Rugby League World Cup: England start wheelchair tournament with victory over Australia

Nathan Collins is playing astatine his 2nd World Cup

England got their Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup run disconnected to the cleanable commencement with a 38-8 triumph implicit Australia.

England, 2008 winners and two-time beaten finalists, are favourites for the rubric on with holders France.

Lewis King scored connected his World Cup debut portion Collins added 4 goals.

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Australia started stronger and moments aft Diab Karim had a effort disallowed, they forced a goal-line driblet retired and an mistake from Rob Hawkins allowed Karim successful for the opening score.

England were diligent arsenic Australia dictated play and connected 19 minutes, Coyd, the member of manager Tom, got through.

The try, combined with the instauration of Brown, 1 of 2 World Cup winners from 2008 inactive playing for England, gave them a spark and moments aboriginal a sweeping determination enactment Coyd successful for his 2nd try.

Brown and Seb Bechara past started to exert their power connected the crippled and with the Wheelaroos besides conceding penalties, the momentum was with England.

Although they maintained their dominance with King and Collins adding to the scoring, determination is plentifulness of country for betterment earlier their adjacent crippled against Spain connected Sunday.

In the opening lucifer of the eight-team tournament, besides successful Group A, Theo Gonzalez finished with 25 points arsenic the Spanish defeated Ireland 55-32.

Although Phil Roberts, a World Cup victor with England successful 2008, gave the Irish an aboriginal lead, the Spanish rapidly took power of the match, scoring 30 unanswered points successful the archetypal half.

Ireland skipper Peter Johnston Jr led his broadside with 4 tries and 4 goals, but the Spanish broadside ran retired comfy winners.