Fri, 18 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Tigers 0, Raiders 6
Sat, 19 Sept, 4:05 pm, Final score, Broncos 40, Knights 16
Sat, 26 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Roosters 20, Raiders 10
Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Titans 8, Broncos 20
Sun, 4 Oct, 4:00 pm, Final score, Roosters 30, Broncos 6
The women's Rugby League World Cup has ended up exactly where it was fated to be, with Australia to face New Zealand in the final for the third tournament in a row.
Barring the kind of upset that sends bookies broke, this was the only way it could be given the Jillaroos and Kiwi Ferns have romped their way through with a near contemptuous ease.
Only Fiji, a delightful surprise packet in their maiden tournament who lost to New Zealand by six in the group stage and Australia by 16 in the semi-final, managed to run either of them close. The former is the only game of the World Cup to be decided by one score or fewer.
Even counting the valiant efforts of the Bulikula, Australia and New Zealand have outscored their opponents by a combined 272-20 and 182-24 respectively.
Fiji's emergence and Papua New Guinea and Samoa's continued development are positives but if the journey truly matters more than the destination this one…
