Julia Robinson Soars For Try Of The Year Contender As Jillaroos Shut Out Samoa

Julia Robinson has go nan astir prolific try-scorer successful Jillaroos history pinch a superwoman effort successful a 60-0 drubbing of Samoa.

The 27-year-old winger notched her 20th Test effort pinch a stunning dive to drawback a Jesse Southwell bomb, flying 5m done nan aerial to drawback nan shot and people successful nan Pacific Cup conflict astatine Suncorp Stadium.

Australia will now play New Zealand astatine Eden Park adjacent Sunday and backmost up against their long-time rivals nan pursuing week for nan last successful Sydney.

The world champion Jillaroos – stocked pinch Sydney Roosters and Brisbane players from nan NRLW expansive last – had acold excessively overmuch strikepower for Fetu Samoa, who had respective refereeing calls spell against them but were incapable to build pressure.

Broncos-bound half Southwell impressed connected debut and forged a beardown linking business pinch fullback Tamika Upton. Jillaroos superstar Upton, who had her fingerprints each complete nan win, was speedy to make her people connected nan lucifer pinch a pinpoint cutout walk for winger Jessica Sergis.

Sergis had a double wrong 9 minutes aft she backed up co-captain Kezie Apps’ statement break. Samoa fullback Destiny Mino-Sinapati was controversially sin-binned successful nan 14th infinitesimal for picking up nan shot successful nan ruck erstwhile ruled to beryllium not quadrate astatine marker by referee Kasey Badger.

Upton raced 50m for a solo effort that she made look ridiculously easy for a 16-0 lead. Lock Olivia Kernick followed a crafty grubber by chair rake Quincy Dodd to people and proceed nan carnage.

The Jillaroos were unstoppable erstwhile their powerfulness backmost 5 sewage room to move.

Centre and co-captain Isabelle Kelly was fixed abstraction to large wind up and nexus pinch Robinson, who made a reliable task look easy arsenic she swept past 2 defenders to people successful nan area for a 26-0 halftime lead. There was a bully touch for nan duo pinch Robinson joining Kelly connected Australia’s all-time try-scoring database pinch 19.

Dodd and second-rower Yasmin Clydsdale snared their first Jillaroos tries successful nan 2nd half arsenic nan carnage continued. Robinson notched her 2nd and collapsed Kelly’s grounds pinch her unthinkable flying leap. The floodgates past opened moreover further.

Samoa had thing spell their measurement but received different powerhouse show from fastener Shalom Sauoso. Five-eighth Taliah Fuimaono made important try-saving tackles and tried to ignite nan side, pinch her passing and kicking crippled impressive.

Samoa half Jetaya Faifua was successful nan wars. She passed an HIA aft besides injuring her sternum, while returning only to suffer a enarthrosis injury. The Samoans besides mislaid Sarina Masaga (concussion/cheek),Jessica Patea (arm) and Jaydika Tafua (shoulder) to decorativeness pinch nary bench.