England Women vs Samoa result: Samoa win 24-6 as England are knocked out of the World Cup

Updated Friday 30 October: Samoa beat England 24-6 in Wollongong, ending England’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup.

England Women vs Samoa result: Samoa won 24-6 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Friday, knocking England out of the Rugby League World Cup and reaching the semi-finals for the first time.

Freedom Crichton Ropati scored a first-half hat-trick, as NRL.com reported. Evie Cousins scored England’s only try, and Isabel Rowe kicked the conversion.

How Samoa beat England

Samoa led 12-0 at half-time. Crichton Ropati scored in the ninth, 18th and 30th minutes, with Pauline Piliae-Rasabale missing all three conversions, according to Total RL’s match report.

Winger Mercedez Taulelei-Siala scored early in the second half to make it 16-0. Cousins then went over for England’s first try and Rowe’s goal made it 6-16, before Piliae-Rasabale kicked a penalty to restore the 12-point gap.

Fanua Rimoni scored Samoa’s fifth try in the 66th minute, and Piliae-Rasabale converted, Sky Sports reported.

Score (England-Samoa)	Moment
0-4	9 mins: Crichton Ropati try
0-8	18 mins: Crichton Ropati try
0-12	30 mins: Crichton Ropati try (half-time)
0-16	Early second half: Taulelei-Siala try
6-16	Cousins try, Rowe goal
6-18	Later in the second half: Piliae-Rasabale penalty
6-24	66 mins: Rimoni try, Piliae-Rasabale goal

England’s World Cup group-stage exit

England finished third in Group A on two points. They began the tournament with a 70-6 win over Wales before losing 78-0 to Australia, and needed to beat Samoa to reach the last four.

The defeat is the first time England have failed to reach the semi-finals, Total RL reported.

The match was the last of captain Jodie Cunningham’s playing career. She won 38 caps and appeared at four World Cups, NRL.com reported, and was named on the interchange bench. Sky reported that England were “sad to be going home”.

Samoa reach the semi-finals

Samoa finished second in Group A behind unbeaten Australia, and reach the semi-finals in their first World Cup since 2008. They will face New Zealand in Newcastle.

Samoa are concerned about Crichton Ropati’s fitness after she needed treatment for an ankle injury in the closing minutes, NRL.com reported.

England’s men play Papua New Guinea later on Friday, with their own qualification still at stake. Read our England v Papua New Guinea team news. England’s wheelchair team opened their World Cup defence earlier in the day, as covered in our England vs Wales wheelchair rugby league guide.

England Women vs Samoa: your questions answered

What was the England Women vs Samoa score?

Samoa won 24-6 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Friday 30 October.

Are England out of the Women’s Rugby League World Cup?

Yes. England finished third in Group A on two points and did not reach the semi-finals.

Who scored for Samoa?

Freedom Crichton Ropati scored a first-half hat-trick, with Mercedez Taulelei-Siala and Fanua Rimoni also scoring tries.

Who plays Samoa in the semi-finals?

Samoa face New Zealand in Newcastle.