Fiji puts Australia under early pressure in World Cup semifinal
Sport · First reported 8 Nov, 05:00 · Updated 06:52

Fiji opened aggressively against Australia in the Women’s Rugby League World Cup semifinal, creating early scoring chances and forcing errors. The live reports describe Australia defending under pressure as the teams began their match in Sydney.
- Fiji kicked off the semifinal and pressed Australia early, with Talei Holmes coming close to scoring before the Jillaroos held her up.
- Fiji’s defence forced early errors from Australia, including a fumble by Millie Elliott and a mistake under pressure from Tarryn Aiken.
- The winner was due to meet New Zealand in the final; the ABC report said New Zealand had reached its seventh consecutive World Cup decider.
- The reports identify the match as a semifinal in Sydney; the Guardian gives a 5:45pm AEDT kick-off time.
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- Australia vs Fiji, Women’s Rugby League World Cup semifinal
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- Sydney; ABC identifies the Sydney Football Stadium
- Kick-off
- 5:45pm AEDT, according to The Guardian
- Next opponent
- New Zealand, for the winner of the semifinal
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