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The taste of Test football

15th November, 2014
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New Zealand need to get their team selections right. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
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15th November, 2014
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Take a bow rugby league. That was an incredible finals match.

This Four Nations tournament has given so much enjoyment. The matches have been intense, challenging and the perfect recommendation for the value of international rugby league.

It has only been fitting then that the best tournament so far was crowned with one of the best matches. New Zealand showed that they deserved to win. Australia showed that they did not deserve to lose.

And while the result was that New Zealand are the champions over a gallant Australia, in truth, the real winner was rugby league.

With massive hits, metre-thumping charges and will of the wisp ball play, the skills on display by both nations were captivating. Razzle dazzle and clinical precision were both supported by passion and desperation in equal measure.

Is there anyone out there who can honestly deny the passion, intensity and skill that Test football can offer? Surely not.

Is there anyone out there who can honestly say to themselves that Test football is not the pinnacle of the game? Surely, surely not.

If you can, then hang your heads in shame because you’ve just been sucker punched by one of the most exciting matches of rugby league ever.

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What a collective effort by Australia and New Zealand. The rich cake of work done up the middle was superbly iced with regular slices of scintillating brilliance, all flavoured with just the right amount of drama and tension.

Entrée, main course and dessert rolled into one, Test football just served up a dish for the ages.

And oh my, was it ever so tasty.

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