England suffer record defeat as Australia score 90

Australia (38) 90

Tries: Robinson 3, Penitani, Upton 5, Mato, Kelly 2, Sergis 3, Whitfeld, Joseph Goals: Aiken 11

England (0) 4

Try: Roche

England suffered a grounds conclusion astatine nan hands of world champions Australia successful Las Vegas arsenic Tamika Upton scored 5 of her team's 17 tries.

Stuart Barrow's Lionesses faced by acold their biggest trial since a World Cup semi-final conclusion by New Zealand two-and-a-half years agone - and were outclassed comprehensively by nan Jillaroos.

Julia Robinson and Jessica Sergis scored hat-tricks and Isabelle Kelly crossed twice, pinch Tiana Penitani, Shannon Mato, Jakiya Whitfeld and Keilee Joseph besides registering.

England did astatine slightest person nan last connection arsenic Georgia Roche, who plays her nine rugby successful Australia for Newcastle Knights, scored pinch nan last play of nan match.

But it was a dreadful nighttime for England, pinch prop Vicky Whitfield carried disconnected connected a stretcher and taken to infirmary for precautionary checks aft being injured successful a collision pinch Sarah Togatuki 10 seconds into nan 2nd half.

The separator of conclusion is nan biggest suffered by nan Lionesses - either arsenic England aliases Great Britain - passing their erstwhile record, a 52-4 nonaccomplishment to New Zealand astatine nan 2017 World Cup.

England's past gathering pinch Australia was astatine nan World Cup successful Sydney 8 years agone - wherever they were beaten 38-0.

Barrow and his players knew it was ever going to beryllium asking a batch to hit a broadside packed pinch NRL Women's Premiership talent, but nan separator of nan conclusion came arsenic a immense shock.

Roche was successful tears connected nan transportation astatine full-time, and was embraced by some her caput coach and Australia's players.

The reside was group early, pinch 4 Australia tries successful nan opening 15 minutes: Robinson dived complete successful nan area from Ali Brigginshaw's pass, and past Penitani scored aft a good break by Kezie Apps was held up by England's Anna Davies - earlier 2 sublime kicks from nan fantabulous Tarryn Aiken group up first Upton, past Mato.

Upton raced done doubly to complete a first-half hat-trick, Kelly dodged nan England defence for her first, and Robinson scored nan eighth effort of nan half from different Aiken set-up.

After a agelong hold-up astatine nan commencement of nan 2nd half arsenic England's Whitfield was treated connected nan pitch, Australia continued to adhd to nan scoreboard. Kelly was group up unselfishly by Yasmin Clydsdale, Upton collapsed complete again for her fourth, past added a fifth, earlier Sergis - having had a effort ruled retired for a push - group up Robinson for her third.

Sergis past scored 1 that did count from Aiken's pass, and was fed by Upton to dart done for a second, pinch Whitfeld going complete successful nan area successful between.

In nan last 7 minutes, Sergis completed a second-half hat-trick, and Keilee Joseph scored easy pursuing different Apps break - earlier Roche had nan past connection for England, and comberan nan biggest cheer of nan night.

England: Dagger; Partington, Renouf, Hardcastle, Davies; Harris, Roche; Wood, Bennett, Hoyle, H Dodd, Travis, Cunningham.

Interchanges: Mottershead, Whitfield, Sykes, Northop.

Australia: Upton; Whitfeld, Kelly, Penitani, Robinson; Brigginshaw, Aiken; Mato, Higgins, Apps, Clydsdale, Kernick, Taufa.

Interchanges: Q Dodd, Sergis, Togatuki, Joseph.