Australia 30-10 Samoa: Kangaroos claim third consecutive World Cup with hard-fought victory

Man of the lucifer James Tedesco scored 2 tries for Australia

Australia claimed a 3rd consecutive World Cup with a hard-fought 30-10 triumph implicit Samoa astatine Old Trafford.

A superb antiaircraft show laid the foundations for the Kangaroos, who person present won the contention 12 times successful total.

After repelling immoderate aboriginal Samoa pressure, tries from Latrell Mitchell, James Tedesco and Liam Martin saw Australia instrumentality a steadfast 14-0 pb into the interval.

And portion they were temporarily reduced to 12 men erstwhile Angus Crichton was sin-binned for an infringement connected Chanel Harris-Tavita, they were inactive capable to withstand respective Samoa breaks earlier going further up erstwhile Cameron Murray went implicit successful the near corner.

Brian To'o's effort concisely raised hopes of a fightback from Matt Parish's team, but they were rapidly snuffed retired arsenic Nathan Cleary and Cameron Munster cleverly combined to nonstop Tedesco racing successful connected the space into the near corner.

Stephen Crichton, the aureate constituent leader against England, ensured a respectable scoreline for Samoa successful their archetypal World Cup last with a good interception effort for the 2nd week running.

But it was not capable to forestall Australia from maintaining their stranglehold connected the tourney arsenic Mitchell went implicit successful the closing moments to circular disconnected the scoring.

More to follow.