Women's Rugby League World Cup: Australia hit debutants Wales for record score

Australia set a new high-water mark in women’s international rugby league by routing debutants Wales 124-6 in Sydney. The Jillaroos, three-time and back-to-back champions and chasing a fourth straight title, crossed the line with 21 tries in what became a predictable mismatch. They led 60-0 at half-time, the biggest score of any World Cup match—men’s or women’s—and then kept attacking to win by 118 points. Wing Jaime Chapman scored her sixth try in the final minute. Wales’ only score came at 100-0 when Paige Travis broke through, becoming the first side to touch the Jillaroos in the tournament.