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- Australia thrashes Samoa 73-0 in record Women's Rugby World Cup win</p>
<p>August 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM</p>
<p>1 / 5APTOPIX RWC Australia Samoa RugbyCecilia Smith of Australia, center, is tackled by Sui Pauaraisa of Samoa during the group A match at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup between Australia and Samoa in Manchester, England, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)</p>
<p>MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Australia racked up 11 tries and blanked Samoa 73-0 for a record Women's Rugby World Cup score on Saturday.</p>
<p>Winger Desiree Miller dotted down a first half hat trick of tries but left the field in the second half after a head-on-head collision with Samoa's Melina Grace Salale.</p>
<p>Salale became the first player in the tournament to be red-carded.</p>
<p>The Wallaroos eclipsed their previous best World Cup score of 68-12 against South Africa in 2006.</p>
<p>Australia took only 92 seconds to get on the scoreboard, a lineout drive finished by hooker Katalina Amosa, who made her test debut only in May.</p>
<p>The Wallaroos had the bonus point fourth try by the 15th minute. Miller was in support of fellow wing Maya Stewart to get her hat-trick try in the 33rd.</p>
<p>The pick of the tries was the first of two by fullback Caitlyn Halse, who at 18 became the Wallaroos' youngest ever World Cup player — at least until the appearance in the tournament of teammate Waiaria Ellis, who is 17.</p>
<p>A looparound by flyhalf Faitala Moleka fed Halse into a gap 35 meters out and she was practically thrown over the try-line.</p>
<p>The entire Samoa side made its World Cup debut. The Manusina were playing their first World Cup match in 11 years.</p>
<p>Despite struggling for matches and available players, they were better than the score suggested, growing into the game and matching Australia's intensity.</p>
<p>They conceded only one try while prop Ana Mamea was sin-binned in the first half, and two at the end when Salale was in the bin, before her yellow card was upgraded to a 20-minute red.</p>
<p>Samoa enjoyed rousing passages of offloads and front-rowers Glory Aiono, Mamea, Denise Aiolupotea and Tori Iosefo were a fearsome sight in open play.</p>
<p>They made Australia make a whopping 183 tackles but were let down by miscues in front of the try-line.</p>
<p>Winger Drenna Falaniko had a chance to become the first ever Manusina scorer against the Wallaroos, 16 years after their only other test, but knocked on while diving over the line in a tackle.</p>
<p>Australia has a likely quarterfinal-qualifier against the United States next Saturday, when Samoa faces host England.</p>
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<p>AP rugby: https://apnews.com/hub/rugby</p>
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