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Australia beats New Zealand 32-12 for a 4th straight Rugby League World Cup title

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 15). Australia beats New Zealand 32-12 for a 4th straight Rugby League World Cup title. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/australia-beats-new-zealand-32-12-for-a-4th-straight-rugby-league-world-cup-title/article_abac2505-1376-5ecf-ad1b-39ab7ba633b3.html

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Australia defeated New Zealand 32-12 in the Rugby League World Cup final on Sunday in Brisbane, securing their fourth consecutive title. Jack Bostock scored two crucial tries for Australia, including the final one in the 77th minute. Australia dominated with six tries to New Zealand’s two, showcasing strong defense and execution of their game plan according to coach Kevin Walters.
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Jamayne Isaako converted for 6-6.
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Topics

Australia BRISBANE New Zealand Rugby League World Cup Samoa

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Australia GPE · 8× New Zealand GPE · 6× BRISBANE GPE · 2× Bostock PERSON · 2× Jamayne Isaako PERSON · 2× Liam Martin PERSON · 2× Jack Bostock PERSON · 1× Kangaroos ORG · 1× Samoa GPE · 1× Tonga GPE · 1×

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The Kiwis leveled in the 12th after sustained pressure in the attacking quarter, with Kodi Nikorima picking up a loose ball and sending center Casey McLean over on an angled run to the line through some poor defense out wide.
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Jamayne Isaako converted for 6-6.

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

Jack Bostock scored two tries, including the last to put the result beyond any doubt, as Australia beat New Zealand 32-12 on Sunday to claim a fourth consecutive Rugby League World Cup title. uncertain
Australia → score → title
Australia opened the tournament with a 24-22 comeback win over New Zealand, and the teams set up a rematch with emphatic semifinal wins. asserted
teams → open → wins
Australia beat Samoa 44-12 in a replay of the 2022 decider and New Zealand reached the championship match with a 34-10 win over Tonga. asserted
Zealand → beat → Tonga
The Kangaroos opened the scoring early in the final and dominated with six tries to two at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium after New Zealand blundered from the opening kickoff. asserted
Zealand → open → kickoff
Liam Martin barged over in the second minute after clever dummyhalf work from Harry Grant near the tryline and Cameron Munster converted to give Australia a 6-0 lead. asserted
Munster → barge → lead
The Kiwis leveled in the 12th after sustained pressure in the attacking quarter, with Kodi Nikorima picking up a loose ball and sending center Casey McLean over on an angled run to the line through some poor defense out wide. asserted
Nikorima → level → defense
Jamayne Isaako converted for 6-6. asserted
Isaako → convert → 6
In the 19th minute, Bostock crossed on the left wing after some quick hands across the backline to make it 10-6, and Munster kicked a penalty goal soon after to restore a 6-point margin. asserted
Munster → cross → margin
Center Bradman Best and Liam Martin scored tries in the 10 minutes before halftime to give Australia a 24-6 lead at the break. asserted
Best → score → break
It became 28-6 three minutes into the second half after fullback Reece Walsh danced through the defense and unloaded to an unmarked Tom Trbojevic to score in the right corner. asserted
Walsh → become → corner
With 15 to go, New Zealand closed the gap to 16 points when Isaiah Palali’i ran onto a well-timed grubber kick from Nikorima to score and Jamayne Isaako converted. asserted
Isaako → go → Nikorima
Bostock’s 77th-minute try, his ninth of the tournament, capped the lopsided victory and contributed to his player-of-the-match award. asserted
try → cap → award
“Defensively, again, magnificent,” Australia coach Kevin Walters said. asserted
Walters → say → ?
“We’re solid mate, the Aussies. asserted
We → ’re → ?
We had a plan, and we executed that plan beautifully.” asserted
we → have → plan
Australia’s Jillaroos won the women’s final 34-10, set up by Jaime Chapman’s first-half hat-trick of tries, to claim a fourth consecutive Rugby League World Cup title. uncertain
Jillaroos → win → title
The Australians scored six tries in the first half against New Zealand, which won the first three world titles from 2000 to 2008. asserted
which → score → 2008
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