Australia and New Zealand meet in a friendly on Sunday with the Kangaroos favourites to defeat their most fierce rivals.
Two weeks after the NRL season came to a close some of the best rugby league players on the planet will lock horns as both the Aussies and the Kiwis will be looking for some momentum heading into the Four Nations Series.
The Kangaroos are ranked number one in the world despite New Zealand being the World Cup and Four Nations holders and Tim Sheens’ Green and Gold’s can be backed at 1.29A$ to win the match while the Kiwis are on offer at 3.65 with
Luxbet.
Australia should have Darren Lockyer back after he fractured his cheekbone in his last ever match for the Brisbane Broncos, while Billy Slater, Jonathan Thurston and Cameron Smith should also line up for the Green and Gold’s.
Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney will name five debutants in his team as tries to see what strength in depth he has in his squad before heading over to the UK.
Kevin Locke, Gerard Beale, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Russell Packer and Alex Glenn will all be making their international bows.
This should be a fierce friendly and the Kiwis cannot be written off so easily and you can back them on the line handicap with a 10.5 start at 1.92, while the Kangaroos are the same price for -10.5.
On their day Australia can embarrass any team on the planet and they are 1.59 to be leading at half-time and full-time, while you can get a price of 12.50 that New Zealand win after trailing at the break.
