England v France | Lineball

Rugby League World CupGroup stage Round 2

Full time

England

82–0

France

Match events

EnglandFrance

Dominic Young×3Matty Ashton24'H. Farnworth×3G. Williams37'Victor Radley48'Jez Litten58'Mikey Lewis62', 68'Jack Welsby66'AJ Brimson77'

Tries

–

Hugo Savala×12Hugo Savala 77' (13/14)

Conversions

–

36Half time0

Team stats

55%Possession45%

80%36/45Completion Rate85%29/34

2420All Run Metres1211

12Line Breaks0

270Tackles Made345

14Errors5

3Penalties Conceded3

Most Tackles: Luke Thompson (England) 32 | Amir Bourouh (France) 43
Most Run Metres: AJ Brimson (England) 289 | Benjamin Laguerre (France) 152
Most Fantasy Points: AJ Brimson (England) 90 | Mathieu Cozza (France) 39
Try scorers: Dominic Young (England) 3, Herbie Farnworth (England) 3, Mikey Lewis (England) 2, AJ Brimson (England) 1, George Williams (England) 1, Victor Radley (England) 1
Most points: Hugo Savala (England) 26, Dominic Young (England) 12, Herbie Farnworth (England) 12

1st half

Kick off
Video refereeVideo referee: No Try
4'
10'
HIAGuillermo Aispuro-Bichet
TryDominic Young
22'4–0
ConversionHugo Savala
23'6–0
TryMatty Ashton
24'10–0

2nd half

TryDominic Young
45'40–0
TryVictor Radley
48'44–0
ConversionHugo Savala
49'46–0
TryJez Litten
58'50–0
ConversionHugo Savala

Scoring progression

England aheadFrance ahead

Team stats

EnglandFrance

55%Possession %45%
80% (36/45)Completion rate85% (29/34)
2420All run metres1211
684Post contact metres463
12Line breaks0
53Tackle breaks14
451Kicking metres576
270

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
1AJ BrimsonFullback	80	289	2	0	5	7	0	1	4	90	19	42	3	0	71	0	100	36	0	1	0
19Matty AshtonWinger	80	241	5	1	0	0	1	1	4	38	21	62	0	0	53	0	83	22	0	1	0
2Dominic YoungWinger	80	208	2	2	2	11	2	3	12	82	15	40	1	0	78	0	50	27	0	3	0
8Max KingProp	56	169	25	0	0	3	2	0	0	55	18	61	0	0	48	0	96	20	0	0	0
4Herbie FarnworthCentre	73	168	8	0	1	9	3	3	12	76	12	40	0	0	0	0	100	15	0	0	1
17Sam WaltersInterchange	51	163	22	1	0	2	2	0	0	48	20	65	0	0	40	0	96	21	0	0	0
10Luke ThompsonProp	59	151	32	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	17	73	0	0	41	0	94	17	0	1	0
11Junior Nsemba2nd Row	80	139	25	0	0	4	1	0	0	53	17	64	1	1	1	0	100	19	0	2	0
6George WilliamsFive-Eighth	58	137	12	0	1	4	1	1	4	65	11	15	3	1	0	49	100	33	0	1	0
3Hugo SavalaCentre	80	118	21	3	0	2	3	0	26	71	12	52	0	1	0	0	84	17	13/14	0	0
7Harry SmithHalfback	80	118	16	1	2	1	0	0	0	61	12	7	3	0	10	362	94	63	0	1	0
13Victor RadleyLock	60	115	25	1	0	0	1	1	4	47	15	32	0	1	0	0	89	23	0	0	0
12Kai Pearce-Paul2nd Row	80	109	31	1	0	3	2	0	0	53	12	63	0	1	0	0	91	14	0	1	0
14Jez LittenInterchange	56	85	21	1	0	3	0	1	4	40	9	23	0	1	0	0	95	80	0	1	1
18Jack WelsbyInterchange	20	81	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	25	3	4	1	0	0	0	100	11	0	1	1
21Mikey LewisInterchange	22	74	4	1	1	2	0	2	8	35	6	18	0	0	0	39	67	15	0	0	0
9Brad O'NeillHooker	24	50	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	18	5	14	0	0	16	0	85	38	0	1	0
15Ben CurrieReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16Ethan HavardReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Highlights

0:15Matty Ashton Trynrl.com 0:14Herbie Farnworth Trynrl.com 0:15Herbie Farnworth 2nd Trynrl.com 0:14George Williams Trynrl.com 0:15Herbie Farnworth 3rd Trynrl.com 0:13Dominic Young 2nd Try

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News and reaction

Match reportRugby League World Cup: Reaction from England's 82-0 thrashing of France and England Women's 78-0 loss to AustraliaRecap of Saturdays Rugby League World Cup double-header in Perth, where Englands men thrashed France 82-0 to keep their semi-final qualification hopes alive before Englands Women were despatched…Sky Sports24 Oct Match reportEngland crush France by 82 points to keep Rugby League World Cup hopes aliveHerbie Farnworth and Dom Young grabbed hat-tricks as England beat France 82-0 in Perth to maintain their slim hopes of earning a semi-final spot ...The Guardian24 Oct Match reportEngland hammer France to keep Rugby League World Cup hopes alive

Where to watch

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