Samoa Run in 14 Tries to Beat Wales 76-0
Samoa scored 14 tries without reply to beat Wales 76-0 at the Women's Rugby League World Cup, according to BBC Sport. The match was played in Parramatta, in western Sydney, and it was a record winning margin for Samoa's women.
A try is worth four points in rugby league, and it is scored by grounding the ball over the opponent's try line. Samoa's team, known as Fetu Samoa, spread those scores across the field. Ten different players touched down, according to Nine. They also kicked 10 conversions from 14 attempts, a conversion being a kick at goal after a try that adds two more points.
The result ends a difficult start for Wales. They are making their first appearance at the tournament, and Yahoo Sports described them as debutants. This was their second defeat from two matches, leaving them winless in Pool A, the group stage section they share with Samoa.
For Samoa, it was a first win in that pool. It also came a week after a harder day. The weekend before, they lost 40-0 to Australia's Jillaroos, the country's women's team, so the squad went from a heavy defeat to a heavy win in the space of a few days.
The match was a Round 2 fixture, which means it was the second set of games in the group. Each team plays its pool opponents once before the knockout stages begin. Wales still have chances to get points on the board, but they will need to start scoring soon to stay in the race.
The tournament is part of a wider men's and women's programme. The men's Rugby League World Cup runs from October 15 to November 15, 2026, with Australia as the main host and matches also played in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
What stands out from this game is the spread of the scoring. Samoa did not rely on one standout runner. Many different players carried the ball, and the points kept coming from different parts of the field. For a team in its first week of the tournament's group stage, that depth is a useful sign, even if the opposition was far weaker on the day.
