Follow live coverage with text and score updates as Australia open their campaign against Samoa at Salford Community Stadium in Pool A.

YORK, England (Reuters) -Australia set a Women’s Rugby World Cup record with a 73-0 thumping of Samoa, scoring 11 tries in a dominant start to their Pool A campaign on Saturday, while Canada and Scotland began their Pool B campaigns with impressive victories.

Australia racked up 11 tries and blanked Samoa 73-0 for a record Women's Rugby World Cup score on Saturday. Winger Desiree Miller dotted down a first half hat trick of tries but left the field in the second half after a head-on-head collision with Samoa's Melina Grace Salale.