Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga is already planning next year’s revenge mission after New Zealand claimed the inaugural Pacific Championships crown with a record defeat of Australia on Saturday.
Coming off the bench,Lindsay Collins was the unlikely hero after bagging two tries against New Zealand,but it wasn’t all good news for Australia at AAMI Park.
The Australian men’s and women’s sides take on their New Zealand counterparts at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
For the last seven years the game has featured two traditional matches on the day of remembrance,but a change is looming.
Newcastle and Parramatta are both interested in entering talks with the star winger,but only if Canterbury agree to an immediate move.
Should suspended players be allowed to include Test matches to shorten their NRL bans? The rule won’t change,which is good news for Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
Michael Maguire feels there is no conflict of interest in coaching the Blues and Kiwis at the same time.
The Panthers star,who suffered a knock early in the grand final,will learn the extent of the injury when he has scans this week.
A date with destiny – and the Panthers – awaits the winner of the weekend’s second preliminary final as the NRL season reaches its thrilling conclusion.
Already a leader of the Penrith pack,James Fisher-Harris has revealed his ambition to captain the New Zealand national team.
Veteran Kiwi prop was set to miss the Roosters’ season opener in the USA next year after being banned for seven games - but a new development may yet see him board the plane.