Rugby League World Cup: England 54-4 Canada - Tara Stanley scores hat-trick

Tara Stanley scored a hat-trick for England

Hosts England are connected the verge of the semi-finals of the World Cup aft a broad 54-4 triumph implicit Canada.

Craig Richards' broadside showed their people with 11 tries successful total, arsenic Tara Stanley got a hat-trick and Hollie Dodd and Leah Burke some crossed twice.

Fran Goldthorp, Georgia Wilson, Georgia Roche and Carrie Roberts were each connected the scoresheet excessively for England.

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Centre Petra Woods grabbed a second-half consolation effort for Canada, who were beaten 34-12 by PNG successful their archetypal game.

England maintained their 100% winning commencement to the tourney aft thrashing debutants Brazil 72-4 successful their opener.

And determination was ever going to beryllium different one-sided matter successful Wigan erstwhile Burke burrowed implicit successful the country aft conscionable 40 seconds, punishing a handing mistake by Canada instantly from kick-off.

Dodd snuck successful doubly successful betwixt Wilson converting connected location turf pursuing a superb footwear retired wide by Courtney Winfield-Hill.

Full-back Goldthorp showed dancing feet for a delightful solo try, portion Roche pumped her legs to interruption wide for 30-0 half-time lead.

Stanley went implicit doubly astatine the commencement of the 2nd half, but Canada managed to get themselves connected to the scoreboard erstwhile Woods dived in.

But England extended their vantage erstwhile Roberts bunded implicit and York's Stanley completed her hat-trick, portion Burke added to her aboriginal effort for a comfy victory.