Bostock's debut hat-trick delivers Australia's World Cup opening win
Premier Sports' Sydney highlights bring interception tries, a New Zealand comeback and a late corner finish into one busy package.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 43,255 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (2,322).
HIGHLIGHTS | Australia 24-22 New Zealand | Thriller in Sydney kicks off 2026 Rugby League World Cup
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- 0:50Bostock intercepts and sprints the length of the field for Australia's opening try.
- 2:00Staggs receives a sin-bin sanction during a New Zealand scoring opportunity.
- 2:38Ponga drives through Australia's defense to score for New Zealand.
- 3:22The video referee reviews an apparent New Zealand runaway try and rules it out for offside.
- 4:33Walsh beats multiple defenders on a solo sprint toward the line.
- 5:00The decisive late corner sequence begins here, with the final score shown at 05:44.
Premier Sports has packed Australia's two-point win over New Zealand into a highlights reel that barely pauses between breakaways. Jack Bostock supplies the bookends: an interception sprint for the opening try and a leaping corner catch to complete his debut hat-trick at the finish.
The Rugby League World Cup opener in Sydney drew about 35,000 views in its first 16 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. The broadcaster also posted separate clips of Bostock's decisive try and Reece Walsh's weaving escape through the defense.
There is plenty between those Australian bursts. Tom Trbojevic scores from another interception, while Kotoni Staggs' sin-bin sanction gives New Zealand an opening. Kalyn Ponga crosses twice for the Kiwis, and a video-referee review rules out another apparent New Zealand try for offside.
Walsh's acceleration supplies one of the reel's standout sequences, beating multiple defenders before sprinting clear. But the final word belongs to Bostock, whose corner finish seals Australia's victory at Allianz Stadium.
The comments include requests for more of the action before the tries, particularly the buildup to Walsh finding open space. Several viewers also ask Premier Sports to leave scores out of its titles. For anyone watching this opener on catch-up, the result is disclosed before the first pass.
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What viewers say
Jeez Bostock had a helluva debut!
@redfern03See it on YouTubeIt was an excellent game to start the tournament and a possible rehearsal for the final.
@anglowarrior3871See it on YouTubeI said last week that both teams are at a different level to us and this game showed why. Terrific athletes on show, on both sides.
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Put the result in the title why don't you?......
@usernamebungSee it on YouTubeWow what an opening game
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- Channel
- Premier Sports
- Subscribers
- 204,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,145,912
- Channel views, pace per day
- 95,032 (on a normal day: 147,604)
- Video published
- October 15, 2026
- Video views so far
- 35,151 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 43,255
The numbers
The World Cup opener drew far more views than Premier Sports' usual regular-video start, with a much busier comment section too.
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