04/11/2017 - Highlights Rugby League World Cup

They are in again.

Plenty of French razzle-dazzle.

My

word they needed that. Lebanon gets

its first ever win at the rugby

league World Cup.

So they're finally on the board.

Fiji get 50.

And England will claim the opening

try of this World Cup.

The USA.

They have made a statement

this afternoon.

Here they come. They are about to

crack 50.

Johnson is going to score.

Perfection personified.

In for the try.

That turns the duck

egg into 4.

Josh Duggan makes certain of an

Australia victory.

The 2017 World Cup is well

and truly up and running.

Over the next 90 minutes

we'll bring you the highlights

from all the games so far in

week two of Rugby League's Premier

International tournament.

And joining me for this one

are a trio of big game players,

former Great Britain

and Wales International

Jonathan Davies,

former-England captain

Kevin Sinfield and former Kiwi,

Robbie Hunter-Paul.

Here's what's coming up:

The Pacific Island powerhouses

face off in Hamilton

as Samoa take on Tonga.

Scotland hope to cause an upset

against the might of co-hosts

New Zealand in Christchurch.

It's England versus Lebanon

from Sydney as Wayne Bennett's side

look to recover from opening day

defeat to Australia.

And we'll show you all the tries

from yesterday's clash between world

champions Australia and France.

If ever there was a heavyweight

clash, then this is it.

It's the battle of the Pacific

Islands as Samoa take on Tonga.

Strap yourselves in!

What an amazing experience here.

The power, the passion, the

confrontation we will see on the

field and the colour off the field.

Both teams joining together for a

prayer, a show of unity, a show of

Pacific spirit and an example and a

controversial week of the importance

of maintaining respect for each

others view points and cultures.

Samoa will start.

A much talked about Tongan team.

A very powerful forward pack.

20 meters out. Looking to get to the

edge by himself. He goes lateral.

Another grubber along the ground and

this is a try for Tonga. Michael

Jennings. Very cool. Very calm. And

a beautifully placed kick. And

Michael Jennings.

Looking at the

number 12 and the impact on him, he

runs behind him. There is no

proximity there mate, we're going

through to grounding. He cleared the

obstruction. Just from that corner,

have you got it, mate? So we're

playing on. No grounding. Picked up

by Tonga. Grounded. We have a

decision, going with the board.

The

first try for Tonga. 4-0.

An exceptional start. The vision of

the youngster. He has been

exceptional. Jennings jumps over the

top and scores his fourth try of the

tournament.

The best field position

of the game so far for Samoa and it

has taken them 16 minutes to get

down the centre of the park.

Roberts. A short ball. Three meters

out. Yes. He is celebrating. He is

confident. All eyes are on the rev

reap. A couple of big carries from

senior players. And Samoa look like

they're going to get their first

try.

6-4 with a kick to come.

He went

right. He came left. He buried nice

and deep and he got his try.

A

strong carry. Now Lolohea. He

thought about an off load. Roberts

with the ball over the top. Samoa

have great field position. Did he

get it down? Did he get it grounded?

REFEREE: Can you see where the ball

ends up with regards to the

grounding?

OK, there is the ball.

Stop there, mate. We have got him

held up, Ben.

Good shape out on the

left-side. A short ball. Standing on

the right side. It's a penalty.

The

Warriors will be happy with his

performance. He has taken the line

on more often than not and it is

really applying the pressure on the

edge for Samoa and then he has got

the ability to take the line on, but

shift the ball left to be a threat.

A quality first grade and now an

international footballer since

heading to the Roosters and a

quality goal kicker he is as well.

A similar fate for Samoa. It is a

kick short.

Maumalo at the line. A front rower.

24 meters out. There is a chance for

a repeat set, Tonga. Yes, they're

going to get a set. Michael

Jennings. The ball not taken.

REFEREE: Tonga players are all on

side. Keep it on this angle, Mike,

for us. No interference there.

That's OK. That's back keep wards.

Anything else to confirm that? Based

on the live decision. Hand in front

of the ball. Just looking at that.

Hand remains in front of the ball.

OK, keep playing on here, mate,

please. Confirming this so far, Ben.

Ball backwards first and bounces

forwards. We have a decision going

to the board.

COMMENTATOR:

The ball come back and

the forward went forward. The kicker

is only as good as it is chased and

there was a red sea there. Well

done, Tonga.

And Jennings, this is a combination.

He has

played 27 games together, Tupou and

Jennings. Back on the inside for

Samoa. A short ball, yes. Right in

front. Good, strong determined

running. It looked there was nothing

on.

REFEREE:

Can you make sure he

retains position of the ball. Still

got the ball in the left arm. Still

got the ball in the left arm. Thank

you, mate.

18-6, Tonga. To the line

with an out ball and the momentum is

going to get him over the line. That

will be a try. And what about the

angle of the run from Lolohea? Some

doubt. Some big doubt.

Got a call

for double movement.

REFEREE:

I have no try. Can you

confirm that he has done a double

movement there, please? OK, we have

got the ball under the arm. Just

keep going here, mate. Keep going.

Keep going. Keep going. So where the

ball would have been under his arm,

he would have been maybe in goal

anyway. We have a decision going to

the board.

Yes, 24-6. Tonga over

Samoa.

The combinations they are

forming now. They are trying to

isolate the fielders on the edge.

It's almost impossible.

Timoteo Lafai. A desperate attempt

to bring him down. Shaped to go

wide. Samoa are going to score. Ben

Roberts, after a little bit of

deception on the edge of the Tongan

defence and they have finally got

something to smile about in the

second half.

There is a comeback

from Samoa. Roberts on the back of

that. A great off load and a great

off load from Ben Roberts, the

experience.

A nice ball away. He off

loads the ball. Four meters out now.

14 on the clock. They are down by

14. Ben Roberts. A little double

pump. Is that ball knocked on?

REFEREE:

Tackle three, no try. Can

you confirm there is a knock on

there, please? No, wait. Thank you,

mate. We have a decision going to

the board.

Lolohea With a cut out ball.

A good off load. Away from two

defenders. He turns it down the left

side. A great field position for

Samoa.

Away from one defender and passes in

the tackle of a second. Yes, it

didn't look like there was a lot of

happening and they had it under

control and a bit of magic.

We know

he has got power.

He wept out himself.

Now in the closing minutes. A

beautiful ball. Lovely slight of

hand and he understands the

significance of that try with time

running out on the clock and this is

ball play 101 from a kid we all have

a high regard for. He has been going

and playing at the line all night

and when it really mattered he has

delivered the ball of the night.

What a tie and that will make it too

difficult for Samoa to come back.

Again on the outside, he shifted

that ball. Fantastic work.

Tonga,

they celebrate. 32-18.

