Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\nA four-time Scotland international winger, Lachlan Walmsley (signed to the Bradford Bulls for 2027), took to social media to vent his frustration at being denied the chance to represent his heritage.<\/p>\n
This comes as International Rugby League (IRL) shortened the format this year, meaning some nations that competed in the previous World Cup in England couldn\u2019t take part.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo Scotland, Wales, Italy and Ireland don\u2019t get to compete in this World Cup, but a poor man\u2019s England win by 80 points\u2026 it\u2019s a joke this,\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to represent my family but can\u2019t. What a waste of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we doing? Scotland played Fiji in 2022 and it finished 30-14\u2026 now we play England 2nds v French 3rds and it finishes 82-0. Turn it off.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Five-time Italian international forward Ryan King echoed Walmsley\u2019s frustration.<\/p>\n
Formerly in the Cronulla Sharks Under-20s side in 2017, King has spent the past few years overseas playing for a variety of clubs.<\/p>\n
However, he did feature for Italy in the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank f(***) someone said it, whole set up is s***,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re missing an opportunity for a lot of unknown players to show it on the world stage, it just seems to be going backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n
KATOA URGES DOLPHINS TO RETAIN STARS<\/p>\n
Dolphins captain and Tongan superstar Isaiya Katoa has urged his club to do everything they can to retain teammate Jack Bostock as he prepares to hit the open market on November 1.<\/p>\n
Scoring three tries in his international debut for Australia, Bostock is set to become one of the most sought-after players on the open market and has already garnered interest from the Dragons, Eels and Knights (only if Bradman Best leaves).<\/p>\n
With the 24-year-old poised to command a significant payday on his next deal, Katoa is hopeful he will remain at the Dolphins for a few more years as they push towards their maiden premiership.<\/p>\n
Noy only did Katoa highlight his ability on the field but also praised his work ethic and to light up the room whenever he entered.<\/p>\n
\u201c1oo per cent (I would like him to remain at the Dolphins),\u201d Katoa said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the confidence Jack gives to the rest of his teammates is pretty special .<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he comes in, he\u2019s always very positive. He\u2019s a good bloke and one thing he does really well is work so hard on his game and it was pretty special seeing him score three tries on his debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not many guys I can say that\u2019ve scored a hattrick on an international debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way he played was pretty special and I think\u2019s he\u2019s awesome and hopefully we can keep him at the Dolphins for a few more years.\u201d<\/p>\n
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Isaiya Katoa and Jack Bostock of the Dolphins celebrate victory following the NRL Qualifying Final match between New Zealand Warriors and Dolphins at Go Media Stadium on September 12, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two international players have slammed the format of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup after their nations failed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":940934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,85],"class_list":["post-940933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/940934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=940933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=940933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}