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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin

England 46-6 Papua New Guinea: Rugby League World Cup quarter-final – as it happened

Tommy Makinson scores his fifth try of the match.
Tommy Makinson scores his fifth try of the match. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

That’s all for today. England roll on into the semi-finals. New Zealand v Fiji and Tonga v Samoa are the remaining quarter-finals.

Here is the report from last night of Australia’s win against Lebanon:

Bye!

Updated

Stanley Tepend, the PNG coach, speaks to the BBC: “We took some pride from the second half, we showed we can match England. Not the start we wanted, but we will take a lot out of this.

“Yes, their start caught us out … we didn’t have the ball there for the first 20, 25 minutes … they caught us and they jumped ahead really quickly there.

“After half time the boys reacted to it which is a pleasing sign. I wouldn’t say it’ll do damage [to rugby league in Papau New Guinea]. Everyone back at home will be disappointed, but I know deep inside they’ll be proud of the boys.”

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