We are just

happy with the win. We have got a

big crowd here of Tongan and Samoan

supporters. We play with a lot of

pride.

It was good. We put on a show and we

are grateful for the turn-out we had

tonight.

are grateful for the turn-out we had

tonight.

There is a lot of off field

troubles between the two nations. We

thought as players we'd set a good

example for everyone outside the

field and it was good to come

together. Not only as two different

countries, but Pacific islanders in

general. It is good to have that

little moment as boys, yeah, it is

good.

The Tongans came out and

started hard. The scoreboard shows

that. Credit to both teams.

Hopefully we look forward to next

week.

I think we will do something

great this year. We will take it one

game at a time. Samoa were tough

tonight and a tough challenge next

week against New Zealand. We will

rest up for the moment and get back

on the training field in a couple of

days.

Tell us how big that game was

for those two nations?

Massive and I

think there was some shots of them

both flying into New Zealand and big

turn-outs of audiences. There was as

was spoken about on the footage,

there was some trouble this week

involving hundreds of people

according to the New Zealand media,

six people were arrested and there

was a call out from Hamilton's mayor

saying we live under the one roof

under God and we make sure we look

after one another. It was great to

see the players intermingle with one

another and have a prayer with one

another. There was many blue and red

flags mixed together. Saying that,

then you have both their war chants

right at each other's faces. They

meant it and the opening exchanges

were brutal. So, great set-up for

the game.

It was a good game, wasn't

it?

You expected it so. . So

physical and they just smash into

each other. Maybe Tonga, a little

bit more organisation and maybe a

little bit more quality, but a great

game. Whoever comes out of that

group, you know, they will be really

battle harrened going into the later

stages. I feel sorry for Scotland

being in that group! That's why it

is a World Cup, you play against the

best and you have got to take it all

on the chin.

Jason Taumalolo led from the front.

A big powerful man who seems to have

an engine that we have not seen for

a long, long time from a Tongan or a

Southsea islander. He keeps going.

He is an 80 minute man. Full of

power and explosion.

He is so hard

to stop.

Yes, some of the big guys

from Samoa, it has taken three or

four of them to put him down and

then he finds an off load. A real

handful for them.

He is amazing. A

guy that big, that explosive

shouldn't be able to change

direction like he does. As soon as

he gets into contact, both his feet

continue to move. The thing this

does to the defence, what it does to

the defence as you can see there,

you have got four guys having to

burn energy there and they are still

not dominating the tackle. When he

gets up, there is guys scattered on

the ground and it leaves holes in

the defensive line. He doesn't score

all the time. He doesn't set up

tries all the time, but the damage

he leaves in the wake of his carries

takes so much out of defensive line

and leaves opportunities for his

team behind.

If you look at their

quality players from the NRL, they

could have been easily gone into the

Australian side as Jennings has

previously. To get the ball on the

front foot from players like that,

you know, it's a lot easier to

attack then.

Are you seeing enough

from Tonga and you think they will

be that fourth semi-finalist and

could they make the final?

Yes, very

much. I am not sure about making the

final. I certainly think semi-final.

Fiji will have something to say

about that, it will be interesting

to see how they do this weekend. If

you could put those two against each

other, it would be mouth watering.

Like this clash.

Samoa gifted Tonga

a couple of tries, but they looked

better in the second 40 from last

week.

There was a lot of passion by

Samoa today, they met muscle with

muscle. Probably where Tonga had the

edge on them was probably in the

halfs. And both of them are stable

half-backs whereas on the flip side

Ben Roberts is probably the one

player with the most experience. So

he is having to do all the

controlling and mechanism himself.

There were a couple of times though

where you need, where we talk about

them as one percenters. One of the

players is an NRL player and he

plays for New Zealand, he is trying

to outthink himself before he plays

the ball and then the second time it

was in the air. Just edges, those

are the things, those little one

percenters of what let's you down

and gives Tonga the opportunity to

score those type of tries.

Semi-final, you know, final, I think

what the edge that Australia and New

Zealand and England have, are the

organisation skills from half back

and a kicking game. They are looser.

There is no real general or

controlling influence from either

side really, but you know, if you

don't stand up to them and they get

a roll on, they are tough to hang on

to.

I wouldn't want to try and stop

any of them.

Co-hosts New Zealand

were supposed to be in disarray

going into this tournament crippled

by suspensions and defections.

They soon put that to bed.

The Kiwis opener saw them involved

in a tight first half against Samoa,

however they took control

in the second period and ran out

comfortable winners.

The co-hosts will look to build

on that and produce an 80 minute

display against the Scots.

Johnson is going to score.

Perfection personified.

Scotland, by contrast,

suffered a heavy opening defeat

at the hands of Tonga.

With few positives from the game,

the Bravehearts will hope

for inspiration from their last

match against New Zealand, an 18-18

draw in the Four Nations last year.

They deserve something from this

game.

A wonderful welcome for both teams

ahead of this Poole B clash. The

2017 World Cup here in Christchurch,

Poole B against New Zealand and

Scotland. A quick check of the

teams. New Zealand's line up are:

Two tackles left in this set.

Waerea-Hargreaves plays the ball.

Johnson on the last play. Johnson's

kick holds up in the breeze a bit.

That's going to be a penalty to the

Kiwis.

So they go to the air on the

last play. It was Martin who jumped

into dummy half and they get the

penalty. I'm watching Taylor and he

is struggling to get to the ruck

which is putting pressure on the

dummy half position.

Well, it is an

interesting observation. Taylor,

effectively playing out of position

here as the nine today. It is a try.

The try, his first in a Kiwis jersey

and it is nine minutes in and New

Zealand lead in this game.

A good

start for Kenny Bromwich. A good tip

on from Taupau.

The set starts right

here. Only 12 meters out from the

Scottish line. Here is Taupau. He is

just being a menace. He made a

strong start as Taylor plays the

ball quickly. Martin. Oh, here comes

another try, it is Nightingale who

goes on to score. His 18th try for

the Kiwis. Good shift of the ball

out to the left. And just like that

New Zealand are off to a 10-0 lead.

A lovely shift of the ball to the

left. Jason Nightingale, the

veteran, three World Cups for him.

Johnson, fires it along. It is catch

and pass. Brings it round closer to

the post.

Nightingale's try as the

Kiwis out to 10-0.

Two quick tries. Many tackles. The

first contact is really, really

high. They need to whack some legs.

Martin, he is on his lonesome here.

Tackled by Alex Walker. Taylor. Here

is Blair. Waerea-Hargreaves. This is

great passing. He has got some

speed, Joseph Tapine. Strolls in and

the Kiwis slicing and dicing

Scotland at the moment. It is 14-0.

The first try for Joseph Tapine.

Johnson deciding where to play, how

to play. Was he over the top? No, he

wasn't. He picked the right man at

the right time and his name was

Tapine.

