Australia's Jillaroos beat Wales 124–6 — the biggest win in women's international rugby league history
Australia's Jillaroos have beaten Wales 124–6 at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, in the Women's Rugby League World Cup on Sunday 1 November 2026 — a record 118-point margin that NRL.com, the league's own site, calls the biggest in Jillaroos history, and which AAP reports surpassed France's 116–0 win over Serbia in 2023 as the heaviest victory in the history of the international women's game. Australia led 60–0 at half-time — the biggest half-time score in Rugby League World Cup history, per NRL.com — and ran in 21 tries in all: Jaime Chapman scored six, equalling the Jillaroos record for tries in a game, Jess Sergis scored four, and Jesse Southwell kicked 20 conversions from 21 attempts and scored a try for 44 points, a new Jillaroos record. Wales's try, from Paige Travis just before the hour, was the first points scored against the Jillaroos in the whole tournament. The win sends Australia into a semi-final against Fiji next Sunday at Allianz Stadium.
Key points
- Final: Australia Jillaroos 124, Wales 6 at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, on Sunday 1 November 2026 (half-time 60–0, the biggest half-time score in Rugby League World Cup history) — from NRL.com's own match report, read directly in this run, cross-checked against AAP and BBC Sport.
- Records: the 118-point margin is the biggest in Jillaroos history (eclipsing 92–0 over France in 2022, per NRL.com), and AAP reports it surpassed France's 116–0 over Serbia in 2023 as the heaviest victory in women's international history.
- Jaime Chapman scored six tries — equalling the Jillaroos record for a game — Jess Sergis scored four, and Jesse Southwell's 20 conversions and a try gave her 44 points, a new Jillaroos record.
- Wales's Paige Travis try was the first points scored against the Jillaroos in the whole tournament. Australia now face Fiji in a semi-final next Sunday at Allianz Stadium.
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What happened
This was Australia's final group game at the Women's Rugby League World Cup, played as part of a triple-header day at CommBank Stadium. Wales, taking part in the tournament for the first time, matched the opening sets before Olivia Kernick opened the scoring in the sixth minute, per NRL.com; Australia then scored ten first-half tries without Wales having another possession for the entire first half, per AAP.
The scale of the win is the story as much as the win itself: the Jillaroos, hunting a fourth successive title per BBC Sport, passed their own previous World Cup record (92–0 over France in 2022) long before full-time, and Wales — beaten heavily by England and Samoa earlier in the tournament, per BBC Sport — still left with the tournament's first try against Australia.
Match facts — all verified
- ✓ VerifiedAustralia's Jillaroos beat Wales 124–6 at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, on Sunday 1 November 2026 in the Women's Rugby League World Cup, leading 60–0 at half-time and scoring 21 tries, and will face Fiji in a semi-final next Sunday at Allianz Stadium.NRL.com — Records tumble as Jillaroos put paid to Wales (1 Nov 2026) · AAP — Aussies in world record romp over Wales (1 Nov 2026) · BBC Sport — Wales hit by Australia century in World Cup record defeat (1 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedThe 118-point margin is the biggest in Jillaroos history, eclipsing their 92–0 victory over France at the 2022 World Cup, and AAP reports it surpassed France's 116–0 win over Serbia in 2023 as the heaviest victory in the history of the international women's game.NRL.com — Records tumble as Jillaroos put paid to Wales (1 Nov 2026) · AAP — Aussies in world record romp over Wales (1 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedJaime Chapman scored six tries, equalling the record for most tries in a game for the Jillaroos, and Jess Sergis scored four. Australia's other tries came from Abbi Church (2), Keilee Joseph (2), Tamika Upton (2), Olivia Kernick, Jesse Southwell, Kezie Apps, Sariah Paki and Keeley Nizza. Wales's try was scored by Paige Travis, from a Tayla Preston grubber kick, with Preston converting — the first points scored against the Jillaroos in the whole tournament.NRL.com — Records tumble as Jillaroos put paid to Wales (1 Nov 2026) · AAP — Aussies in world record romp over Wales (1 Nov 2026) · BBC Sport — Wales hit by Australia century in World Cup record defeat (1 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedJesse Southwell kicked 20 conversions from 21 attempts and scored a try, finishing with 44 points — a new Jillaroos record, and just two short of Ryan Girdler's Australian record of 46, set against Russia in 2000.NRL.com — Records tumble as Jillaroos put paid to Wales (1 Nov 2026) · AAP — Aussies in world record romp over Wales (1 Nov 2026)