Australia Advances to Both Rugby League World Cup Finals

Australia beat Samoa 44-12 in the men’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final, scoring eight tries, including a hat-trick by Reece Walsh, to advance to a final against New Zealand in Brisbane. Samoa’s errors and ill-discipline helped Australia take control, while a disputed disallowed try added to Samoa’s frustration. In the women’s semi-final, defending champions Australia came from an 8-0 deficit to beat Fiji 30-14, with Abbi Church scoring four tries, and will also face New Zealand in the final. Fiji was making its World Cup debut.