Kiwis get another opportunity.

Johnston. Nightingale again. Blair,

inside the tent, there is the

off-load, Taylor, and Paccar.

We have only had 22 minutes, Taylor

giving it to Martin. Tuivasa-Sheck,

could be a double! Jason

Nightingale. He is having a game and

a half hours he gets the Kiwis'

fourth drive.

Nightingale at the

double, Martin gives the nod,

Tuivasa-Sheck, and a lovely pass,

bit of a basketball pass, good

pick-up by Nightingale download, two

to go.

18-0. -- down low.

Nightingale scooted around a fast

charging Johnny Walker, there. Levi.

Martin. Asofa-Solomona. The big man

creates for one of the smallest men

on the field, Te Maire Martin, in

for the Kiwis' fifth Drive. And

Martin gets his first in Kiwis

jersey.

Asofa-Solomona is just too

big, look at them go to the line,

one-on-one, pushes him aside and

then one, two on the inside, Te

Maire Martin, what a season he has

had.

22-0, New Zealand. Two minutes

to play until half-time, the Kiwis

would love to grab one more before

the break. Good smashed that time by

Ben Halley well. Good play the ball

off the back of that one, Peta Hiku

running again. He's coming off his

line a lot, Peta Hiku. Levi handles

nicely to Johnston, and Adam

Fonua-Blake again. Three metres from

the line. Levi, Johnston,

tailor-made for another Kiwis dried,

Peta Hiku is in! -- Kiwis tried.

Simple shift down the right, another

try to New Zealand.

This is good

work, they know if they play through

the middle that the numbers on the

outside will be short. Peta Hiku

deserve the try. And the shift was

perfect, the catch and pass was

pretty much selfless, really.

Clinical.

28-0.

Martin. Bromwich hits the line

strongly, Martin backs up and good

support again, skips through a

couple of half attempts, again.

Levi. Down the short side again

through Bromwich. Tuivasa-Sheck,

another missed tackle, another, and

another. And here comes Russell

Packer! Is he going to be allowed to

score that right? Interesting for

the radio reverie, early in the

second half. -- that try.

He thought

he had won in the first half, he got

close.

Does Russell Packer break the

first tackle?

He clears that tackle.

He's going to get a green light.

The

second defender comes in and we have

a grounding.

This is going to be

tried for Russell Packer, his first

in a Kiwis jumper. -- BA

there will be a party in Folkestone

tonight, that is for sure, the birds

try for Rusty Packer, what a story

he has been. -- the first try. Levi,

and now Martin Taupau, straight back

into his work, and there is the

off-load to Levi. Martin.

Founa-Blake again. Enjoying himself,

wearing that Kiwis jumper for the

first time. Founa-Blake and now to

Marty Martin, head down. -- Te Maire

Martin. He scores his second try of

the game as the Kiwis extend their

lead.

Lovely work, here, a good,

old-fashioned show and go. Te Maire

Martin. Good turn of speed. Good

numbers on the outside. I is all

looking. It was a good derby as

well. -- I all the king. He is

class. -- it was a good Toon Army as

well.

Fonua-Blake again, squeezing himself

between two defenders. Missed

tackles coming up towards 50 now as

Martin gallops through. It is going

to be a try from Dean Whare. Cash in

time for New Zealand.

This man

deserves a try, here, Dean Whare, he

had a whale of a game in the first

half, Te Maire Martin finds him

floating up through the inside,

showed good pace. Third test try for

Dean Whare. Second in the World Cup.

44-0.

Oh, poor old Danny Brough.

Having a

conversation with Henry Perenara,

catch up for a cup afterwards, and

he fails to find touch.

New Zealand

have the ball, Danny Brough not

finding touch. Joseph Tapine, not

many touches in the game, just his

sixth carry.

Bursting downtown.

Levi, and look at the space down the

short side and Tuivasa-Sheck can run

towards the line and Peta Hiku is in

for his second try. Too much space

on the short side left by Scotland,

and New Zealand edged towards 50

points, in fact, they have nailed

it, 50-0.

Again, Scotland's kick

does not find touch and they paid a

price, this is frustration coming

out from Danny Brough, and then just

one play later, Tuivasa-Sheck sums

up that pass so well. Peta Hiku in

for his second.

Six goals to Shaun

Johnson in the game, now, getting

close to being the leading points

scorer in New Zealand rugby league

history at the moment Matthew Rich

holds that record with 168 and

Johnson is on 165.

Interesting also,

Danny Brough exempted himself from

kicking off, giving the duty to

Danny Addy.

Fonua-Blake with the

off-load and Tuivasa-Sheck, Johnson

is inside him, this could be the

record! Shaun Johnson, with that

try, becomes the leading points

scorer in Kiwis history. Tough day

for Scotland but a great day for

Shaun Johnson, 56-0.

A real

refreshing style of football, lovely

work from Tuivasa-Sheck. How many

tries has this man had today? On

this occasion, the recipient is

Shaun Johnson. Streaking away to

create history.

New Zealand lead

56-0.

Adam Blair back out there,

Hargreaves -- Waerea-Hargreaves, and

Peta Hiku, one of New Zealand's best

today, to dries, 17 carries. -- two

tries. Martin, Bromwich, he and Dean

Whare have been solid on the left

edge. Waerea-Hargreaves heads

towards the goal line.

Taylor on the last play, good hands

Ron Johnson, that is the kick for

another New Zealand... Peta Hiku!

They might check this one but this

could be a hat-trick for Peta Hiku.

Tackle six, Czech, start with the

try. Check the grounding by the

Kiwis Blair. -- Kiwis player.

We

will need to clear the offside,

please. OK, so the outside chasers

are onside, follow that through to

the grounding, please, nice and

slow. Yeah.

So it is going to be a

tried to Peta Hiku. It is 62-0. -- a

try. Let's see what Scotland have

got, can they register points? Danny

Addy was their try scorer last week,

scooting over from dummy half close

to the line against Tonga, wearing

seven last week but wearing nine in

this game and he's got his hands on

the ball, Danny Addy. Here come

Scotland again. Douglas. Danny Addy

from dummy half again. Thomas is

going to get through and score!

Well, he shrugged off the tackle and

suddenly, it opened up and Oscar

Thomas says thanks very much, I'll

have four points.

Yes, the Bradford

Bulls half gets rid of Danny Levi

with a bit of footwork and a tiring

defence, Danny Addy shifting the

ball and away he goes. Arm grabbing,

nice try, his fourth in his seventh

test.

Who do you reckon should be

man of the match?

Pfizer Solomona,

in both of the games --

Asofa-Solomona, and Tuivasa-Sheck.

They have both been selfless.

Five

tries, 240 metres, Tuivasa-Sheck,

and 13 carries, fantastic game for

him, man of the match in this one.

