Kangaroos hold off Tonga to claim Pacific Cup title

Kangaroos hold off Tonga to claim Pacific Cup title

Kangaroos win Pacific Cup with 20-14 victory after close call against Tonga in Sydney final.

Canberra Raiders Club

The Kangaroos have won the Pacific Cup for the first time after surviving a late scare from a fast-finishing Tongan side to claim a 20-14 victory in Sunday's final in Sydney. 

Up by 16 with 23 minutes to play, Australia looked destined to record a comfortable victory at CommBank Stadium, but instead had to come up with a series of try-saving plays out wide in order to get home, as their opponents ran in a pair of late four-pointers to set up a heart-stopping finish.  

The result marks a return to service for the Kangaroos, a year on from a record 30-0 defeat to the Kiwis in the...

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