Julia Robinson soars for try of the year contender as Jillaroos shut out Samoa

  • Australia women crush Fetu Samoa 60-0 at Suncorp Stadium

  • Samoa men’s side turn tables to defeat Tonga 34-6 in Brisbane

Julia Robinson has become the most prolific try-scorer in Jillaroos history with a superwoman effort in a 60-0 drubbing of Fetu Samoa, before the Samoa men’s side turned the tables to defeat Tonga 34-6.

The 27-year-old Robinson notched her 20th Test try with a stunning dive to catch a Jesse Southwell bomb, flying 5m through the air to catch the ball and score in the Pacific Cup double-header at Suncorp Stadium.

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Fabio Wardley stops Joseph Parker in stunning style to set up Usyk clash

  • Former white-collar boxer wins heavyweight clash in 11th

  • Briton will now face world champion Oleksandr Usyk

The British heavyweight Fabio Wardley pulled off the biggest win of his career with an enormous upset over Joseph Parker to set up a world title shot against Oleksandr Usyk. In a pulsating contest at the O2 Arena, Wardley showed he has one of the toughest chins in the sport as he swallowed several huge punches from Parker before forcing the referee, Howard Foster, to stop the bout in an explosive 11th round.

The WBO had ordered the experienced Parker to face Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, in July, but the New Zealander put his mandatory challenger status on the line against Wardley, who was still involved in white-collar boxing when his opponent was world champion in 2016.

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