Rugby League World Cup

Scotland were no match for a potent Kangaroos outfit at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Scotland were gallant but just no match for a team littered with NRL stars. It may have fallen short of Australia’s 110-4 win over Russia in 2000 but the Kangaroos will be mighty pleased with their efforts today in a 84-0 victory over Scotland. That’s two wins from as many matches for the Kangaroos who have earned their beers tonight.

The Kangaroos ran in 15 tries in Coventry with Josh Addo-Carr scoring four and debutant Campbell Graham three.

That is the only potential concern for the Australian boss on a rainy night of green and gold World Cup dominance. Hampson was traveling with several NRL players in Spain and is a friend of Kangaroos prop Patrick Cadigan. This handed Australia a set on the Scots’ try-line, and almost a try after 70 seconds through a kick, but Alex Walker managed to ground the ball before Cleary could lay a hand on it. Considering the Kangaroos’ back-up halfback at this point is Cleary, it is a strength in depth that Meninga’s counterpart Nathan Graham could only dream of. Nathan Cleary finished with a personal total of 28 points, with a try and 12 goals to his name, while Josh Addo-Carr claimed four tries and Campbell Graham notched a hat-trick. On Friday night it was the Kangaroos who stormed through the town, fully dressed of course, and caught the eye as they slaughtered Scotland 84-0 in their second Rugby League World Cup match.

The Kangaroos have followed up their first-week rugby league world cup win by putting 15 tries on a haples...

It was a complete performance from everyone." There have been some great Kangaroos sides in the past. The Kangaroos dominated the game in every possible way. World class." [Josh Addo-Carr](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/josh-addo-carr) starred for the Kangaroos, running in four tries - including a stunning kick-chase with just minutes left on the clock. "That's what we wanted to do. "World class. World class," Robbie Hunter-Paul said in commentary. "We stuck to a plan, played the ball in their end of the field. "It allowed us to score a lot of points, and also off the back of our (defence), we got stuck into them in their own end and that set us up for the game," he said. Addo-Carr said the Kangaroos came out with a plan to start the match with "good energy". "The tenacity he shows to put the kick in and just chase it and compete and go 'I'm scoring this try' and that's why (he') the man-of-the-match.

Nathan Cleary has emphasised his credentials to become Mal Meninga's first-choice Australian halfback by scoring 28 points on debut in a 84-0 demolition of ...

Campbell Graham, who scored a hat-trick against a Bravehearts side he nearly played for at this World Cup, chimed in on the other flank with Angus Crichton and Cleary crossing to give the Kangaroos a 40-0 lead at the break. Scotland are a long way from the side that clinched a draw with New Zealand in the 2016 Four Nations and the Bravehearts needed to be perfect to have any chance of troubling the Kangaroos. Cherry-Evans and Cleary are likely to line up in the halves together in a deadrubber against the Italians after Australia inflicted a record defeat on the Scots.

Kangaroos players paid tribute to Liam Hampson before their clash with Scotland at the Rugby League World Cup. Read more here.

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Kangaroos stars wiped away tears during an emotional tribute to Liam Hampson ahead of the world cup clash ...

[CCTV captured Hampson moving through several emergency exits](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/liam-hampson-death-news-redcliffe-dolphins-player-nightclub-sala-apolo-how-aussie-body-was-found/420a0eb1-3f11-411f-bcc2-e18c548a205e) before finding himself stuck in Barcelona nightclub Sala Apolo. "At some stage all his close friends, particularly over here, will be grieving. READ MORE:

Still grieving heavily from Hampson's tragic death, the Aussies put Scotland to the sword with a record-shattering win.

Then the emergency doors locked behind him and he needed to find a way back in. “At some stage all his close friends, particularly over here, will be grieving. Guijarro said staff “didn’t know where (the ringing) was coming from” until the grim discovery was made. The first onto a patio before he took a second leap falling at least 10m. “We’re very much behind them all and in the back of our minds we will be playing for them tomorrow,” he said. “We were playing against the best players in the world; 75 per cent of our players are part-time players and it’s a massive ask to step up to this level,” Scotland’s Nathan Graham said. Campbell Graham, who scored a hattrick against a Bravehearts side he nearly played for at this World Cup, chimed in on the other flank with Angus Crichton and Cleary crossing to give the Kangaroos a 40-0 lead at the break. Scotland are a long way from the side that clinched a draw with New Zealand in the 2016 Four Nations and the Bravehearts needed to be perfect to have any chance of troubling the Kangaroos. In the final minute a Holmes error gave Scotland a gilt-edged chance to have a crack at the Australian line but they failed to even threaten. Cherry-Evans and Cleary are likely to line up in the halves together in a deadrubber against the Italians after Australia inflicted a record defeat on the Scots. He fell just short of Andrew Johns’ record of points for a debutant (30 v South Africa, 1995) as Scotland were torn to pieces from the first minute to the last in front of a rain-soaked crowd of 10,276. Cleary was one of six debutants named by Australia and he wasted little time making an impact at the Rugby League World Cup as the Kangaroos put Scotland to the sword.

The Australian Kangaroos and Scotland Bravehearts have honoured Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson before their World Cup match today after the young ...

It took 30 hours for his body to be found by cleaning staff. The small crowd in attendance also respected the minute's silence and commentator Matt Newsum said the global rugby league family was united in grief for the young player and his family. In the lead-up to the match, Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga promised that the players would honour Hampson on the day and they didn't disappoint. The Kangaroos wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence in the lead-up to their Rugby League World Cup match against Scotland at Coventry on Friday Hampson was also good friends with Kangaroos player Pat Carrigan who decided to play in the game despite his grief. Australia and Scotland unite for touching memorial to fallen rugby league player Liam Hampson at World Cup with the Kangaroos and Bravehearts marking minute's silence