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Ruthless Australia win record fourth Women's World Cup

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Botcherby, E. (2026, November 15). Ruthless Australia win record fourth Women's World Cup. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c50mdzx3j039o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-15 · by Elizabeth Botcherby

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In the Women's Rugby League World Cup final, Australia defeated New Zealand 34-10 in Brisbane. Australia, led by Jaime Chapman's hat-trick and Jesse Southwell's five successful conversions, won their fourth consecutive and record fourth World Cup title. The match was decisively won in the first half, with Australia scoring six tries compared to New Zealand's one. Australia's overall dominance saw them score 306 points and concede only 30 points throughout the tournament.
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On November 15, 2026, the Jillaroos of Australia decisively won the Rugby League World Cup final against the Kiwi Ferns of New Zealand with a final score of 34-10 at Brisbane's Lang Park. The Jillaroos started strongly, scoring 24 unanswered points in the first half and ending the match with a 34-6 lead at halftime. Jamie Chapman contributed significantly to the victory with a hat-trick, while the Kiwi Ferns struggled to mount an effective defense and only managed one try. Despite a more competitive second half, New Zealand could not overcome the early deficit, solidifying Australia's status as the undisputed dominant force in women's rugby league, with this being their fourth consecutive World Cup win.

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BBCThis outlet15 Nov

In the Women's Rugby League World Cup final, Australia defeated New Zealand 34-10 in Brisbane. Australia, led by Jaime Chapman's hat-trick and Jesse Southwell's five successful conversions, won their fourth consecutive and record fourth World Cup title. The match was decisively won in the first half, with Australia scoring six tries compared to New Zealand's one. Australia's overall dominance saw them score 306…

Ruthless Australia win record fourth Women's World Cup (this article)
ABC News (AU)15 Nov

On September 18, Australia's women's rugby league team, the Jillaroos, won the World Cup against New Zealand with a final score of 34-10. The match, held in Brisbane, saw Australia dominate from the start, leading 34-6 at halftime. Key player Jamie Chapman scored a hat-trick in the first half and was named player of the match. While Australia's victory was expected, the article raises concerns about the lack of…

Jillaroos' World Cup win is more of the same old story →2 articles from ABC News (AU) on this story
Al Jazeera15 Nov

In the Women’s Rugby League World Cup final on Sunday, Australia defeated New Zealand 34-10 to win their fourth consecutive title. Australia took an early lead with two tries in the first five minutes and added four more before halftime, giving them a 34-6 lead. New Zealand managed only one try in the second half despite applying pressure. Australia’s Jaime Chapman scored a hat-trick, and captain Isabelle Kelly…

Australia crush New Zealand to win fourth Women’s Rugby League World Cup →

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Elizabeth Botcherby
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Topics

Australia Jillaroos New Zealand New Zealand's World Cup

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Australia GPE · 8× New Zealand GPE · 5× Chapman PERSON · 4× Jillaroos ORG · 2× New Zealand's GPE · 2× Bent PERSON · 1× Mato PERSON · 1× Southwell PERSON · 1× Surgis PERSON · 1× Upton PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Australia went completely off the boil in the second half, with Tarryn Aiken - denied by a try-saving tackle from Georgia Hale - producing their only scoring opportunity of note. New Zealand, to their credit, vastly improved when defending on the front foot but remained frustrating in attack, completing barely half of their sets due to repeated handling errors, loose passing, and a consistent failure to feed stand-off Chantay Kiria-Ratu. Mackenzie Wiki's 70th minute try was a deserved, if futile, reward for their second-half efforts.
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2026-11-15 · BBC News
Ruthless Australia win record fourth Women's World Cup · assertive framing

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Australia (34) 34 Tries: Chapman 3, Bent, Surgis, Upton Goals: Southwell 5 New Zealand (6) 10 Tries: Mato, Wiki Goals: Kiria-Ratu Jaime Chapman's grin after acrobatically diving over in the corner said it all. asserted
grin → dive → it
Her second try of the match and Australia's third – the World Cup final put to bed inside 15 minutes. asserted
try → put → minutes
The red-hot Australian winning machine blew New Zealand away in the first half as they cantered to a record fourth World Cup title - and fourth in a row - with a 34-10 win in Brisbane. asserted
they → blow → Brisbane
Making light work of the blistering conditions, which necessitated a drinks break in either half and an extended interval, the Jillaroos ran in six tries to the Kiwi Ferns' one in the opening 35 minutes, including an initial burst of 24 unanswered points and a hat-trick for Chapman. asserted
Jillaroos → make → Chapman
Record books were consulted at the break, with Australia on course to challenge New Zealand's 58-0 winning margin from the 2003 final. asserted
Australia → consult → final
But the two sides neutralised one another during the second period, New Zealand maintaining their record of not conceding after the break at this tournament - and bagging a consolation try - albeit with Australia long out of sight. asserted
Australia → neutralise → sight
The undisputed dominant force in women's rugby league, Australia are now unbeaten in 16 World Cup matches - a run stretching back to July 2013. asserted
Australia → stretch → July
Aside from a brief first-half scare against Fiji in the semi-finals, where they trailed at a World Cup for the first time for 13 years, it has been a serene procession to the title, scoring 306 points while conceding just 30. asserted
it → trail → 30
It was a ruthless first-half performance from the Jillaroos, who capitalised on the field position presented by a succession of errors and ill-discipline from New Zealand- combined with some sluggish defending – for their opening three tries. asserted
who → capitalise → tries
Chapman overpowered three defenders on the left wing to open the scoring after just 125 seconds and produced a flying finish from a sharp offload in the same area after Shaylee Bent had sliced through New Zealand's defence from close range for Australia's second. asserted
Bent → overpower → second
After Jess Sergis went the length of the field for Australia's fourth, albeit with a suspected forward pass in the build-up, Shannon Mato dived over as New Zealand profited from back-to-back infringements from the hosts. However, normal service quickly resumed, with Chapman evading multiple tackles as she ran 60 metres to complete her hat-trick before slick handling down the right wing allowed Abbi Church to feed Tamika Upton on her inside for a simple score under the posts. asserted
Church → go → posts
Head coach Jess Skinner's decision to select Jesse Southwell ahead of Jocelyn Kelleher at stand-off paid off, as she nonchalantly kicked five of her six conversions, including two from the left touchline. asserted
she → select → touchline
Australia went completely off the boil in the second half, with Tarryn Aiken - denied by a try-saving tackle from Georgia Hale - producing their only scoring opportunity of note. New Zealand, to their credit, vastly improved when defending on the front foot but remained frustrating in attack, completing barely half of their sets due to repeated handling errors, loose passing, and a consistent failure to feed stand-off Chantay Kiria-Ratu. Mackenzie Wiki's 70th minute try was a deserved, if futile, reward for their second-half efforts. asserted
try → go → efforts
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