With around 10 minutes left of this quite incredible World Cup semi-final, you knew there was something missing. At that stage England were cruising: 20-0 ahead, defensively impregnable and on their way to the World Cup final at a canter. The last time England appeared in a World Cup final Britpop was in full swing, Coolio was top of the charts with Gangsta’s Paradise and Super League had not yet been born as a concept. England beat Tonga in Rugby League World Cup 2017 semi-final – as it happened Read moreBateman’s try looked as if it was on the icing on the cake. England: Widdop; McGillvary, Watkins, Bateman, Hall; Brown, Gale; Hill, Hodgson, Graham, S Burgess, Whitehead, O’Loughlin.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2017 07:43 UTC