The men’s and women’s sides face Samoa and New Zealand respectively in back-to-back matches at Old Trafford
James Tedesco will captain Australia in the Old Trafford final.f you are in and around Old Trafford on Saturday and can smell something familiar in the air, it’s probably the lingering scent of Australian dominance. As the sun sets on another Rugby League World Cup, it does so in utterly recognisable fashion: only this time there is not one, but two Australian sides looking to cement their status as the world’s best in their respective finals.
“We have said from the start that our goal is to win this tournament and we have put ourselves in a good position to win it, so we have got to go out there and create it,” the Kangaroos’ captain, James Tedesco, says. The prospect of new opposition in a final other than England or New Zealand certainly adds an extra layer of intrigue to Saturday’s final. Samoa, an island of just 200,000 people, have shifted the landscape of the international game forever by reaching a maiden final.
Anything other than victory on Saturday night against Samoa would represent a failure for a nation which does not hope, it expects. “It definitely wouldn’t be a success if I didn’t lead us to World Cup victory,” Tedesco says. Meanwhile, the Jillaroos have a slightly tougher task on their hands against New Zealand’s Kiwi Ferns.
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