The 11-year-old leukaemia survivor who was gifted Ruby Tui's World Cup winners medal says she's been sleeping with it under her pillow. Lucia Hurst met Tui at a fan engagement event prior to the final, during which her dad told the Black Ferns star about Lucia's health battle. After the Ferns' epic victory, Tui spotted Lucia in the crowd and placed her medal around her neck, insisting she keep it. Our producer Matthew Theunissen caught up with Lucia and her dad David at Northcote Birkenhead rugby club to find out what the gesture has meant to them.
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