:14going to get out of there? There is no way out. The chase was terrific.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18They get everything right because they work so hard on their game. A
0:27:18 > 0:27:24perfectly weighted kick by Smith. Cronk and his team-mates arrived,
0:27:24 > 0:27:35and it was too late by then. Campbell-Gillard, straight and hard.
0:27:35 > 0:27:44Bodies fly everywhere.And he gets up and plays the footy.It might be
0:27:44 > 0:27:5234-2, but they are not being tested much, the Kangaroos.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Morgan hasn't seen much of the footy of late. Here they go, towards
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Valentine Holmes, and don't tell me he has got himself number four!
0:28:18 > 0:28:28Views in again -- he is in again. The clock keeps ticking. So does the
0:28:28 > 0:28:32try scoring record. Five last week, four this week, and who is to say he
0:28:32 > 0:28:45can't get back to back five?I was going to say the try scoring will
0:28:45 > 0:28:49continue to happen. It comes on the back of the patients from the
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Australian side. They are quite happy to kick and build pressure.
0:28:52 > 0:28:58And on the back of that fatigue, you get the Fiji side making poor
0:28:58 > 0:29:02defensive choices, and Australia rack up the scoreboard.Uate is
0:29:02 > 0:29:09through. Can he beat Slater? He does, but he slows him down. Where
0:29:09 > 0:29:18is the support? Montoya arrives late. Good run from Uate. And now
0:29:18 > 0:29:24injured in the tackle.That was a determined effort. He was desperate
0:29:24 > 0:29:40to get through, and does.He is up and OK. Here is a chance for Fiji.
0:29:40 > 0:29:57Picked up by Vunivalu, not sure how he did. Did he get it down?
0:29:57 > 0:30:04OK, so you ask if Vunivalu maintains possession cleanly?The tackle isn't
0:30:04 > 0:30:08complete at that point. Its momentum, momentum. Maintains
0:30:08 > 0:30:09possession, its momentum.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10momentum, momentum. Maintains possession, its momentum. Decision,
0:30:10 > 0:30:24try.A try to Fiji. The kangaroos lead 42-6.They got caught in the
0:30:24 > 0:30:28wrong position there defensively. It's the first try that Australia
0:30:28 > 0:30:36have conceded in their second-half in their last few matches. England
0:30:36 > 0:30:42will be watching that they get ready for a big occasion week.
0:30:49 > 0:31:01The tackle with Sims. A penalty.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09They will be attacking from inside the 30, I think, the Kangaroos. Matt
0:31:09 > 0:31:22Gillette is back on the field. That is a good kick from Smith. Graham.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28Where is Valentine Holmes? Can he get five tries in consecutive weeks?
0:31:28 > 0:31:38McGuire, woods, almost spinning through the tackle. They go to the
0:31:38 > 0:31:45side of Holmes. Holmes is out there. Were he pass? He does and Valentines
0:31:45 > 0:31:52Holmes gets five tries in a test match two weeks in a row.
0:31:52 > 0:31:59Unbelievable. We will never see this again, surely? Dougan does his job
0:31:59 > 0:32:04beautifully. Can't get there himself.Smith from near the
0:32:04 > 0:32:08touchline. It's going to come back and add another two points to
0:32:08 > 0:32:15Cameron Smith's tally. It was suggested and it had happened.Five
0:32:15 > 0:32:22to Valentine Holmes. It's certainly been where to watch what has gone on
0:32:22 > 0:32:28the last two weeks for Valentine Holmes.Let's see him get six,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Valentine Holmes. I don't mean that disrespectfully to Fiji. But let's
0:32:32 > 0:32:38witness something we may never see again. We certainly won't see in a
