'Hard work always beats talent': New Zealand U20's new hat-trick hero from humble beginnings

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New Zealand rallied from 19-0 behind and survived the dying stages with only 13 players in a herculean triumph. Winger Harlyn Saunoa scored a hat-trick, remarkably replaced at half-time by a first five-eighth, Rico Simpson.

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