A crestfallen Damien Cook says he felt like he let down the green and gold jersey after Australia were given a reality check by New Zealand in Saturday’s boilover Test rugby league loss. The South Sydney rake was handed arguably the toughest assignment in rugby league after being anointed Cameron Smith’s successor as the Kangaroos’ No.9. It was just the Kangaroos’ second Test without Cameron Smith since 2006 – and the first since their 2009 Four Nations clash with France.
One of four debutants in the new-look Kangaroos, Cook was never given a chance to weave his magic in the 26-24 loss to the Kiwis in Auckland after his side committed a mountain of simple errors in an un-Australian-like performance. Cook was taken off by coach Mal Meninga after 62 minutes of being successfully targeted by the Kiwis forwards where he was forced to make 42 tackles.Cook said he was mindful of the jersey’s rich history and felt like he hadn’t lived up to its standards.
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