The Jillaroos have sent another reminder of the gap between them and the rest of the world, defending their Pacific Cup crown with a 40-8 win over New Zealand.

One year out from a home World Cup and after a season that began with a 90-4 drubbing of England in Las Vegas, Australia again showed its class on Sunday afternoon.

Tested by New Zealand in a low-scoring 10-4 encounter in Auckland last week, it was an entirely different story with a trophy on the line at Western Sydney Stadium.

Australia led 24-0 after 31 minutes, and while the Kiwi Ferns got two tries back in the second half the hosts never looked like being troubled. Loading Twitter content

So clear is Australia's dominance, there was barely a celebration from Jillaroos players when the final siren went.

Their tries came

See Full Page