Coming off the bench,Lindsay Collins was the unlikely hero after bagging two tries against New Zealand,but it wasn’t all good news for Australia at AAMI Park.
The Australian men’s and women’s sides take on their New Zealand counterparts at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
It’s a bumper day of international rugby league with the Australian men’s and women’s teams both in action in Townsville.
Dally M fullback of the year Tamika Upton has been named in the Jillaroos squad alongside Kezie Apps and Ali Brigginshaw who have been named as co-captains.
The game’s top players have decided against delaying start times for trial matches and covering the NRL insignia on their jerseys
The Jillaroos will face New Zealand in the women’s Rugby League World Cup final following an 82-0 rout of Papua New Guinea,while the Kiwis accounted for England.
If you fancied a punt on the Jillaroos this week,it was best to get in early - because Australia will enter a World Cup semi-final as unbackable favourites.
The match-up loomed as Australia’s toughest test of the group stage after they dispatched of France and the Cook Islands by a combined scoreline of 166-0.
The gulf in class between players who have played in the NRLW and those who haven’t was ruthlessly exposed in York.
Cook Islands coach Rusty Matua has suggested hosts England have been gifted a clear path to the women’s World Cup semi-finals after his side’s heavy loss to Australia.
Jillaroos coach Brad Donald hopes Australia’s performances in the northern hemisphere will show other nations “if you invest,you get great reward”.