0:32:38 > 0:32:43test match, a player scored five tries in consecutive test matches. I
0:32:43 > 0:32:49don't think we'll ever see a player score five tries in a test match
0:32:49 > 0:32:55again. We'd never seen it before last week.Yes, the previous one was
0:32:55 > 0:33:12Mel Malinga against the Roosters way back when.Is he OK? He is. Naiqama
0:33:12 > 0:33:21loses it forward. Can he regather? He does. He never looked like he was
0:33:21 > 0:33:26quite under that football, Naiqama. At the disappointing way for Fiji to
0:33:26 > 0:33:30end the World Cup after such a spirited performance throughout.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36They just haven't been good enough tonight. Smith at the base of the
0:33:36 > 0:33:43scrum, Morgan, Slater, Gagai. He goes himself. Did he get it down to
0:33:43 > 0:33:49get himself a double? He did. The kangaroos have got nine, Dan Gagai
0:33:49 > 0:33:54has got to add on his outside, Valentine Holmes has five still.He
0:33:54 > 0:33:58came from the other wing, Dane Gagai, because most of the Aussie
0:33:58 > 0:34:02action has been on the left tonight. He just steps back inside Milne and
0:34:02 > 0:34:05slices over.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19Naiqama, Milne, away from Morgan. Still going. Clement is there. The
0:34:19 > 0:34:27off-load is a good one as well. And here they go, Fiji. And they are
0:34:27 > 0:34:32over. No, they lose the ball, Vunivalu. He was over the line and
0:34:32 > 0:34:39lost it. Now Gagai was almost away. Vunivalu created something out of
0:34:39 > 0:34:44nothing then dropped it. Here they go towards Valentine Holmes. Away he
0:34:44 > 0:34:50goes. He's going to get six. Naiqama chasing and six of the best for
0:34:50 > 0:35:02Valentine Holmes. I've seen it but I'm not sure I believe it.Try
0:35:02 > 0:35:10confirming grounding, touchline.OK, so he is in at this point, he is
0:35:10 > 0:35:14clear of the touchline, still clear, going to ground. Maintains
0:35:14 > 0:35:20possession. Decision going to the board.Six tries in one game of
0:35:20 > 0:35:25rugby league and that game of rugby league is a World Cup semifinal.
0:35:25 > 0:35:38Balanced tine homes -- Valentine Holmes. At one end of the field,
0:35:38 > 0:35:44Vunivalu fails to hang onto it and from that, we get this.Look at him
0:35:44 > 0:35:48go, a lot of work to do that with a good chase by Naiqama. But he was
0:35:48 > 0:35:56going to get there.Six to Valentine Holmes, two to Dan Gagai, to do
0:35:56 > 0:36:02Billy Slater. Surely in the history of rugby league when a team has
0:36:02 > 0:36:07scored ten tries, they have never been only three try scorers?We have
0:36:07 > 0:36:12to give a mention to the Kiwi great Georgina guy who scored six in a
0:36:12 > 0:36:18test.And now here is Matt Gillett. Looking for a try. Montoya slipped
0:36:18 > 0:36:29over. Now through the hands of Cronk, Smith, can we get that then?
0:36:29 > 0:36:33The cake is on but it's too deep. Through the hands and it might have
0:36:33 > 0:36:43been seven.He got the Man of the Match for five tries last week. Was
0:36:43 > 0:36:48he good enough with six to get it tonight? There have been some
0:36:48 > 0:36:54outstanding performances from the Kangaroos.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Since, off-load.
0:37:17 > 0:37:2215 short of halfway. Inside the final minute of Vijay's time in the
0:37:22 > 0:37:292017 Rugby League World Cup. Short of halfway. Hain. Can they finish
0:37:29 > 0:37:35with something special? Something to remember them by? They keep it
0:37:35 > 0:37:47alive. The day. Uate puts the foot down but he stumbled as he came to
0:37:47 > 0:37:54Billy Slater and Slater made the tackle. Pain, Sims, Milne. I don't
0:37:54 > 0:37:58think he was expecting it. It's near the touchline and it's in touch.
0:37:58 > 0:38:05That would be just about it, you'd think. Michael Potter gets up.
