Jack Bostock's debut hat-trick led the Kangaroos to a thrilling 24-22 win over New Zealand in the World Cup opener.
A dazzling debut hat-trick from Jack Bostock helped the Kangaroos to a 24-22 win over arch-rivals New Zealand in an epic World Cup opener at Allianz Stadium.
With flashy fullbacks Reece Walsh (206 run metres, 9 tackle breaks) and Kalyn Ponga (253 run metres) producing incredible highlights and three tries between them, the record crowd of 41,255 was royally entertained.
Ponga's second try in the 60th minute looked to have the Kiwis on track for a memorable victory but he was forced from the field 10 minutes later with a suspected broken arm in a huge blow for the Kiwis.
Dolphins flyer Bostock ran for 231 metres to go with his hat-trick and capped his night by collecting the man of the match award. He is the first Kangaroo to score three tries on debut since Campbell Graham against...