Rugby League: No changes to Kiwi side for final

Kiwi rugby league coach Frank Endacott has named an unchanged lineup for Sunday morning's World Cup final against Australia at Old Trafford.

Endacott says the 17 players he selected for the semifinal against England did everything he asked of them, and he couldn't fault their performance.

Endacott says he didn't want to make a change if it wasn't going to strengthen the team.

Meanwhile, Endacott has been named coach of the Rugby League World Cup's 'Dream Team'.

The team includes seven Kiwi players - Ritchie Barnett, Lesley Vainikolo, Tony Carroll, Henry Paul, Craig Smith, Steve Kearney and Rueben Wiki.

The rest of the side is made up of five Australians, Wendell Sailor, Ryan Girdler, Brett Kimmorley, Shane Webcke and Bryan Fletcher, with Wales hooker Keiron Cunningham winning the number 9 jersey.

- IRN

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