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[email protected] Photos courtesy of NRL Photos Kiwi Ferns Off To Fifth Consecutive World Cup Final By James Coman Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reporter EW ZEALAND will take part in their fifth But after completing just 35% of their sets in the Nconsecutive Rugby League Women’s World Cup opening 40-minutes, the Ferns gave the English time Final after overcoming England Women’s 52 - 4 at to slowly find their groove and work their way back Cronulla Stadium. into the match. New Zealand overcame a poor start in the first half And in the 21st minute, England found the break- completing just 35 percent of their sets to record through after halfback, Kirsty Moroney, put a beau- seven tries in the second half to blow England off tiful cross-field kick into the Ferns in goal, bouncing the park and become the first team to qualify for the favourably for Tara-Jane Stanley who quickly got the Final on Saturday. ball down for England’s first points. A hat-trick to Honey Hireme and a double to Krystal England’s try would be the last points of the first half Murray helped the Ferns cause, while forwards Teui- as unforced errors slowed the momentum of both la Fotu-Moala and Lilieta Maumau both notched up sides before the break for New Zealand to walk off over 200 running meters throughout the match.