Fiji's women had never played in a Rugby League World Cup before this one. In Sunday's semifinal in Sydney, they led three-time defending champion Australia 8-0. Winger Abbi Church then scored four tries, and the Jillaroos won 30-14.

The score and the try scorers are confirmed by the ABC and by Rugby League Zone's semifinal review, which lists it at Allianz Stadium. It was 8-8 at halftime. Church scored four of Australia's six tries, with Tamika Upton and Jaime Chapman adding the others.

Fiji Bulikula's 8-0 Start and Luisa Yaranamua

Fiji five-eighth Luisa Yaranamua ran the early lead, the ABC reported, and the Bulikula's defense and kicking game made Australia look ordinary for most of the first half. Yaranamua and Maria Paseka scored Fiji's tries, the second one late. The ABC's Amanda Shalala called the game "proof of life for the international women's game."

Church was the difference. One of her tries came after she caught a kick in-goal that, in the ABC's description, most players would have dropped.

Jillaroos vs. Kiwi Ferns for a Fourth Straight Title

Australia has won the last three Women's World Cups and has lost one game in a decade, to New Zealand, per the ABC. The Kiwi Ferns reached the final by beating Samoa 32-0 in Newcastle on Saturday, with a hat trick from Stacey Waaka. The final is in Brisbane on Sunday, Nov. 15. The men's final is also Australia against New Zealand, at Suncorp Stadium, per Rugby League Zone. More rugby league coverage is on BallerTube's rugby league page.