As the only surviving member of Mal Meninga's first Australian team in 2016, Josh Papalii was determined not to miss his Kangaroos recall against New Zealand and will play through the pain of a rib cartilage injury after surviving a searching fitness test on Thursday.
Papalii, who has forced his way back into the Australian team after a season which earned him the tag as the NRL's best prop, grimaced after a heavy tackle by Kangaroos second-rower at Kiama while the Canberra star admitted he had taken it easy during pad work with 18th man Cameron Murray.
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Topic: Last man standing: Papalii sole 2016 Kangaroos survivor
