England beat Australia 86-18 to set up Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final against France
Rob Hawkins scored five tries in Wollongong as the defending champions ran in 15, and the final kicks off at 08:45 UK time on Friday.
England will defend their Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup title against France on Friday after running in 15 tries to beat Australia 86-18 in Tuesday's semi-final at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong.
Rob Hawkins crossed five times and kicked five conversions for 30 points. Mason Billington, who opened the scoring after five minutes, finished with a hat-trick and took the player of the match award.
England were 30-0 up by the 25th minute and led 40-6 at half-time. Jack Brown, a former Queensland captain-coach now playing for England, scored twice early in the second half to make it 52-6. Joe Coyd also scored twice, with one try each for Collins, Haynes and King.
The final
France beat Ireland 82-26 in the other semi-final earlier the same evening.
England v France, at the same venue, kicks off at 7.45pm local time on Friday 13 November, which is 08:45 in the UK.
The two sides also met in the 2022 final in Manchester, where England won 28-24 to take the title on home soil.
