
Amy Hardcastle and Courtney Winfield-Hill both scored hat-tricks as England kicked off their women’s Rugby League World Cup campaign by running in 14 tries in a convincing 72-4 win over Brazil at Headingley.
The hosts came close to eclipsing their record 72-0 win over Russia in 2008 but were denied by a gutsy display from the Amazonas culminating in a richly deserved try from Natalia Momberg on the hour mark.