Levi sneaks away from dummy half.

Levi plays the ball. Johnson. Blair.

Passing to Martin, who is in again,

just a simple handoff and it is Te

Maire Martin who is in for his third

try.

Scored a lovely one on the

right-hand side for his second, Te

Maire Martin, and a lovely friend on

Oscar this time, gifted on both

sides of the football field, Te

Maire Martin, three tries, second

game. He's got a future.

Tuivasa-Sheck, he will try until the

80th minute, four minutes to play

this game in Christchurch. Maybe

time for one more. How about that

off-load? Peta Hiku. The

beneficiary. Eventually, a wonderful

off-load from Waerea-Hargreaves. 40

off-loads for the Kiwis, 68-6 is the

score, as Martin Taupau, head down,

can Blair get out of the way?

Fantastic play the ball, running for

it, and Elijah Taylor! Scoring yet

another.

Taylor scores it but it is

the run from Martin Taupau, he just

does not stop.

Been a very

professional performance from the

Kiwis, laid the foundation in the

first half and they have continued

in the second half and they will be

walking away from today's game very

confident. Obviously, very pleased

to lead this

confident. Obviously, very pleased

to lead this

team to victory today?

I am, I'm new

to the job but I'm enjoying it, I've

got a great group of boys who are

willing and hungry to do everything

for the team and the result was

therefore the boys. Again, a few

little things that we can fix up at

a good effort overall.

Tough day at

the office?

Very tough, we were not

in the game, the first half, we did

in the first ten minutes, set for

set and we were in there but once we

conceded and started to go down,

they ran away with it.

We are a bit

disappointed in the six points they

got at the end, it was a goal for us

at the half-time not to let any

point in and we let that go which

was a bit disappointing but in

saying that, I thought the boys

played really well and you know, it

is hard not to play well when you're

forwards are going forward like that

and the momentum is there the whole

time. Credit to the forwards, they

did a good job.

I've said all along,

we've got a really young squad and

you would like to think that they

will learn lessons from that and I'm

sure they will do. The key now is to

make sure we turn up with a better

attitude all round next week against

Samoa.

Feeling fairly confident and

pleased with your team?

Well, yeah.

Honestly, all the controversy going

into this tournament, and we were

talking about it last week, how that

would impact on the Kiwis and I

think you can see it has actually

had the effect of killing them,

pulling them tighter together and

that is really starting to come

through in their play. The game this

morning, very early, it has been a

long day, night, whatever you want

to call it! They are really enjoying

themselves and that is the key but

equally, they went about their

business very professionally. When

you are blowing teams off the park,

so to speak, you can fall into the

trap of coming up with trick passes

and making foolish mistakes,

overplaying, so to speak. They did

do that at times but what I liked

about this New Zealand team is that

the very next set and the one after

that, they got back to being

extremely professional and one of

the commentators said that about

their performance, New Zealand's

afternoon, was it was a professional

performance and you need that, to

create the continuity, those rhythms

and combinations.

Looking at

Scotland, I thought they have been

very poor, they mentioned it in the

post match, I don't know what has

been an issue, but no matter what

level you are at, line speed has got

to be good, you've got to put the

effort in and unfortunately, I felt

that maybe they are not good enough

at this level but also, I don't

think the attitude was where it

should have been. But saying that, I

thought that New Zealand, you know,

were clinical. I thought the tries

they scored and the precision of the

passing, the way they exploited and

moved Scotland around, looking back

at Samoa as well, they countered the

physical aspect of the simmering

game, where they tried to blast them

but then, you know, those key stood

back and went, "Right", and when it

was on, it was on. They looked very

competent at the moment.

Those X

factor players are really delivering

competent at the moment.

Those X

factor players are really delivering

for them around that unit, as

Jonathan said.

I think the boys have

nailed it. We were all wondering

what New Zealand would throw up in

this competition and we've been

answered very strongly. They play a

refreshing band of rugby league. --

brand of rugby league. The spine,

Tuivasa-Sheck, Martin started at

stand-off alongside Johnson, those

three were outstanding for them and

we have seen some clips of

Tuivasa-Sheck come here, and his

combination with Johnson, I don't

think they are as good currently --

there's as good a combination

currently in international sport

Rugby league, the Australians are

strong with Cooper Cronk and Billy

Slater but this was more

entertaining and electric. The style

of football they play, you would

argue, I would love to see a club

play like this, big and strong up

the middle but with so many options,

the full-back knowing exactly where

he needs to be and to beat a side by

that many in an international like

this is impressive.

Tuivasa-Sheck

exploded onto the British scene in

the 2013 World Cup but back then he

was a line break and finisher, what

he has done what we have seen is

adding being a support player to his

game, not only that but also

delivering

game, not only that but also

delivering tries. You see him make a

cutout pass to Peta Hiku, who scores

on the edge. That complement with

Shaun Johnson has been built over

the last two seasons with New

Zealand Warriors, then working

together. The headache for David

Kidwell, the coach, is who does he

play in the other half? Nicotine

played well against Samoa.

It's a

great headache to have.

Te Maire

Martin scores a hat-trick in his

second game and he looked

comfortable down the left edge, they

created a lot of space and he is a

great talker and provider. Johnson's

game has developed as well. He was

just a line breaker and runner and

now he's directing players around

the field. It is these layers that

offer New Zealand to really take it

to the next level because they've

got so much strength and muscle up

front.

That is the difference, as

Kevin said, it is so enjoyable to

watch them play, whether it is

Samoa, England, Australia or

Scotland, they will try and play

football and if they can get the

attitude right, which sometimes they

don't, the forward pack is strong

and then you have got these finesse

players behind. They are always

capable of scoring tries against the

best sides in the world so it is

their defence and attitude.

Would it

be asking too much of Scotland to

try to match New Zealand, given that

there's a lot of members in both

squad that play in the Championship

and even in League 1?

I think so, to

come up against a side like that New

Zealand side, who were red-hot

today, look, Scotland have got five

regular Super League players and

three regular NRL players so less

than half the team come from the top

competitions in the world and the

rest are coming from lower level,

lower league clubs. I think it

shows. They had a great result last

year in the four nations against the

Kiwis were they drew and I'm sure

New Zealand were thinking that they

were ruthless with the performance

today. But as Steve pointed out,

they will only learn from this, get

some experience, those in Scotland

boys.

Revenge was sweet.

This is the situation in Group B

after those two games

with New Zealand imperious

at the top and Tonga

also looking impressive.

The top three go through

to the quarter-finals,

so Scotland and Samoa face off

for that spot next week.

Ireland made an impressive start

to their campaign last week

in the Cairns sunshine seeing off

a handy Italian side.

