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Story summary
- Jillaroos beat Samoa 40-0 in World Cup opener at Sydney’s Commbank Stadium.
- Debutant five-eighth Jocelyn Kelleher kicked six of seven conversions and earned player-of-the-match.
- Coach Jess Skinner left out Ali Brigginshaw from the squad and Jesse Southwell from the match-day 18.
- The match drew a low crowd, leaving tens of thousands of seats empty despite a noisy Samoan community.