The final group round, with some progressing and some on the plane home.
England 34-12 PNG. England needed to win by a large margin and raced to a 22-0 at a point a minute lead but perhaps that early success worked against them as points dried up.
PNG came back and England defended that well. Good defending isn't scoring much needed points and two wins from three wasn't good enough, thanks to an unusual format.
New Zealand 78-0 Fiji. Fiji really pushed Australia in Round 2 but the Kiwis were on fire and raced to a 48-0 half time lead. Some of the Kiwi players were disgracefully aggressive. Unnecessary and a blight on a fine performance.
Australia 66:6 Cook Is. In what was a formality, Australia got to a 28-6 lead at half time against a spirited Kukis side. The second half was more like what was expected.
To come:
Lebanon ; France.
Tonga : Samoa.
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