Test matches

NEW ZEALAND 26, AUSTRALIA 24 Kiwis survive late scare for vital victory THE Kiwis reclaimed their status as an international threat with an impressive two-point win over a new-look Australian team in Auckland. It was the first Test for the Kangaroos since Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk stood down from representative football and the official retirement of Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston–and there were just eight remaining members of the Kangaroos’ World Cup winning team. The Kiwis scored five tries to four to claim their first victory over Australia since the 2015 Anzac Test, also inflicting the first defeat in Mal Meninga’s tenure as Kangaroos coach. Many were surprised when Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was named captain for the Kiwis, and he was selected in his preferred position of fullback due to the injury of Dally M…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2018

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