Samoa and Tonga won big, while England dominated France 82-0, hoping for semi-final qualification amidst upcoming crucial matches.
Samoa and Tonga enjoyed big wins as they march towards their highly anticipated showdown at CommBank Stadium in Round 3 while England kept their hopes alive with a dominant 82-0 victory over France.
On the back of a Herbie Farnworth hat-trick and a whopping 11 tackle breaks by Dom Young, England racked up a 24th consecutive Test win over France and will need a similar performance against the Kumuls next week to stay in the hunt for the title.
Should they get the job done on Friday night the English will then be cheering for a Tonga win over Samoa by a healthy margin to give them a shot at sneaking into the semi-finals.
A win by Samoa would effectively end England's chances as it would leave Tonga and England equal on four points and Kristian Woolf's men would march on courtesy of their...