0:38:05 > 0:38:11Neither side will be that keen to pack the scrum. There is the Cyrene.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Australia is the root of the Rugby League World Cup final with a
0:38:15 > 0:38:24comprehensive 54-6 win over Fiji.It seems like the last two weeks, your
0:38:24 > 0:38:28completion rate has improved and you've got your grief.Is that how
0:38:28 > 0:38:35you feel? I think so. The first three weeks -- matches, we had a
0:38:35 > 0:38:37different line-up, different positions, so it was always going to
0:38:37 > 0:38:43be a bit clunky. But with the Arab plan, that everyone got a run in the
0:38:43 > 0:38:50first three matches, but we have found continuity now and it seems to
0:38:50 > 0:38:54be working for us. There were a couple of patches in the match where
0:38:54 > 0:38:58we lost our way a little bit but overall I am really pleased with the
0:38:58 > 0:39:02way we have responded with our attack. Completion rates have been
0:39:02 > 0:39:06great, some nice direct that bought at the moment. We just need to
0:39:06 > 0:39:11continue that.We completed something like 85% which is our best
0:39:11 > 0:39:18completion rate so far this series so I was very happy with that.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Obviously we are probably a little fatigued tonight of the back of
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Darwin, so that took its toll on the players, I thought, from a 30 point
0:39:27 > 0:39:35of view. That's just my observation from the box. But a big week coming
0:39:35 > 0:39:40up, we will make sure we freshen up and get right for next week.The
0:39:40 > 0:39:45scoreline wasn't flattering. I thought it got away from us really
0:39:45 > 0:39:50early. We were a little disappointing their early on. It
0:39:50 > 0:39:55cost us field position and a lot of points. You can't give Australia
0:39:55 > 0:40:01points and the opposition early and the game just -- field position
0:40:01 > 0:40:04early and the game and away from us. Australia made you work extremely
0:40:04 > 0:40:13hard?Definitely. They don't miss a beat and control the game so well.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17We tried to get them on a couple about place but they were just too
0:40:17 > 0:40:22good, too clinical and full credit to them.It was a great opportunity
0:40:22 > 0:40:26for us to progress into the finals but it's a tough assessment against
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Australia. We have really enjoyed this campaign, this opportunity to
0:40:30 > 0:40:35play again. For Fiji rugby league, it's great for us. We really felt
0:40:35 > 0:40:38the support for our tiny nation and we just want to thank all the fans
0:40:38 > 0:40:42for their support during this tournament.Obviously it's an
0:40:42 > 0:40:45unbelievable team I'm playing in, probably the best team I've ever
0:40:45 > 0:40:50played in, some great players in their so great for myself with the
0:40:50 > 0:40:54six tries. I'm enjoying the tournament so far and very happy to
0:40:54 > 0:40:58have made the final now. I want to relax and soak it all up and look
0:40:58 > 0:41:05forward to next week. So, Australia advanced to next
0:41:05 > 0:41:11week's final and they will face the winner of tomorrow's second final
0:41:11 > 0:41:14between -- second semifinal between England and Tonga. Dave Woods has
0:41:14 > 0:41:20the latest from the England camp. It's a win for England. At this
0:41:20 > 0:41:23stage of the tournament, it's not so much about how you play but the
0:41:23 > 0:41:30result at the end of it. # It's not how you start
0:41:30 > 0:41:37# It's how you finish...You are working on ball retention this week?
0:41:37 > 0:41:43We work on that every week.You are a captain one week away from a
0:41:43 > 0:41:48final. How do you cope with the excitement?We are excited but the
0:41:48 > 0:41:53boys are training, in the hotel. We are excited about what is the brunt
0:41:53 > 0:41:59of us.My excitement levels are on the up, only a view days out of a
0:41:59 > 0:42:03World Cup semifinal and the opportunity to go to Brisbane and
0:42:03 > 0:42:08play off for the trophy, so it's very exciting.There are a lot of
0:42:08 > 0:42:12English fans in town, a lot of Tongans. It will be a terrific
0:42:12 > 0:42:18atmosphere?Most of these guys play in England so if they have been to
0:42:18 > 0:42:24an English rugby league game, English soccer, it's part of the
0:42:24 > 0:42:27package on the day so I don't think it will worry them.It will be an
0:42:27 > 0:42:36immense atmosphere but it will be a great game to be within. Tonga have
0:42:36 > 0:42:43got a lot of momentum at the moment, so we know we have our hands full.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47But it's something we are looking forward to immensely.Every game I
0:42:47 > 0:42:51have been a part of, I stick with a velocity that it takes 80 minutes,
0:42:51 > 0:42:57sometimes 90 minutes to win a game of rugby, so we have to be on every
0:42:57 > 0:43:04play, every moment.We are coming up against some massive sites so this
0:43:04 > 0:43:09is huge.Where you are now, how does that compare to the site you were at
0:43:09 > 0:43:15the beginning of the tournament?We run the journey, last week execution
0:43:15 > 0:43:19let us down a little bit but generally we are doing things
0:43:19 > 0:43:24better, much better.And you can see the England versus Tonga match live
0:43:24 > 0:43:31tomorrow on BBC One from 4:30am. Until then, goodbye.And Valentine
0:43:31 > 0:43:40Holmes starts with a try tonight! # Stay out of my way
0:43:40 > 0:43:49# Stay out of my way # On Valentine's Day...And six of
0:43:49 > 0:43:53the best for Valentine Holmes.