So the Group C table looks like this

with Ireland sat just

behind co-hosts Papua New Guinea

who battered Wales

in their first match.

The top two face each other

in the cauldron of Port Moresby

tomorrow in a game that promises

to be a cracker.

They score the opening try! Hebert

say well weighted kick in, flying

forward, oh, beautiful dive!

Takes them to the line and this

time, he gets it down! Planted in

the corner! What a start for

Ireland!

And I'm delighted to be joined

by Ireland coach Mark Aston

on the phone from Papua New Guinea.

Thank you for joining us. You must

have been thrilled with the way the

team went last week.

Oh, absolutely.

It was outstanding. The boys for the

last three weeks, while he have been

in camp, have put everything in, and

you know, the first week in Cairns

was all about the rain, the second

was all about the humidity, and at

the end of the week, going about the

performance, I've got to say it was

probably the proudest I've been at

the Ireland coach in the last six or

seven years. The guy is absolutely

delivered the ultimate performance.

Jonathan Davies, here. How are the

players earned yourself enjoying the

Papua New Guinea experience?

Listen,

Jonathan, it is absolutely

outstanding. Probably one of the

best hotels that I've ever been in,

and I've been to Dubai, Australia,

and we were.

It's changed since I

was there!

Have you got me?

We can

still hear you, keep going.

Yeah,

the staff and the people have been

outstanding and everyone said we

should not go out, the hotel is

attached to a shopping mall but the

people of Papua New Guinea are all

over the guys, you know, wanting

pictures, and diving for some of the

younger players, certainly, myself

and some of the younger players. --

I think for some of the younger

players, myself and some of the

younger players, it's been eye

opening, we have been out of the

schools and seen what rugby league

is like out there, and we were

fortunate to go to the beach

yesterday, and for the last ten

years, we have had a big association

with Papua New Guinea, people like

Gary low... They took us to the

beach. I've got to say, for me

personally, I have thoroughly

enjoyed it, it has been the best

part of it so far.

Mark, will the

key be dealing with the physicality

of Papua New Guinea?

Yeah, nobody

gave us a chance last week. I was

talking about Italy and things, we

knew we could beat Italy, we had a

plan and we executed it to

perfection and the boys have got to

take a lot of credit. We had 85%

ball control in the first half and

that is when it was won. They need

to be very good in the second 40 and

they were for a period but we did

not back off them and the

performance epitomised what we have

done enough couple of weeks and

again, I've got to give credit to

Ireland, the funding, we don't have

massive amounts of money but they

put us up in camp in Cairns the week

before we were supposed to come into

camp and I think that has borne

fruit. Again, we are going to be

smart tomorrow, play a brand of

football that will expose them. Yes,

we all know the physical aspects of

this game is going to be what it is

about but when you've got people

like the lad signals and --

Singleton, Kyle Amor, Michael

McIlorum, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, and

actually, George King, there is some

views and experience and they have

gotten tonnes of people are now.

Mark, thank you for joining us and

the best of luck tomorrow. The Hotel

might be great but the phone line

not brilliant in Papua New Guinea

but great to hear from him, best of

luck. Ireland looked really good

last week.

Yeah, really impressed

with them and for the home nations

apart from England, play other side

that you hope good progress. I think

Mark mentioned, Brad Singleton, Kyle

Amor, Michael McIlorum, if those

three physical tomorrow, which we

know they always bring that but if

they are against Papua New Guinea

tomorrow, with the smarts of Liam

Finn who I thought was outstanding

last week and Scott Grix at

full-back, you know, they could

cause an upset.

We worried a bit

that the edges of Ireland were not

strong but Liam Kay was fabulous and

took his chance.

He's a great

player, knows how to get over the

line and enjoy himself. That is an

important thing. Mark sounded like

they were having fun, they were

enjoying themselves. When the camp

is nice and confident and tight, you

enjoy yourself. Reading the

Australian press last week, they

should not have had a chance playing

against the Italians because the

Italians this and Italians that, but

they surprised a run. We know the

quality of player in that team and

we knew that they could do it. This

game tomorrow is one of the two

games I really want to watch, like

Samoa Tonga today but obviously, how

Ireland can progress against Papua

New Guinea in Port Moresby? What a

tasty game.

They dealt with the heat

in Cairns so how much does that help

because Wales struggled but it was

hot in Cairns.

They did

exceptionally well, as Kevin said,

fronted up defensively and blitz

them and the Italians were not great

because they were put under

pressure. Tomorrow is a different

kettle of fish, the environment is

different, the crowd is different,

going to the ground is different. It

is just totally out of their comfort

zone, OK? They will really have to

front up, they will have to kick the

ball a bit more, field position and

also they will have do front up

because Papua New Guinea play

exactly the same as the Pacific

Islanders. They used to be slightly

smaller but now with weights and

everything, a lot of them play in

the NRL, I think they start as

favourites tomorrow. It will be one

hell of a game.

My sense is, one

thing we saw last week that we have

not seen from a Papua New Guinea

team in the past is how controlled

and composed they were. In the past,

when they have got on the front

foot, they've loosened up their

style of play but like New Zealand

today, they are very professional

now.

Also tomorrow, Mark's former

Sheffield coach John Kear leads

Wales into their next game

against Fiji after a tough start

against Papua New Guinea.

We are looking now forward to the

contest on Sunday against Fiji,

where we start at 50-1 underdogs, so

we really are the underdogs as

perceived by the media in general

but especially the media perhaps in

Australia. They don't see us as

viable opposition for the team that

we are playing at the weekend. You

know, if you look at our

performances, Papua New Guinea might

see some merit in that because we're

coming up against Jarryd Hayne 's,

against the NRL top scorer,

Punivalu, and obviously, another

star player from Wests Tigers. We're

coming up against an absolute

quality and are in good form.

The

kick and in they go for number

three!

Any professional athlete or

anyone involved in elite sport, you

don't want to be told you are not

that good. It is bound to upset you

and motivate you. Obviously, we will

see what happens on Sunday but I'm

certainly expecting a vast, vast

step up in performance. The

perceptions of our group are not

very high the minute. It is up to us

to attempt to change that and it

could be the performance on Sunday

evening that I believe will go some

way towards that.

He is the master of motivation, John

Kear. But a bit like Scotland, are

we asking an awful lot of Wales?

Yes, exactly the same, looking at

where these players are playing, the

level of competition, and they come

up against NRL players, they got

battered in Papua New Guinea, they

have enjoyed it but now you go

straight to Townsville, and it is

hot and you are playing against a

big side again. It has been a big

ask for Wales and Scotland. If they

had a different group, maybe with

France with Lebanon, it might have

been a bit easier but you know,

they've walked into the eye of the

storm. It is not going to get any

easier tomorrow for Wales.

