Wales hit by Australia century in World Cup record defeat — SkimNews
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- Australia beat Wales 124-6 with 21 tries to set the biggest score in international rugby league history, passing Denmark men's 122-8 win over Sweden from 2012.
- Australia led 60-0 at halftime after controlling 84% of first-half possession, completing 21 of 22 sets and holding almost 13 minutes of possession to Wales' 2:29.
- Jaime Chapman scored six tries, including one in the final minute that took Australia beyond Denmark men's previous international record of 122 points.
- Paige Travis brought Wales’ first score against Australia at the tournament when she raced onto Tayla Preston’s kick at 100-0 down; she had previously scored Wales’ historic try against England.
- Bethan Dainton topped the tournament tackle count by distance after two rounds with 77, then said Wales wanted to create a legacy back home for young girls coming through and praised the team for never giving up.
- Wales were playing in their first World Cup after their first Test in 2021, with the match only their 16th fixture following 70-6 and 76-0 defeats to England and Samoa.
- Australia won by 118 points, the largest margin in a women’s match, while France men retained the overall winning-margin record with a 120-0 rout of Serbia in 2003.
Why it matters: Records tell two stories: Australia set the international points record with 21 tries, but France men’s 120-0 win over Serbia in 2003 retained the overall winning-margin record. Wales’ 118-point loss was the largest in a women’s match, and Paige Travis still gave the tournament newcomers their first score against the Jillaroos.
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