Following the appearance in court, Madine went on to score a hat-trick in Carlisle's 4-0 win at Hartlepool on Tuesday.

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First Hicks cut inside to become only the sixth player to score a hat-trick in a Challenge Cup final with his 30th try of the season.

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In October, a largely European-based team defeated France in Paris, and in March, Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United became the first Asian to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League.

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After Ramos fired inches wide from the edge of the box Villa was presented with a glorious opportunity to score a World Cup hat-trick when Izaguirre brought Navas down in the area, only for the striker to step up and slot his spot-kick past the post.

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The Giants started the second half with a flurry with Cudjoe starting the rout and finishing with a second-half hat-trick, saving the best for last with a length of the field score after an errant pass by Cameron Phelps.

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But the tourists failed to score in the second period as Hosea Gear completed a sensational hat-trick of tries for the Maori to celebrate their centenary in style.

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The Tigers pack confirmed their dominance by earning a penalty try before driving Crane over for his second score and Johne Murphy completed his hat-trick in injury time as Leicester won in some style.

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Zidane, who headed two goals in the 1998 final, became the fourth player to score three times in finals after Brazilian duo Vava and Pele and England's Geoff Hurst, who got a hat-trick in the 1966 final.

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