Do we

need to put more development into

Scotland and Wales? They don't seem

to have pushed on from the World Cup

in terms of developing the game in

Scotland and Wales.

I think all the

home nations need to be developed

more. Something it has highlighted

to me is the strength of Scotland

and Wales this time. Jonathan

mentioned it but the number of Super

League players and NRL players that

have dropped out of these squads

mean they go in pretty depleted and

they are up against it. Fiji, you

know, we talked before about

possibly meeting Tonga down the

track or possibly making the

semifinals themselves, you know,

with players like Jarryd Hayne,

Ashton Sims from over at Warrington.

They know how to win big games and

play well for Fiji and it is a tough

ask for Wales.

May the rugby league

missed a beat in the 95 World Cup

where we had a massive World Cup,

got to the semifinal, lots of

ex-Rugby union players who made

their name in rugby league and

people talked to me about the 95

game against Samoa at the vetch

Field. It was one of the toughest

games I've ever played in but it

caught the imagination. It will be

difficult because Super League is in

England, attracting maybe be well

sure Scottish players to develop

international quality players

because rugby union now has got a

lot of money, it is always going to

be tough for rugby league because

they need to focus on Super League

and they need to focus on England

and then maybe coming from the

international game, then they need

to come you know, put money into

Wales and Scotland but it is always,

now we are seeing the Pacific

Islands benefiting but they are

benefiting from the NRL because the

players are playing in the NRL and

hopefully after the World Cup, more

money will go into, you know,

developing players that play for

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

And they

progress in the NRL with the Pacific

island nations, started ten, 12, 15

years ago, the seeds were sown, they

started a presence in the NRL from

the islands and then from that, the

interest became more, opportunities

to live the lifestyle from children

and identifying the tile and --

talent and pulling it through.

You can see highlights

from all Sunday's games

tomorrow at 4pm on BBC Two.

I'll be alongside Iestyn Harris,

Andrew Henderson and Jamie

Jones-Buchanan for that one.

And if American football

is your thing, join Mark Chapman

with Osi and Jason for The NFL Show

tonight at 11.50 on BBC ONe.

England Coach Wayne Bennett said

he wasn't too concerned

about their defeat to Australia

but a win was a must

against the lowest-ranked

team in the competition,

Lebanon was a must.

From Sydney, your commentators

are Brian Noble, Ian Millward

and our rugby league correspondent,

Dave Woods.

It's not a typical spring evening

tonight. It is more like summer in

Sidcup than summer in Sydney. But

that might suit England. They are

looking to improve on what was

generally acclaimed as a good, solid

first hit out against the

Australians last week. Well, England

with a couple of late changes.

Stefan Ratchford starting in place

of the injured Jonny Lomax and

George Williams comes into the fore

as well. The halfs very much the

powerhouse, the talent group of that

Lebanon side. Moses and Bilal

Maarbani. Watch out for Tim Mannah.

Hodgson. An appeal to his left.

Dancing away and keeping it alive.

The pass was a little loose. Currie.

We know he has got pace to burn.

It's back with Graham.

He has

carried the ball early in this game,

James Graham. Hodgson is playing in

and around...

I agree. Here they go.

It's going to be Watkins who scores

the opening try. Kallum Watkins,

quick hands, from the English. It

was Ratchford's pass that set them

free at the very last, but the

Lebanese defence was already

stretched and England get their

early score. So those Lebanese fans

just behind. Their passion has not

been doused. They are here for the

fun. That was a terrific.

The

Lebanese defence will crack.

Farah

going left and Moses and to Kassis.

He has his 14th cap. One of the most

capped Lebanese players in this

current side. They find themselves

with 18 minutes gone. Less than ten

away. Oh, there is a dive and Kassis

is going to claim that. I would be

very surprised if referee Ben Taylor

wasn't going to the screen here, but

they've already started the party.

That adds to the feeling of

celebration because on the field,

Ben Taylor gives the try. What does

Phil say?

The English players look

like they have conceded. They know

if they have ground it. That's a

try. One hand. Downward motion. Hand

on the ball. They know the con

qepss, England.

Nick Kassis is a try

scoring hero for Lebanon. So Moses

look to go bring the scores level.

He has put it where it needs to be.

It's 6-6 with very nearly 19 minutes

played.

You would be over the moon

if you were Brad Fittler. They have

created opportunities for England.

England had the majority of the

ball.

England are in trouble here.

They are being tested anyway. 6-6.

Takes it in again. He made his debut

in the NRL Twal. There is a slip in

defence. That's the last thing you

need when Mitchell Moses has the

ball in his hands, having a look.

Seeing what's on. Mitchell Moses

stretches the legs.

Wow.

Robinson held up. Five away. Leech

is in there. They will need a kick.

It's not a good kick. Well, it was

almost a good kick in the end, but

the catch by Watkins turns it into

England's favour.

It was a

competition for the ball. It was a

Lebanon player on his way back.

Look, I don't think they have got

the skill or the speed to beat

England, but they are dangerous on

their last tackle. Kicks are

on-the-spot. They are going to have

to run people off the ball, England,

because it is a dangerous time on

that last tackle when they are down

that end of the park.

What's Wayne

Bennett thinking at the moment?

He

will be disappointed. He keeps

everything simple, Wayne. He will be

saying your completions are all

right, and I want better execution

on that right. I want your timing

better and he wants to acknowledge a

bit and if you can't get your

timing, adjust to the ruck

Yes, that

little bit of adjustment in reaction

to what the defenders are doing.

It

is sweeped away by Widdop.

McGillvary comes back on the inside

and there is a huge corridor of

opportunity waiting for him.

Jermaine McGillvary scores again in

an England shirt and England lead

again 24 minutes into a nervy game.

It's that right-hand side again. It

starts with O'Loughlin. This is what

I want to see O'Loughlin do, run the

ball and then McGillvary.

Here is

Widdop with what should be a simple

kick. Just to the right. The referee

has stopped the clock. Widdop is not

taking time. Over it goes. 12-6.

England lead now. Hearts thumping

has settled a little.

Wayne Bennett

will be thinking I want to us

disciplined, but I want to see us

not concede tries.

England in

possession and looking to spoil

Lebanon's party here. Watkins

searching down the right-hand side.

Here is McGillvary cutting back

inside again. This time Farah has

got a hold. Wehbe who is on for the

interchange bench. I am looking

forward to seeing him. He has a step

change. He has been playing in rugby

union. I don't think he has played

much this year in either club. Here

is Bateman. A pass away to Ryan

Hall. McGillvary on one side and

Hall on the other. Two wingers with

real effect. And Ryan Hall is

getting his try scoring momentum up

and running again as long as the try

is given.

I think he wants to check

back for instruction. I can't see

how it could be strouks at all. He

is way, way in front. In fact, it

has been...

