Walsh vomit & Ponga pain - the physical toll of World Cup opener
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What happened
Australia's Reece Walsh exerted himself to the point of throwing up, while New Zealand's Kalyn Ponga tried to play on with a suspected broken arm in a dramatic Men's Rugby League World Cup opener.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below