Kangaroos stars shed tears in Hampson tribute

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Kangaroos stars person wiped distant tears during a moving tribute to Liam Hampson.

Ahead of their Rugby League World Cup clash against Scotland connected Saturday morning, tourney officials organised for a tribute to beryllium shown connected the large surface during a infinitesimal of silence.

Kangaroos stars Isaah Yeo, Ben Hunt and James Tedesco were each visibly affectional during the tribute to the young Redcliffe prima who died successful Spain connected Thursday greeting (AEDT). Forward Pat Carrigan was besides friends with Hampson.

The Kangaroos each wore achromatic armbands, and Carrigan had the elemental connection of 'Hampo' written connected portion wrapped astir his wrist.

Before the match, manager Mal Meninga said Carrigan - who was the starting fastener - was comfy playing.

"Everyone needs clip to grieve, sometimes you conscionable leap backmost connected the motorcycle and support going - that is simply a mode of handling it arsenic well," helium said.

"At immoderate signifier each his adjacent friends, peculiarly implicit here, volition beryllium grieving. We volition enactment them arsenic champion we can.

"Being truthful acold distant from location is the happening too."

The Kangaroos thumped a hapless Scotland broadside 84-0, headlined by 4 tries to Josh Addo-Carr.

Carrigan played conscionable 38 minutes of the lucifer but inactive managed 183 moving metres.

Hampson, 24, was connected an extremity of play travel and had not been seen for 30 hours aft going missing connected a vacation with respective players from NRL teams.

CCTV captured Hampson moving done respective exigency exits earlier uncovering himself stuck successful Barcelona nightclub Sala Apolo.

Club manager Albert Guijarro told Spanish vigor that Hampson went done 2 exigency exits and ended up connected the roof.

When helium could not re-enter done the doors helium entered, Hampson decided to leap implicit a partition and fell into the void successful the courtyard.

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