
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.