Rugby League World Cup final live: England suffer narrow 6-0 defeat to see Australia retain their title
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Your support makes all the difference.England have lost the Rugby League World Cup final after suffering a heartbreaking 6-0 defeat to Australia at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, with the Kangaroos claiming their 11th final victory. Re-live the action here.
- Australia beat England 6-0
- Boyd Cordner's try proves the difference after crossing in the first half
- England waste numerous chances to score
- Michael Morgan's second-half score ruled out for obstruction
- Australia have now won the World Cup 11 times
- Cordner also claims the man of the match award
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What time does is start?
The Rugby League World Cup final kicks off at 09:00 GMT.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BBC One from 08:30 GMT.
47 mins: TRY FOR AUSTRALIA!
There's a video referee check though...
47 mins: The try is chalked off! That's a big call, but it's deemed that Cameron Smith is in an offside position as the ball is passed to Morgan, and his try is disallowed as a result.
48 mins: Whitehead takes a huge hit off the scrum and he needs a minute to be checked over. He somehow kept hold of the ball though so England retain possession, only for Walmsley to cough up the ball with a knock-on.
50 mins: The penalty goes against England as Burgess is penalised for an illegal ball strip - his second of the game - having just come back on the field for a weary-looking James Graham. The energetic Chris Hill is back on too, and that should bring some pace to England's forward play.
53 mins: Morgan makes another break through the line, but after he's tackled he foolishly offloads the ball and gives away the penalty. It's a it harsh as he was still on his feet, but England won't mind that one bit.
54 mins: Chaos breaks out as England attack, and despite a pass that was clearly forwards from Bateman to Hall, England get the penalty as the eventual kick through catches the Australian defence offside. England have a fresh set of six on the Australian line - can they finally take their chance?
55 mins: Once again, Australia hold firm. Gale tries the chip in behind and England are caught offside to concede the penalty.
58 mins: Gale goes for broke on the kick, and it just trickles dead to give Australia the 20m restart. Had that ball stayed in, Slater would've been in big trouble. England are taking a roll of the dice too, as Widdop as moved up to stand-off with Jonny Lomax on at full-back and Kevin Brown off in an effort to inject some pace.
59 mins: From their own 20m restart, England make good ground and are inside the Australian 20m on the last tackle. Roby spots a gap but he's wrapped up as he tries to get the kick away and knocks it on, and that pressure fails to pay off.
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