That’s Gold(en)
Far be it for me to call it the greatest league test match of them all, but the Sydney Daily Telegraph did just that.
The key point is that regardless of the result (I’m only saying that because we lost), the real point was:
But right from the first moment [of the series], Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain showed that rugby league can matter on the international stage.
At 10-2, the Aussies were all over the Kiwis, had all the ball, all the possession, all the momentum. In the past, it would have been all over, red rover.
This time, the Kiwis stuck in and made it a test. A real test.
Even when the Kiwis lost THREE players to injury, the team never gave up.
Not one person in the crowd, the commentary team or out in TV land knew who was going to win.
Compare that with the rugby – no contest.
