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RLWC quick hits: Ponga's power, Tonga's triumph and Fiji's sunny day
Kalyn Ponga scores double before injury as Tonga dominates England in Rugby League World Cup opener.
In brief
Kalyn Ponga scores double before injury as Tonga dominates England in Rugby League World Cup opener. Kalyn Ponga scored two tries for New Zealand before a broken arm ended his World Cup debut, while Tonga defeated England by a single point margin to secure a semi-final spot. Originally reported by Abc.
Ponga's World Cup debut
Kalyn Ponga scored two tries for New Zealand before a broken arm ended his World Cup debut.
“Ponga had a Test debut for the ages in New Zealand's narrow loss to Australia”
Tonga's dominant win
Tonga defeated England by a single point margin to secure a semi-final spot.
“Tonga's fourth win over a Tier 1 nation is by far their most dominant, the margin of victory is just one point more than the combined margin of all three previous wins”
Ponga's impact
Ponga ran for 254 metres and scored two tries in his Kiwi debut.
“Ponga was magnificent in his Kiwi debut on Friday night, scoring two tries and running for 254 metres as he continued the form that helped drive Newcastle to the grand final earlier this month”
Samoa's depth
Su'a Fa'alogo scored four tries off the bench for Samoa in their win over France.
“Fa'alogo scored four tries off the bench for Samoa in their big win over France”
PNG's rising star
Gairo Voro scored 39 tries in 31 games for London Broncos.
“The 23-year old five-eighth is coming off a monster season with London Broncos in the English second division, where he scored 39 tries in 31 games to claim the competition's player of the year award”
Fiji's sunny day
Fiji defeated Cook Islands with strong team performance.
“Fiji made a strong showing against the Cook Islands with their men's team led by Fiji legend Akuila Uate”
Tonga's semi-final spot
Tonga secured a semi-final spot after defeating England.
“Tonga now have one foot in the semi-finals”
England's struggles
England scored just 30 points across their past four matches.
“England, by contrast, have paid the price for the same flaw that cost them in last year's Ashes series, a lack of spark inside the attacking 20. They've scored just 30 points across their past four matches and their inability to strike has them on the verge of their earliest ever World Cup exit”
Fiji's future
Fiji has talent and experience to compete with Australia.
“They haven't played a Tier 1 nation since the last World Cup but they have the talent, experience and cohesion to make Australia sweat for at least a little while”
The main idea
Kalyn Ponga scored two tries for New Zealand before a broken arm ended his World Cup debut, while Tonga defeated England by a single point margin to secure a semi-final spot.
