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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ian Laybourn

New England World Cup record for Tommy Makinson as Papua New Guinea swept aside

PA Wire

Tommy Makinson set an English World Cup record of 30 points with five tries and five goals as England moved 80 minutes away from a second successive World Cup final after a 46-6 quarter-final victory over Papua New Guinea.

Shaun Wane’s men never looked back at the DW Stadium after racing into a 38-0 lead after 24 minutes and, although the Kumuls rallied sufficiently to avoid total humiliation, the comfortable win takes them to a semi-final at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium next Saturday.

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