Dubbo's Rex Bassingthwaighte stars for Australian under 16s

Dubbo junior Rex Bassingthwaighte scored two tries for the Australian under 16s rugby side against the Pacific All Stars at the AIS in Canberra.

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00:00 Now get a chance to leave his country.

00:04 Getting the back line in motion. The All-Star stretching the legs. Good.

00:16 Immediately outside, that one's ripped away. He's play on. And here goes Hartman.

00:21 In fact that's Rex Bassingwaite and he won't be stopped. And Bassingwaite, he's been

00:26 electric all season and you can see why. And Rex has further onslaught against the

00:36 All-Stars. Great bit of play there. We see the replay. The All-Stars had good

00:41 motion. It was Hartman who ripped it away. It was the 15. Bassingwaite was there to

00:46 swoop on it and just watch him go. You won't get near him. The man from Dubbo.

00:54 Australia tap and go quickly. Here goes Mackay out to Bassingwaite. Bassingwaite

01:05 with his left foot, right foot and Rex. Goes straight across the line for try

01:12 number two for Bassingwaite. And Australia, they strike first in this

01:17 second half. It was all too easy. Mackay just gave Bassingwaite time and space to

01:25 do what he does best. Left foot, right foot. Left two Pacific All-Stars players

01:33 on the ground. Huahulu now sends it downtown and finds a line. And what a way

01:44 to finish from the All-Stars. And what's been a tremendous battle for the full

01:50 70 minutes. But is Australia too good in the end? Full-time score 34 points to 12.

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