Are you sure he's

looking for obstruction?

And oh...

That's a separation.

That's what they're looking at.

You

have got to regain it before it hits

the ground and I'm not sure he

regains T he has gone try.

REFEREE:

The ball is still on

left-hand as far as I can see. I am

heapy with the decision.

Ryan Hall

has just made it try number 33 in

this, his 34th, test appearance.

O'Loughlin is the architect in

chief. He goes from one side of the

field to Bateman and gives the ball.

He has done the right thing. Give

the ball to Ryan Hall. That close to

the line and he will finish like

that.

There is Wehbe. He has had the

ball stolen. No, he has lost it.

Jason Wehbe.

He had it knocked out

and every Lebanese fan in the ground

is blowing up.

He is a former junior

is Jason Wehbe. Here they come,

blasting forward.

Here is Hodgson.

A really pertinent point that Ian

makes about the England benchle we

are beginning to see that.

Oh, there

is a gap. There is a gap and there

is a try for Ben Currie and he opens

his try scoring account for England.

Debut last week when he played

against Australia, second cap

tonight and he scores his first

international try.

Gareth Widdop who spent the last

eight or nine years living in

Australia when his family emigrated

here. He is having time off from his

club season and before he joined up

with England, he had two big tattoos

on his chest.

Currie has to hold his

line and let Hodgson get there and

it gives them an open space to run

through.

It's going to be a kick

here from Farah. McGillvary has a

look. A good kick. McGillvary has

got some work to do. A decent chase.

McGillvary tries to run over the top

Wehbe.

A good start from Lebanon. A

good kick. He has to retrieve 15

years. There is a scuffle on here.

A

bit of a stash as they say. What's

he seen here? Farah and McGillvary

in the first instance. The referee

by committee here, I think, because

the referee is asking if there was

anything that his partners on the

touchline have seen. Farah has

pointed to his arm, he's not happy

with something here. He is alleged a

bite by Jermaine McGillvary. Farah

has put his hand in McGillvary's

face. Is there evidence there of a

bite by Jermaine McGillvary? He has

put it on review, they will have a

look at that in a week. England have

possession, bringing it forward.

Hodgson out of dummy half. Whitehead

putting in the effort. One of

several NRL based players, of

course, this English side. He place

with Canberra and Walmsley now

taking it on. Hodgson again. Another

Canberra player. Here is Graham. Oh,

the ball split them here. Burgess

with a charge down the middle. He's

not thinking about the pass, he's

thinking about the try! Big brother

Sam loves the moment. George was

looking on, but it's Thomas of that

family who celebrates the try. It's

like a triangle of Burgesses all

enjoying that moment, but it's Tom's

glory. His second try in his

international career.

Well, what a

ball from James Graham. A push from

Tom Burgess, he runs over the

full-back. He has support either

side. No way, Jose there, is for me!

A chance here. Skilfully enough.

28-6. England lead.

Graham didn't

get flustered. Played short. Read

the situation so well. Nice pass.

He's through. He's thinking, "I

think I have got this left

footstep."

Sam loves it. What does

George think about it? Well, he has

got the headgear on too and he loves

it tool. It is a real fanaticism

that follows this Lebanese side. We

went to one of the fans events and

it was a really good night. Moses

and out towards - and it has gone

out of play.

It is hard to see what

happened. They go to the fringes and

Luke Gale gets his hand on the ball

there which he has to do to stop the

ball from the inside play.

It is a

real test here for England. A real

test for England. Back-to-back sets.

They have to defend on their own

line virtually. Feeling the heat on

a cool night in Sydney.

There is the feed. Here it comes.

First effort is by Wehbe. 5 away.

Lebanon with 5 more tackles to come.

Lichaa, throws inside to Farah.

Farah back to Moses again. Now it is

Doueihi. There is another 4 tackles

to come. Lichaa. Back with Farah.

Now it's Twal. Searches one way and

searches the other. England's

defence remains robust. Lichaa to

Farah. The chip, McGillvary has it

read. He might have tackled his man

in the air. The referee has allowed

play on anyway. Kassis waits inside

for Moses. It is a big heavy carry

by a big, heavy fella. Mamary. Last

play. The referee has got his arm in

the air. They will be looking for

creativity. A big pass from Farah.

Moses. He puts a skip on. Wehbe will

claim the try. The referee is going

to need a second view.

REFEREE:

So we are looking for

sufficient evidence that he did

ground the ball. I think we're got

it there. If you take that back, we

can pause that with the ball on the

floor.

I think that's a try. That's

a try.

Well, I think this is a

moment that's going on Jason Wehbe's

show reel. He has got a try! He has

got a try! And Lebanon are into

double figures.

Just gets on the

outside of his defender, does Wehbe.

Bateman on his haunches again which

gives him the running opportunity

and the ability to score.

Tom

Burgess the only England try scorer

in this second half is the man who

takes it in. Here comes Walmsley.

And the cork came out of the bottle

with that Watkins try in the ninth

minute. We were expecting real

spakle, but a little flat and warm

the England performance. Can they

add fizz right at the very end here?

Ratchford is in at dummy half.

Williams with a pass to Watkins. He

was quick away. McGillvary is over,

but guess what? It's a forward pass,

I think, he has given in the build

up here.

Watkins' final ball. Well, it's not

going to matter in terms of the

outcome, but it does matter in terms

of what the scoreline looks like.

They have lost the ball. It's picked

up by Widdop so England get another

chance to add something at the end

of this game. 20 seconds left to

play. Ratchford in at dummy half.

Walmsley back on the field. The

wrecking ball effect from him

attempted. Ratchford is here again.

Squeezes it to that right-hand side.

Williams looking for the step. Three

getting around him. Another one

comes flying in over the top.

Stopping him in his tracks.

Ratchford again. Last couple of

seconds. This is the last play.

Widdop is going for a drop goal and

he puts it over. One point to finish

the game. I think the referee has

given it. 29-10. England have won.

It is a win. That's what they

needed, but was it quite the

performance that they needed?

We was good in the first-half. I

thought we completed really well.

Probably too many times when ge got

on their line, we gifted them

possession and gave away a couple of

penalties which gave them a couple

of piggy backs down our end. I was

happy with the win.

We hung in

there. Things weren't going our way.

We are a team of park footballers

pretty much and to compete for 80

minutes against the world-class

teams, an outstanding effort. I

can't praise my boys enough.

Didn't

finish the game off. Lost our way a

little bit. Patches where we were

good, but patches where we were off

with the ball and a little bit

disappointing. We got a win and we

are off and running.

An on field

allegation, do you want to make a

comment?

Not really. I reacted to

what happened. It's pretty clear for

everyone to see on the replay.

That's all I will say.

Let's clear that up? Was it a bite?

