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New Zealand crushes Samoa to advance to Women's Rugby League World Cup final
The New Zealand Ferns secured a dominant 32-0 victory over Samoa to book their place in next Sunday's Rugby League World Cup final. The win marks their seventh consecutive appearance in the championship match.
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New Zealand's women's rugby league team delivered a commanding performance to defeat Samoa 32-0 in their World Cup semi-final, maintaining their remarkable streak of reaching the final in consecutive tournaments.
The Kiwi Ferns will contest their seventh straight appearance in the showpiece match when they take the field next Sunday. While the team boasts an impressive early record, having claimed three consecutive titles between 2000 and 2008, they have struggled to return to winning ways in recent campaigns, with three successive final appearances ending in defeat.
The overwhelming victory over Samoa demonstrated New Zealand's continued dominance in women's rugby league and their determination to claim another world championship. The team will enter the final as one of the competition's leading forces, though they will seek to recapture the winning form that characterised their earlier era of dominance in the sport.
The final will represent another opportunity for the Ferns to add to their trophy cabinet and end their recent drought of world titles.