Kangaroos beat Kiwis 22-10

Kangaroos beat Kiwis 22-10

By Vijay Narayan
28/10/2024
Two tries to Zac Lomax have helped Australia to a 22-10 win over New Zealand. Photo: John Davidson/AAP PHOTOS

The Stacey Jones era has kicked off with a defeat but all is not lost for the Kiwis in their hopes of defending the Pacific Rugby League Cup Championships.

With a four tries to two victory, Australia’s Kangaroos beat the Kiwis 22-10 in front of a sold out crowd, who broke into multiple Kiwis chants, in Christchurch yesterday.

Shaun Johnson, who handled the bulk of the general play kicking responsibilities, was more than satisfactory for a bloke who retired two months ago.

Playing their first match since last year’s famous 30-0 Pacific Championships final victory over the Kangaroos in Hamilton, the Kiwis attack didn’t always flow, but with a number of new faces, and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad filling in the halves, that was to be expected to an extent.

Jones has also found two long-term Kiwis in fullback Keano Kini and prop Naufahu Whyte, who were both on debut - the latter switching into the starting side late.

[Source : stuff.co.nz]

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