Kiwis Tie Down Kangaroos

The Kiwis convincingly defeated the Australian Kangaroos with a rousing 30-16 victory in a rugby league test at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Led by the hat-trick of tries by Clinton Toopi (a trans-Tasman record) and another two to Vinnie Anderson the Kiwis reversed a 48-6 loss earlier in the season. Shell-shocked Australian players, on the eve of a tour to Great Britain, admitted they had been handed a king-sized “reality check.” Phil Gould: “All honours must go to New Zealand”.