Match in Pictures: England 46 Papua New Guinea 6

Tommy Makinson's five tries set the tone for a pitch-perfect performance as England swept Papua New Guinea aside en route to the semi-finals

5 Nov 2022

Match in Pictures: England 46 Papua New Guinea 6

Tommy Makinson's five tries set the tone for a pitch-perfect performance as England swept Papua New Guinea aside en route to the semi-finals

By James Toney at the DW Stadium

England's blistering start left Papua New Guinea shellshocked as they cruised into the semi-finals with a 46-6 win where they will face either Tonga or Samoa.

Tommy Makinson earned a first-half hat-trick, three of seven England tries in the first 40 minutes after Tom Burgess had opened the scoring.

Makinson got two more tries either side of Papua New Guinea's only score of the game as Jimmy Ngutlik crossed for the Kumuls.

The patron of the Rugby Football League, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, meets England captain Sam Makinson before kick-off (Getty Images)

Tommy Makinson scored the Lions' second, fourth and seventh tries of the first half as Papua New Guinea struggled to deal with a ferocious England (Getty Images)

Kallum Watkins scored England's sixth try as the Lions carved through the Papua New Guinea defence to confirm their place in the quarter-final (Getty Images)

A record crowd for a Rugby League World Cup quarter-final of 23,179 packed out the DW Stadium in Wigan to roar England to victory (Getty Images)

Papua New Guinea looked for a way through in the second half but came up against a determined England defence, eventually scoring through Jimmy Ngutlik (Getty Images)

Tommy Makinson made sure of his player-of-the-match award as he scored twice more in the second half (Getty Images)

The Rugby League World Cup promises to be thee biggest, best and most inclusive event in the sport’s 127-year history with men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams competing in 61 games across 21 venues throughout England. Tickets are available via rlwc2021.com/tickets

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