
Fiji defeated Canada 48-0, nearing a World Cup spot after 10 tries scored.
Fiji captain Cass Staples has credited the team's off-field connection for a stunning on-field performance that has the Bulikula on the cusp of a place at next year's IRL Rugby League World Cup.
The Bulikula ran in 10 tries to beat Canada 48-0 in their IRL World Series semi-final in Ontario and set up a play-off against Nigeria for the eighth and final women's berth at the World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Canada has featured at the past two World Cups in 2017 and 2022 but are now out of contention for RLWC2026, while the Bulikula aim to become Fiji's first women's team to play at a World Cup.
"The girls have been great over here, with the limited time we have had...