He has a gum shield in and he

doesn't seem to open his mouth. I

think it's pathetic. He has a fore

arm in his face, what are you

supposed to do sometimes? Sometimes

you can't breathe as well, you have

got to open your mouth to breathe. I

just find it an odd thing to say. I

didn't see a mark. I can't clearly

see a mark there and then ten

minutes later he is chatting and

saying how nice he was and then he

goes and says, "I don't want to make

a comment and then goes on to make a

comment. He should just have shut

his mouth and he talked too much in

the game. I don't like that kind of

thing. If someone bites you, right,

your instinct is to smack him. You

shouldn't bite anyone. That's the

point I'm making. You're in such a

shock if you're bitten, the reaction

is you just hit him. Although and

then gu look. It's just sad that

we're talking about it.

Calm

downment calm down. England's

performance it felt a bit... The

second half, it just didn't get

going, did it?

I think Brian Noble

summed it up pretty well when he

used the word, "Clunky." Look, we

got the job done and we didn't have

to be nine out of ten today. It was

important we build ourselves and we

build back into this tournament and

we had to get a win today. The

baggage from last week's performance

from Australia, emotionally and

mentally we invested so much into

that game. It wasn't where we wanted

it to be today, but like said, we

got the job done. We know we need to

improve. We know we need to be

better.

Where is the room for

improvement? Look at this and tell

us what needs to improve?

Some of

our last play options and also we

need to be a threat right across the

field with our attacking shapes. At

the minute we're right-side dominant

with Whitehead, Widdop and Watkins

as opposed to our left edge which

was bay man, Gale and ben Currie. So

very inexperienced and probably less

dominant on this stage. We need to

be a threat across-the-board and at

the minute we are not providing

enough options for each other.

I

think having played at international

level, the voice and the eyes of the

side and if you have got O'Loughlin,

Gale, and Widdop there, OK, I'm not

sure what the full-backs role is.

You have to be wide and create an

extra man and finishing moves off.

That's what they need to work out.

Zak Hardaker is not there. He would

have been out wide making threats to

the defensive line. With Lomax, does

he and Ratchford, they hang about

maybe too much in the middle of the

field. So they have to work that out

and say right, we want you as a

threat to run out wide and create

that extra man because they are

creating opportunities. Maybe they

are a little bit too flat and there

is a couple of forward passes, but

those things are the little things

you can work on so if you work on a

few little minor adjustments on the

attack, I think it would be a huge

positive performance.

So what do you

want to see happen next week? What

do you want Wayne do?

I want to see

more balance, backing up what both

these guys are saying. What we saw

was a lot of right-side attack. We

saw it against Australia, and it was

comfortable right-side attack, what

we have not seen is a believable

left-side unit. I think with Hodgson

and John McCain Robby, down the

right-side, they seem to have it

nailed on, although their passing

was behind the mark, a couple of

forward passes to finish off and

tries being called back. The

left-side is offering nothing and

what they need to do is spend more

combination time and putting that

extra layer which is the full-back

getting weight out of the right ear

lobe and putting it in the left ear

lobe.

In terms of team changes where

would you go?

I would like to see

Roby back in. At half-time, I would

have liked to have swapped curd curd

and Bateman. I would have let John

move in field more and let him do

his typical job that he does at

Wigan. Other than that, I would

stick with Gale and Widdop. It is

important we get continuity in those

two. I think another big positive

from the game, our defence was good.

One line break. Our defence looked

solid and it was a big positive.

You

can give him some advice.

And just to get you right

up-to-date, week two opened

on Friday in Canberra

with World Champions

Australia taking on France.

They can't stop Wade Graham from

that close and Wade Graham gets his

first try for Australia. Now, Dugan

in the half a gap.

Smith, Slater. He is over. Gets it

down. Wade Graham with a double

inside two minutes and Australia

lead by 8. Josh McGuire, last

tackle. Smith. Kicking for Slater.

Well done Mark Kheirallah.

What play from the Frenchman. That

will go in the scrapbook.

And every French fan in the stadium

has got excited, pumped.

Ten meters

away. Smith. Out the back, Munster.

He's going to get a hat-trick in the

first-half. Wade Graham is over.

That was a little bit too easy. Can

you believe it, Wade Graham, a

hat-trick in the first-half of his

first match starting for Australia.

He really did some damage in the

finals playing for Melbourne.

Looking for support. The dummy, now

he puts the foot down. Dugan for the

corner and that's a sensational King

radios try from one end to the

other.

What a try to Josh Dugan. It

is now 20-6. They are only ten

meters away. Josh McGuire and Woods.

Four meters away.

Munster. Munster

runs past and Munster scores the

try.

He is a huge talent. He is

awkward and hard to tackle and he is

very quick as well. 30 up from the

line. Smith. France are there in

numbers. Jullien. Now, Munster,

Frizell, straight and hard. They

couldn't stop, Tyson Frizell was

like a runaway train, straight over

the top.

Kheirallah had no chance. Slater is

on his inside and Billy Slater gets

the seventh Australia try. Scrap

yourselves in, the Aussies are going

on a rampage. Three quick tries.

Smith charged down. Not played says

the referee. Well, Bill Slater gets

it. Unbelievable. And now the

Kangaroos on the attack. He found

touch inside the opposition 20 from

inside his own 40. Smith. Munster.

In the space. He gets himself 4.

Wade Graham has got 4 tries in a

Test Match. Wade Graham has got try

number 4 to equal the World Cup

record. And towards the 30, last

tackle. They go the short side.

Dugan kicking and Kheirallah has

slipped and the ball will bounce

beautifully for Cameron Munster to

get himself a double. The Aussies

within two of a half century. Josh

Dugan down the touchline and Cameron

Munster gets two on debut.

Munster, Josh McGuire, and Marginet

and Josh McGuire. MacLean. Long

ball. For the corner and scores.

Yaha can't make the tackle and

Holmes gets himself a try. Australia

wins its second match in the rugby

league World Cup. Ten tries to one.

Full-time. Australia 52 has defeated

France, 6.

This is how Group A looks.

Australia sit pretty with England

and Lebanon behind on a win apiece.

England will be hoping a win

against France next Sunday will see

them through behind the World

Champions.

And you can see that game live next

week on Sunday morning

on BBC Two from 9.30am,

so please join Mark

Chapman for that one.

Thank you to Robbie,

Jonathan and Kevin for

doing the double shift.

I'll be back tomorrow at 4pm

on BBC Two with highlights

of all Sunday's games.

of all Sunday's games.

Until then, from all of us, goodbye.

COMMENTATOR: A beautiful ball. This

is ball play 101. With that try he

becomes the leading goal scorer in

cap kiwis history.

Jermaine

McGillvary scores again. Burgess

with a charge down the middle.

England have won. It is a win.

That's what they needed.