Australia (34) 34
Tries: Chapman 3, Bent, Surgis, Upton Targets: Southwell 5
New Zealand (6) 10
Tries: Mato, Wiki Targets: Kiria-Ratu
Jaime Chapman's grin after acrobatically diving over within the nook mentioned all of it. Her second strive of the match and Australia's third – the World Cup remaining put to mattress inside quarter-hour.
The red-hot Australian successful machine blew New Zealand away within the first half as they cantered to a file fourth World Cup title – and fourth in a row – with a 34-10 win in Brisbane.
Making gentle work of the blistering situations, which necessitated a drinks break in both half and an prolonged interval, the Jillaroos ran in six tries to the Kiwi Ferns' one within the opening 35 minutes, together with an preliminary burst of 24 unanswered factors and a hat-trick for Chapman.
Report books have been consulted on the break, with Australia on track to problem New Zealand's 58-0 successful margin from the 2003 remaining. However the two sides neutralised each other through the second interval, New Zealand sustaining their file of not conceding after the break at this match – and bagging a comfort strive – albeit with Australia lengthy out of sight.
The undisputed dominant power in ladies's rugby league, Australia are actually unbeaten in 16 World Cup matches – a run stretching again to July 2013.
Apart from a quick first-half scare towards Fiji within the semi-finals, who grew to become the primary facet for 13 years to open the scoring in a World Cup sport towards Australia, it has been a serene procession to the title, scoring 306 factors whereas conceding simply 30.
It was a ruthless first-half efficiency from the Jillaroos, who capitalised on the sphere place introduced by a succession of errors and ill-discipline from New Zealand- mixed with some sluggish defending – for his or her opening three tries.
Chapman overpowered three defenders on the left wing to open the scoring after simply 125 seconds and produced a flying end from a pointy offload in the identical space after Shaylee Bent had sliced by New Zealand's defence from shut vary for Australia's second.
After Jess Sergis went the size of the sphere for Australia's fourth, albeit with a suspected ahead cross within the build-up, Shannon Mato dived over as New Zealand profited from back-to-back infringements from the hosts.
Nevertheless, regular service shortly resumed, with Chapman evading a number of tackles as she ran 60 metres to finish her hat-trick earlier than slick dealing with down the appropriate wing allowed Abbi Church to feed Tamika Upton on her inside for a easy rating below the posts.
Head coach Jess Skinner's determination to pick Jesse Southwell forward of Jocelyn Kelleher at stand-off paid off, as she nonchalantly kicked 5 of her six conversions, together with two from the left touchline.
Australia went fully off the boil within the second half, with Tarryn Aiken – denied by a try-saving deal with from Georgia Hale – producing their solely scoring alternative of word.
New Zealand, to their credit score, vastly improved when defending on the entrance foot however remained irritating in assault, finishing barely half of their units because of repeated dealing with errors, unfastened passing, and a constant failure to feed stand-off Chantay Kiria-Ratu.
Mackenzie Wiki's seventieth minute strive was a deserved, if futile, reward for his or her second-half efforts.
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Matt's participant of the match: Jaime Chapman
Whether or not it's stealing the present on the Dally M awards or racking up World Cup remaining hat-tricks, Jaime Chapman merely takes the highlight each time.
This was a show that highlighted every thing good about rugby league; her first strive was brute energy, the second confirmed spectacular athleticism to cartwheel over to attain and the hat-trick strive was all about sheer tempo, burning off flailing makes an attempt from her pursuers to halt her progress.
She threw in a try-saver besides, on high of 151 metres, three line-breaks and 7 tackle-busts.
Chapman is already a famous person inside her sport. This efficiency should be the springboard to one thing extra. World-class athlete and marketable expertise.
