Plus the first Ashes test match has been on at the Gabba in Brisbane today too, so that has probably not helped the crowd.

Am I the only one who wonders why the Australians 1, get to play a day earlier than the other semi finalists? 2,with their own countryman as ref? 3,wont have to travel overseas to play the next match? 4,plus playing on the same ground as the final (no travel at all)?
If we had done that to them they would have whinged the ears off the world!

I just assume that they have their reasons. There's clearly nothing sinister about it in terms of the playing side of things because they easily beat everyone anyway. I think RL has more important things to worry about than that.

Was hoping for a much closer game, but a 38 point gap with 30 mins still to go is only looking like it will get wider!

Their the hosts - that is exactly what happened when we hosted the WC - what did you expect to happen. If NZ had won their games they would not have had all their games apart from the final in NZ?

England should have played PNG in PNG IMO.

I'm done with it now, didn't think Fiji would win or anything but I thought they might have had a bit of a go. Roll on Tonga!

Well this is turning out as expected.

I know it is a bit of a feat to score 5 tries, but my nan could have scored these!

It's as one sided as when Rovers got drubbed at Wembley the other year.
Mind you, at least Fiji have managed some token points on the board.

Convincing!

Disappointing but not unexpected. Fiji tried hard but the Aussies are a different class.

Does underline just how badly the Kiwis underperformed last week.