England suffer record defeat as Australia score 90

Australia (38) 90

Tries: Robinson 3, Penitani, Upton 5, Mato, Kelly 2, Sergis 3, Whitfeld, Joseph Goals: Aiken 11

England (0) 4

Try: Roche

England suffered a record defeat at the hands of world champions Australia in Las Vegas as Tamika Upton scored five of her team's 17 tries.

Stuart Barrow's Lionesses faced by far their biggest test since a World Cup semi-final defeat by New Zealand two-and-a-half years ago - and were outclassed comprehensively by the Jillaroos.

Julia Robinson and Jessica Sergis scored hat-tricks and Isabelle Kelly crossed twice, with Tiana Penitani, Shannon Mato, Jakiya Whitfeld and Keilee Joseph also registering.

England did at least have the final word as Georgia Roche, who plays her club rugby in Australia for Newcastle Knights, scored with the final play of the match.

But it was a dreadful night for England, with prop Vicky Whitfield carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital for precautionary checks after being injured in a collision with Sarah Togatuki 10 seconds into the second half.

The margin of defeat is the biggest suffered by the Lionesses - either as England or Great Britain - passing their previous record, a 52-4 loss to New Zealand at the 2017 World Cup.

More to follow.

England: Dagger; Partington, Renouf, Hardcastle, Davies; Harris, Roche; Wood, Bennett, Hoyle, H Dodd, Travis, Cunningham.

Interchanges: Mottershead, Whitfield, Sykes, Northop.

Australia: Upton; Whitfeld, Kelly, Penitani, Robinson; Brigginshaw, Aiken; Mato, Higgins, Apps, Clydsdale, Kernick, Taufa.

Interchanges: Q Dodd, Sergis, Togatuki, Joseph.