Key events19s agoTeam List: England4m agoTeam List: Australia10m agoPreambleTeam List: England1. Fran Goldthorp2.
Anna Davies3. Molly Jones4.
Connie Boyd5. Amelia Brown6.
Isabel Rowe7. Jenna Foubister8.
Liv Wood9. Keara Bennett10.
Hollie-Mae Dodd21. Lucy Murray12.
Eva Hunter13. Megan WilliamsInterchange14.
Jodie Cunningham15. Vicky Whitfield16.
Georgia Roche17. Lucie SamsTeam List: Australia1.
Tamika Upton2. Jaime Chapman3.
Julia Robinson4. Isabelle Kelly5.
Abbi Church6. Jocelyn Kelleher7.
Tarryn Aiken8. Millie Elliott9.
Olivia Higgins10. Simaima Taufa11.
Tiana Penitani Gray12. Shaylee Bent13.
Olivia KernickInterchange14. Quincy Dodd15.
Sarah Togatuki16. Makenzie Weale17.
Sariah PakiPreambleMegan MauriceHello and welcome back to the Rugby League World Cup! It has been a lot of fun so far, with plenty of fans getting behind the teams and lots of colour and excitement across the venues.
Tonight we have the Australian Jillaroos taking on England for the first time since that very memorable match in Las Vegas in 2025 when the Jillaroos won 90-4. I was in the live blog hotspot for that one and it was a real challenge to keep up with that many tries being scored.
I don’t think we’ll see a scoreline like that tonight – both the English team and my typing fingers will be grateful if we don’t.Both teams had extremely dominant wins in round 1. Australia shook off an error-ridden start to defeat Samoa 40-0, while England piled on the tries against Wales to win 70-6.
Isabel Rowe was the standout for England in that win, with two tries and nine conversions to her name. The 19-year-old halfback plays for the Wigan Warriors in the Women’s Super League and will be instrumental to England’s chances against the reigning World Cup champions tonight.The match is being played in Perth – not traditional rugby league territory – but with the Perth Bears set to enter the NRLM next year, it is a good opportunity to win over some fans.We’ve got plenty to cover before kick off, so let’s get into it!