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 Somoa has down  England  27 – 26 in extra time to book a  historical Rugby League World Cup Grand final spot.  It is the first time in Rugby League history that  a nation outside Australia, New Zealand and England has won a semi final  to book a grand final spot in a Rugby League World Cup. Samoa will take on Australia in the Rugby League World Cup grand final  At half-time Samoa was leading 14 points to 10.  In the second, the score seesawed with England taking the lead at one point.  The game drew at 26 – 26 on full-time following a  late try from England. In the golden point extra time, Stephen Chriton slotted a field goal 35 meters wide to win the match for Samoa.  Full-time : Samoa 27   England 26  Next :  England vs Samoa Livestream : Rugby League World Cup Semi final

Volkswagen ID.4 top selling electric car. New car sales are up 16.5pc for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, writes Brian Byrne, and within that sales of electric cars are up by 49pc. The figures follow the release by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry of March car sales, which increased by 37pc compared to March 2022. Electric car sales of 9,303 for the quarter bring the market share to 16pc, against 32pc for petrol, 22.8pc diesel, 20.6pc hybrid and 8pc plug-in hybrid. Toyota remains the top-selling brand for the quarter, followed by Volkswagen, Hyundai, Skoda and Kia. The best selling EV brand is Volkswagen, followed by Hyundai, Kia, Tesla and BMW.  The Hyundai Tuscon is the best selling car model year to date, while the top selling EV is the Volkswagen ID.4. The Nissan Qashqai e-Power was the best selling model in March.