Summary

  • FT: England 86-18 Australia

  • England: Tries: Mason Billington 3, Rob Hawkins 5, Joe Coyd 2, Jack Brown 2, Nathan Collins, Chris Haynes, Lewis King Goals: Rob Hawkins 5, Nathan Collins 8

  • Australia: Tries: Diab Karim 2, Dan Anstey Goals: Bayley McKenna 3

  • England face France in Friday's World Cup final in Wollongong, Australia (08:45 GMT)

  • First semi-final: FT: France 82-26 Ireland

  • France: Tries: Leo Hivernat, Jonathan Hivernat, Damien Dore 5, Nicolas Clausells, Dany Denuwelaere 6, Gilles Clausells Goals: Leo Hivernat 3, Nicolas Clausells 8

  • Ireland: Tries: Peter Johnston, Cian Horgan 2, Jack Mangan, Joe Calcott Goals: Oran Spain 3

  • Ireland into third-place play-off against Australia on Friday (06:15 GMT)

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Emma Smith

  1. USA, Pacific Islands and France to host 2030 World Cups

    The 2030 men's and women's Rugby League World Cup will be held in the United States and the Pacific Islands, while the wheelchair World Cup will be held in France.

    The host cities are yet to be confirmed, but the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments will run concurrently, as has been the case with this year's World Cup in Australia.

    The men's World Cup would expand from 10 teams to 12, while the women's event would consist of 10 sides instead of eight.

    Three pool rounds have been designed to mimic a 'Magic Round' format - with a complete round of fixtures taking place at one venue, in the style of Super League's Magic Weekend - before the semi-finals and finals take place in different locations.

    Representatives from the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup teamsGetty Images

  2. HT: France 32-14 Ireland

    Kyle Amor
    Former St Helens prop on Premier Sports

    You can preview France and prepare for them but stopping them is a different gravy brand.

  3. Half-time

    France 32-14 Ireland

    An engrossing first half comes to an end.

    Ireland have competed superbly, but French quality has shown at the key moments.

  4. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - France 32-14 Ireland

    Dany Denuwelaere (39 mins)

    Whenever Ireland give themselves hope, France are there to quash it.

    This is a superb try, great passing out to the left and back inside again, before Dany Denuwelaere scores under the posts - his 10th try of the World Cup.

    The conversion is good.

  5. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - France 26-14 Ireland

    Jack Mangan (37 mins)

    A score before half time would keep Ireland in this game... and they have it as Jack Mangan finally breaks the French resolve in the left corner!

    Again, captain Joe Calcott led by example with positive play and taking the big hits before setting up Mangan to score.

    Oran Spain adds two more.

  6. France 26-8 Ireland

    Kyle Amor
    Former St Helens prop on Premier Sports

    The French here are rolling the dice. They are potentially in a spot of bother.

  7. France 26-8 Ireland

    Oran Spain nearly slips through a defensive gap but is tackled at the last.

    Ireland however do get a penalty for offside.

  8. France 26-8 Ireland

    Play is paused as one of the French players has had a caster wheel broken off his chair.

    There is a courtside workshop so he has to exit for some running repairs.

  9. France 26-8 Ireland

    Brad Grove
    Former Australia captain on Premier Sports

    This is where Ireland can't afford to be giving away the tags, they are stopping the players but not actually taking their tags.

  10. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - France 26-8 Ireland

    Dany Denuwelaere (32 mins)

    The French pressure tells as Dany Denuwelaere evades a Jack Mangan challenge to barge over in the right corner.

    Two points added this time and the gap is growing.

  11. France 20-8 Ireland

    Gilles Clausells seems certain to score, but just has a tag ripped off by Oran Spain.

    Spain is about half the size of Clausells, so that is no mean feat.

  12. France 20-8 Ireland

    Oran Spain is off the bench for Ireland. The 20-year-old is only able to play after his father made a plea for a member of the public to fly over a replacement chair for Spain, after his previous one broke during the group stages.

    Can he help Ireland get back in this match?

    Oran SpainSWPix

  13. France 20-8 Ireland

    Kyle Amor
    Former St Helens prop on Premier Sports

    This is where France look most dangerous, when they get those quick re-tags. There was no chance or time for the Irish to turn around. It was just wave after wave.

  14. try

    TRY - France 20-8 Ireland

    Nicolas Clausells (28 mins)

    France keep their opponents at arm's length.

    They take advantage of the possession turnover, and Nicolas Clausells weaves through a gap after a slick team move.

    Conversion missed, so the points gap is 12.

  15. France 16-8 Ireland

    Kyle Amor
    Former St Helens prop on Premier Sports

    That was an unbelievable tackle on the line there from Leo Hivernat.

  16. France 16-8 Ireland

    Irish captain Joe Calcott is charging into every tackle, every hit is shuddering.

    However he gives away a penalty after forgetting to tag up - he has to replace the tags on his arms with ones from his chair if he is tackled, and did not do so.

  17. France 16-8 Ireland

    France breezed through their group, averaging 101 points across their three games.

    But they are being made to work an awful lot harder here.

  18. try

    TRY - France 16-8 Ireland

    Cian Horgan (22 mins)

    The white wave of France players is crashing on the green wall, this is an important stage of the game. Ireland have to hold strong to stay in this one.

    And they have! A clever punt is chased down by Cian Horgan to score his 11th try of the tournament.

    The conversion is missed, so Ireland are two tries behind.

  19. France 14-4 Ireland

    Brad Grove
    Former Australia captain on Premier Sports

    France are using that speed all the way up the court and it is that little off-load that they are doing. Ireland were struggling to take the tags at the end there.

  20. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - France 16-4 Ireland

    Damien Dore (19 mins)

    The favourites are rolling now.

    Slick passing out to the right opens up a huge hole in the Irish defence and Damien Dore can break through unopposed to score.

    The conversion is added and the gap is 12 points.