Australia and Fiji Play Women's Rugby League World Cup Semi-Final
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Australia and Fiji have met in a semi-final of the Women's Rugby League World Cup.
The match took place at Allianz Stadium, with updates shared live as the game went on.
Australia's team, known as the Jillaroos, played against Fiji's team, the Bulikula.
The winner of this match will move forward to the final of the tournament.
The team that loses will be out of the competition.
According to early updates, the score was still 0-0 after five minutes of play.
Fiji put pressure on Australia early in the match with strong attacking plays.
The Jillaroos managed to defend well against this early pressure.
Readers were invited to share their thoughts about the match by email.
This semi-final is part of the wider Women's Rugby League World Cup, a major international tournament.
Fans around the world followed the game closely for live updates.
The result of this semi-final will decide one of the two finalists.
Rugby league fans often see these world cup matches as exciting and competitive.
More details about the final score were expected as the match continued.
Vocabulary10 words
- semi-final
- a match played just before the final, biggest match
- Allianz Stadium
- a large place where sports matches are played
- final
- the last and most important match in a competition
- competition
- an event where teams try to win against each other
- attacking
- trying hard to score points against the other team
- defend
- trying to stop the other team from scoring
- tournament
- a series of matches to find one winner
- finalists
- the two teams that reach the last match
- pressure
- strong effort that makes it hard for the other side
- live updates
- new information given while something is still happening
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Answer key
1. A semi-final 2. They play in the final 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Australia and Fiji have met in a _____ of the Women's Rugby League World Cup.
The match took place at _____, with updates shared live.
Australia's team, known as the Jillaroos, played against Fiji's team, the _____.
The winner of this match will move forward to the _____ of the tournament.
The team that loses will be out of the _____.
The score was still _____ after five minutes of play.
Fiji put pressure on Australia early with strong _____ plays.
The Jillaroos managed to _____ well against this early pressure.
This semi-final is part of the wider Women's Rugby League World Cup, a major international _____.
The result of this semi-final will decide one of the two _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think semi-finals are often exciting matches to watch?
- What skills do you think are important in rugby league?
- Have you ever watched a live sports update online? What was it like?
- Why might fans want to share their thoughts about a match by email?
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