Australia's Miller Bags Hat-trick In Record 11-try Win

Women's Rugby World Cup - Pool A

Australia (45) 73

Tries: Amosa, Miller 3, Halse 2, Chancellor, Karpani, Smith, Talakai 2

Cons: Wood 6, Cramer 3

Samoa (0) 0

Australia scored 73 points against a helpless Samoa to grounds their largest ever triumph successful what was a cleanable commencement to their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign.

The Wallaroos' 11 tries was besides nan astir they person scored successful a game, pinch their erstwhile largest winning separator coming successful a 62-0 triumph complete South Africa successful 2010.

Wing Desiree Miller bagged a first-half hat-trick arsenic Joanne Yapp's broadside moved supra England to lead Pool A connected points difference.

Full-back Caitlyn Halse, nan youngest subordinate to correspond Australia astatine a Women's World Cup astatine conscionable 18, scored nan prime of nan first-half scores aft hitting a superb statement to title clear.

Former England skipper Yapp will beryllium assured her broadside tin suffice for nan knockout stages, but it is difficult to cognize conscionable really they will lucifer up against nan Red Roses, who are World Cup favourites, fixed nan anemic opposition.

Samoa, classed 15th successful nan world, are competing astatine their first Women's World Cup since 2014.

A ample information of nan Salford crowd sewage down nan second-lowest classed broadside successful nan tournament, but beardown defence prevented them from crossing successful an improved second-half performance.

The Wallaroos adjacent look nan United States successful York connected Saturday, which will astir apt determine who will suffice alongside England for nan quarter-finals.

England comfortably defeated nan United States 69-7 successful nan opening crippled of nan World Cup, pinch caput coach John Mitchell revealing post-game that he will rotate his squad heavy for nan crippled against Samoa adjacent Saturday.

Given nan Red Roses played 2 different teams crossed this year's Women's Six Nations and still won a 4th consecutive Grand Slam, nan alleged 'second string' will apt put up a large people successful Northampton.

Australia XV: Halse; Stewart, Friedrichs, Smith, Miller; Moleka, Wood; Pohiva, Amosa, Karpani, Leaney, Leonard, Duck, Chancellor.

Replacements: Talakai, Hoy, O'Gorman, Fernandez, Marsters, Morgan, Hinds, Cramer.

Samoa XV: Wright-Akeli; Col Aumua, Pouri-Lane, Makisi, Falaniko; Vatau, Afuie; Mamea, Filimaua, Aiono, Sio, Onesemo-Tuilaepa, Ryder, Pauaraisa, Atonio.

Replacements: Leuta, Aiolupotea, Iosefo, Taylor, Iva, Onosemo-Tuilaepa, Salale, Tugaga.

Referee: Lauren Jenner (NZ)