Rugby League World Cup 2026 RECAP: Australia Jillaroos defeat Samoa, Toa Samoa defeat France by 74 points, updates, latest news; Sarina Masaga injured in awkward tackle; Sua Fa’alogo scores four tries off the bench; Deine Mariner hamstring injury; Francis Manuleleua scores on debut; Siva Tau

Samoa continue to turn the Jillaroos away in the second half with some desperate defence, despite being down by plenty on the scoreboard.

Freedom Crichton Ropati, the niece of Brian To’o, then pulls off a brutal tackle on Tiana Penitani-Gray that gets the dwindling crowd up and roaring.

But the skill from Australia eventually proves too much to handle as Sergis finds her way over the line to make it a 40-0 margin.

And that takes us to full time at CommBank Stadium! A pretty clunky performance, but the Jillaroos never looked in any doubt of securing the win.

“It was a bit scrappy for us in bits there,” captain Isabelle Kelly said post-game.

Jillaroos players during the RLWC win. Getty Images