Bati boilover creates history as Kiwis ousted

DISCIPLINE, control and a powerful spirit carried Fiji to an extraordinary victory over New Zealand in the first tryless World Cup match in almost half a century. Two penalty goals were enough for the Bati to hold off New Zealand after they executed the perfect game plan to advance to a World Cup semi-final against Australia. Remarkably, the Pacific neighbours had never met in a rugby league international but they ensured their first meeting would stick in the memory after 80 minutes of gripping tension. It became apparent early that Fiji’s plan was to trap the Kiwis deep in their own territory. Jarryd Hayne and Henry Raiwalui carried out the tactics with near-clinical precision. It wasn’t important to trap the Kiwis in their own in-goal (and risk a seven-tackle set), it was more…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2017

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