SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/user/footytubenrl?sub_confirmation=1 The Kangaroos delivered a rugby league master class to claim a 10th World Cup title with a 34-2 demolition of New Zealand in Saturday's final at Old Trafford. In front of a record international crowd of 74,468, Australia avenged their shock defeat to the Kiwis in the 2008 final, scoring five tries and not conceding one for a fifth straight game. In capturing a first World Cup title in 13 years, Australia's triumph ensured a host of rugby league greats crowned their careers with an achievement that had so far eluded them. And it was Australia's biggest stars who shone brightest. Five-eighth Johnathan Thurston collected his fourth man-of-the-match award of the tournament while fullback Billy Slater capped a remarkable return from injury with a brilliant two-try performance. Winger Brett Morris also had a double while Jarryd Hayne's freakish skills were again on display and skipper Cameron Smith, Paul Gallen and Matt Scott led the charge. "It's a dream come true," Thurston said. "It's been a long six weeks but to win a World Cup with your best mates, it doesn't get any better. "We've been building towards this (performance). Our main focus was to be here in the last weekend of the World Cup and to improve each week and we've done that." New Zealand's newly-crowned world player of the year Sonny Bill Williams tried hard but was kept relatively quiet as the Kangaroos kept an incredible defensive record intact. They finished the tournament having gone almost seven straight hours without conceding a four-pointer. "What a fantastic campaign we've had," Smith told his teammates before hoisting the trophy. "We started off a bit shaky in the first game in Cardiff but we've certainly turned things around." Slater's return, just two weeks after hurting his knee in the quarter-final win over the United States, meant Greg Inglis shifted back into the centres and forced an unlucky Brent Tate out of Tim Sheens' side. TWITTER : https://twitter.com/NRLfootyTube FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/pages/NRL-footy-Tube/284697634969746 FootyTubeNRL TSHIRTS! http://footytubenrl.spreadshirt.com FootyTube NRL channel: http://www.youtube.com/footytubenrl Origin: Channel 9 Archives Department

• published: 01 Dec 2013
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