The facts

  1. International Rugby League’s match page lists the Pool A match at CommBank Stadium in Sydney on 1 November and the final score as Australia 124, Wales 6. [1][2][3][4]

  2. IRL calls 124 Australia’s new record for the highest points total in women’s international rugby league. ABC reports it eclipsed the prior 116–0 women’s international score set by France against Serbia in 2023. [1][3][4]

  3. The 118-point margin is the largest in a Women’s Rugby League World Cup, but the Guardian notes it does not exceed the 120-point margin in France’s 120–0 men’s international win over Serbia. [3][4]

  4. Australia held a 60–0 halftime lead; Jaime Chapman scored six tries. The NRL reports Australia advanced to a semifinal against Fiji. [1][2]

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 1 Nov 2026, 22:14 UTC.

The official International Rugby League match page confirms the result and calls it the highest points total in women’s international rugby league. NRL, Guardian and ABC independently report the match. The points-total record is distinguished from the separate men’s international margin record; the match was a pool game, not the final.

  1. Australia 124–6 Wales — Women’s Rugby League World Cup 2026, Pool A

    International Rugby League · Primary source · 1 Nov 2026

    Actual governing-body match page read; confirms event, venue, Pool A, final score and the new highest-points record in women’s international rugby league.

  2. Chapman sends Jillaroos to semis in style

    National Rugby League · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026

    Actual report read; confirms the result, record 118-point margin for the Jillaroos and semifinal qualification.

  3. Merciless Jillaroos destroy Wales at Rugby League World Cup, piling on all-time record score

    The Guardian · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026

    Actual report read; independently confirms score and explains that France’s 120–0 men’s result remains the largest international margin.

  4. Australia’s 124-6 win over Wales in the women’s Rugby League World Cup helps nobody

    Australian Broadcasting Corporation · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026

    Actual ABC report read; independently confirms score, Pool A result and that the margin set a new women’s international record.

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