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Whilst all the talk over the weekend has been on the action at Wembley<\/a>, there has been plenty of other international rugby league matches that have taken place, including multiple fixtures that had spots in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup on the line.<\/p>\n Whilst Reece Walsh\u2019s Kangaroos debut<\/a> will be talked about for years to come, we are switching the focus to other international matches in the men\u2019s and the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n Super League stars shone, an incredible try went viral, and most-importantly we are now one step closer to finalising the teams for next year\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n The weekend also saw action from the Wheelchair game, as England continued their winning start in their tour of Australia, beating a Queensland representative side 72-60.<\/p>\n Here is a full round-up of all the international fixtures that happened over the weekend, and there was a plethora of Super League talent on show.<\/p>\n International round-up as two nations quality for Rugby League World Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n Pacific Championships<\/p>\n Starting Down Under, the second round of the Pacific Championships took place, and this week saw Samoa take on Tonga and Papua New Guinea take on Cook Islands.<\/p>\n In a match that was delayed for 90 minutes due to lightning strikes, 2022 World Cup runners up, Samoa took the spoils, in a physical and brutal affair against rivals Tonga.<\/p>\n The Samoans won 34-6, as two tries from Jeremiah Nanai helped them to a convincing victory. Four other players scored tries, and Ben Gardiner\u2019s side cemented their place in the Final. They will play New Zealand in that match, unless Tonga can beat the Kiwis by more than 17 points next week.<\/p>\n In the Pacific Bowl, which is the second tier of the competition, PNG edged out the Cook Islands in a high-scoring thriller, as a number of Super League talent were on show.<\/p>\n Salford Red Devils\u2019 Esan Marsters and Toulouse Olympique duo Paul Ulberg and Reubenn Rennie featured for Cook Islands, with Marsters setting up two tries and Rennie scoring one.<\/p>\n Rhyse Martin was one of six players from the Northern Hemisphere to play for the Kumuls, with Nene MacDonald and four Leigh Leopards players making up the contingent.<\/p>\n Martin, in his 20th international game, scored a try and kicked five goals for his national side before being sent to the sin bin in the final minute<\/a> of the game for a professional foul. However, that wouldn\u2019t stop his team from earning a 40-28 victory.<\/p>\n In the Women\u2019s side of the competition, the headlines were grabbed by Australia winger Julia Robinson, who scored a sensational try in the Jillaroos\u2019 60-0 win over Samoa.<\/p>\n ARE YOU SERIOUS?! \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/24r8Gb7n38<\/a><\/p>\n
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