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England dominate Wales in Women Rugby League World Cup opener

England scored 13 tries to defeat tournament debutants Wales in their opening Group A fixture.

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England delivered a comprehensive victory over debutants Wales in their opening Group A match of the Women Rugby League World Cup. BBC News and the BBC reported that England scored seven tries before half-time and completed a 13-try victory. Wales briefly leveled the match inside the opening 10 minutes when Paige Travis scored a try. [1][12]

According to BBC News, England had scored 114 points without reply against Wales across two previous meetings before this match. Following the early Welsh try, coach Stu Barrow's side took control. Individual try scorers included Boyd and Davies with three each, Brown and Rowe with two each, alongside Wilson, Dodd, and Strange. Rowe also successfully kicked nine goals. [1]

The tournament fixture was played in Perth, as reported by The Guardian and the BBC. The match opened the World Cup schedule alongside a men's fixture between England and Tonga. [3][8][12]

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In short

  • England defeated Wales in their opening Group A fixture of the Women's Rugby League World Cup.
  • Wales scored an early try through Paige Travis before England responded with 13 total tries.
  • Boyd and Davies scored three tries each, while Rowe added two tries and nine goals.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]England crush Women's World Cup debutants WalesBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]The England keeper set to face his dad at a World CupBBC Sport, 1d ago
  3. [3]England’s World Cup test against Tonga will show where power really lies in rugby leagueThe Guardian, 19h ago
  4. [4]‘We had won a World Cup for heaven’s sake’: Chris Woakes on the curfew that killed England’s partyThe Guardian, 3h ago
  5. [5]Sabally out of FIBA World Cup for Germany amid concussion recoveryABC7 New York, 5h ago
  6. [6]Sabally out of FIBA World Cup for Germany amid concussion recoveryABC7 New York, 5h ago
  7. [7]Teao Dreams of the Japan Cup Against the World's BestTurf Diario, 12h ago
  8. [8]Rugby League World Cup 2026 LIVE! Updates from England men vs Tonga and women vs Wales in opening games of the tournamentSky Sports, 2h ago
  9. [9]Rowe runs riot as England hit Wales for 70The Home of Rugby League, 1h ago
  10. [10]Here's How I find Women's Rugby World Cup Women 2026: England v Wales RWC Women Live 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 HS FootballUniversidad de Córdoba (UCO), 4h ago
  11. [11]England v Wales Women's Rugby League World Cup TV channel, live stream, kick-off timeRadio Times, 1d ago
  12. [12]Women's Rugby League World Cup: England crush debutants Wales in PerthBBC, 4h ago

Background

  1. [13]Women's World Cup on Grokipedia
  2. [14]England on Grokipedia
  3. [15]Hundreds of prisoners to leave jail early in second release phase FTMQ News, 4d ago
  4. [16]Canada ends England rugby team unbeaten run in Toronto FTMQ News, 3h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 16 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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