NEWCASTLE - New Zealand's women's team beat Samoa 32-0 in a semi-final of the Women's Rugby League World Cup and reached the final, according to The Guardian, whose report was attributed to Agence France-Presse. BBC News also reported the result and said the final is next Sunday.

The Guardian reported that Stacey Waaka scored a hat-trick, three of the Kiwi Ferns' seven tries, as New Zealand moved past Samoa, which the report calls Fetu Samoa. According to The Guardian, New Zealand led only 8-0 at half-time and pulled away in the second half.

According to The Guardian, the win was New Zealand's seventh successive appearance in the Women's Rugby League World Cup final. BBC News reported that the New Zealand women hope it will be "fourth time lucky" when they play in the final next Sunday.

The two summaries do not explain how the "fourth time lucky" phrase from BBC News relates to The Guardian's count of seven successive finals. Neither summary states how many of those finals New Zealand has won, and neither names the opponent in the final.

Samoa was the team beaten in the semi-final. Neither summary gives further detail on its performance.

This account draws on summaries of the two reports and not their full text, so details beyond those summaries are not included.

Sources: BBC News: New Zealand sweep aside Samoa to reach Women's World Cup final; The Guardian: New Zealand reach Women’s Rugby League World Cup final as Waaka hat-trick sinks Samoa.