Stephen Crichton’s October is already the stuff dreams are made of, but the Penrith star insists he can top of it off with a historic Samoan victory in the Pacific Cup.
The 23-year-old strike centre played a key role in the Panthers’ stunning 26-24 win over Brisbane in the NRL grand final, and got engaged to his partner Leone days later.
Crichton and several of his Panthers teammates will line up for Samoa against Australia in the opening clash of the Pacific Cup in Townsville on Saturday in a World Cup final rematch.
Australia won 30-10 in last year’s final and have not lost to Samoa in four Tests over the past 23 years.
The pain of last year’s World Cup loss, on the first occasion Samoa had made it that far in the tournament, burns Crichton.
“It does (hurt) but we will see what happens this time around. We can give the Pacific Cup a real crack with the team we have right now,” Crichton told AAP.
“There is a lot of talent in our squad so it will come down to how we prepare and suit-up…
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