Both were gripping and dramatic contests.

The Waratahs kicked things off, ending a 19-year drought with a heart-stopping 33-32 grand final win over New Zealand team the Crusaders.

Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley nailed a clutch penalty from 45m out to send most of the almost 62,000-strong crowd delirious.

They had squandered an early 14-point lead to be on the brink of their third painful finals defeat at the hands of their New Zealand nemeses.

But Foley’s 23-point contribution from a conversion and seven penalty goals and a two-try effort from veteran centre Adam Ashley-Cooper – the man of the match – proved just enough to deny the seven-time champions.

Ryan started off the bench and was there for the final dramatic moments, coming on with about 15 minutes to go.

The Hockeyroos then made it back-to-back golds, with a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over England.

Jenner had to watch all the drama unfold from the sidelines, after injuring her shoulder in training on the Thursday before the semi-final against South Africa.

And what drama there was.

Trailing 1-0 with 18 seconds remaining, defender Jodie Kenny showed her cool as she slotted home a late equaliser from a penalty corner rebound to force the shoot-out.

Lily Owsley had earlier put England ahead against the run of play, but Kenny’s leveller brought the tournament to a nail-biting conclusion, with captain Madonna Blyth stepping up to score the winning goal in the shoot-out.

The Hockeyroos were also pushed to a shoot-out to win four years ago – that time by New Zealand.

Jenner was also a part of that success.