Kangaroos cop World Cup insult ahead of final

Joey Manu has besides been named the 2022 Golden Boot recipient arsenic the planetary subordinate of the year. He's regarded by immoderate already arsenic the champion subordinate successful the NRL, being ace awesome astatine centre, fullback, and adjacent five-eighth for the Roosters consistently.

At the World Cup helium led the tourney successful tackle breaks with 57, scored 3 tries successful 5 games, and besides topped the database successful fig of runs (142) and full tally metres (1301).

The nuggety winger has scored 4 tries successful 5 games for Samoa and led the tourney successful post-contact metres with a stunning 518m.

To'o sits 3rd successful tackle breaks with 35 and 2nd for full tally metres with 1248 - down lone Joey Manu.

Tim Lafai scored six tries for Samoa from centre - with the World Cup last inactive to come.

He besides notched 5 linebreaks successful 4 games and 27 tackle breaks.

The superstar Penrith premiership centre was instrumental successful Samoa's upset triumph implicit England successful the semi-final, scoring an intercept effort and past slotting a tract extremity successful other clip to crystal the triumph for Samoa.

He was Samoa's extremity kicker and slotted 27 - 2nd astir down Australia's Nathan Cleary - arsenic good arsenic scoring 3 tries successful 5 games.

The electrical Kangaroos winger had a tourney to retrieve with a whopping 12 tries successful 4 games for an mean of 3 per game. He bagged 5 against Lebanon and 4 against Scotland.

The Foxx besides led the tourney successful linebreaks (9), had 23 tackle breaks, and ran for 741 metres successful total.

The Samoan playmaker topped the tourney for effort assists - adjacent with England's George Williams - with 9 for the World Cup, with the last inactive to come.

He besides ran the shot himself 90 times - the 5th astir successful the tourney - and had 11 offloads, and engaged the enactment 55 times - adjacent 3rd successful the tournament.

The England playmaker topped the tourney wih 9 effort assists, adjacent with Samoa's Jarome Luai. Williams besides was 2nd for linebreak assists with nine, down lone Nathan Cleary.

Surprisingly he was besides 2nd successful the World Cup for full runs, notching 110 successful full and lone down Joey Manu. He was besides 3rd for enactment runs with 59.

The Kangaroos prima scored the pivotal effort successful the thrilling semi-final against New Zealand, scooting implicit astatine a important moment.

Murray clocked 14 tackle breaks for Australia.

The breakout subordinate of the tourney for the Kangaroos pursuing a large twelvemonth successful the NRL and State of Origin.

Martin had 28 enactment plays crossed his 4 games earlier the final, ran for 485 metres, and offloaded 5 times.

While utilized disconnected the bench, and not successful each game, by Australian manager Mal Meninga, Grant has been awesome astatine his archetypal World Cup.

He's made 12 tackle breaks successful 4 games, notched 4 effort assists, and was 2nd successful dummy fractional runs down lone Brandon Smith.

The Fijian fullback was 4th successful the World Cup for post-contact metres with 306, highlighting his freakish power.

He was seventh for full moving metres with 785m, and broke 26 tackles successful total.

The fearsome Kiwi prop clocked 586 tally metres successful his 5 World Cup games, including 186 post-contact metres.

He besides notched 4 offloads.