NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE 2022

Shaun Wane was not impressed by England's victory against the Combined Nations All Stars outfit and admitted that around 10 spots remain to grabs ahead of the World Cup

It's not clear what the level of success England will be in its at home World Cup this autumn, as the opening match against Samoa just four months away.

In a frigid, unseasonably cold evening in the Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium on Saturday Shaun Wane's team defeated the Combined Nations All Stars outfit 18-4 in an international match in mid-season.

The first game he played as Wane's manager was a loss against the All Stars on the same site 12 months ago, thus a victory over a team that featured some of the top international athletes on the field in Super League felt like a move towards toward the correct direction.

"The review of this game won't be great - I need certain things fixing that are unacceptable," declared Wiganer. He was uncompromising. Wiganer.

Huddersfield center Jake Wardle opened the scoring in his debut. Warrington forward George Williams put his poor performance at the club behind him with a an impressive try, and man-of-the-match John Bateman added a third home try in the second period.

Afterward, Wane listed a number players that need to improve and warned that 10 starting positions are still up for grabs going to World Cup. World Cup.

England have played just three times in the two and a quarter years under Wane and have one game remaining against Fiji prior to their match against Samoa in St. James Park, Newcastle on 15 October.

In addition, Wane's NRL-based team will be in the mix alongside a few already hurt Super League players.

However, any dips in performance throughout the national season could cause the England's World Cup hopefuls dear.

Wane acknowledged that the highly-rated Bateman, despite his impressive performance in The All Stars, was not an absolute certainty to be in his lineup for the match against Samoa. Bateman has found his best form in the current season, told the media: "You have to keep performing well. Shaun is the coach, therefore Shaun chooses the team, and it's his decision.

"I think everyone could accomplish a bit more than that, but that's what this game is all about. We have to do as best as we can. This will be a squad of 24 players to play in the World Cup, it will be about who are playing at their highest and getting us to the finish line."

Warrington player Williams Like Bateman was a champion during the tenure of Wane during his time at Wigan and England must see him on the top of his game this autumn.

Williams has been largely unimpressed since his move to the Wolves in the middle of last season after transferring from Canberra Raiders but he showed glimpses of his unquestionable potential in his fellow players in the All Stars.

"It's good to play with George," Bateman said. "He's suffered a lot this year, and lots many people are slamming at him, but I think that's just a bunch of bulls__t.

"It's difficult sometimes to be with a team who's not winning, but George for me is one of the best player I've seen. He's one of the players I'd love to have with me every day any day of the week. The experience of playing for England boosts your confidence."

Canterbury Bulldogs forward Max King has announced his interest in representing England on the international stage after sharing his British family heritage.

King has made 52 games in the Australasian NRL competitions with Gold Coast, Melbourne and Canterbury King is a native of the UK and was raised for some time in the UK along with his mother who hails who was from west Yorkshire.

Lock, whose great-grandfather Johnny has played in Australia in the 1960s and whose father David participated for Australia in the late 1960s and Super League in the 1990s The lock is keen to pay tribute to his maternal lineage and made his name known to represent England.

My dad played for Huddersfield in the Giants and that's why we resided. I was born and raised in Huddersfield I was there until I was around seven years old.

"My mother still has a strong accent and everywhere she goes , everyone hears her voice. The accent I had lost moving to Australia in the early part of. However, all the mum's side of the family live in Australia, and they're always in touch.

"They're huge Leeds Rhinos fans. I believe it's part of their plans to someday represent the Rhinos but I'm not sure. We'll examine the situation. We've visited England several times.

"You return and it's always great to be able to spend time with friends and family. It's always something I've dreamed of doing, to represent England. There's something special about it. It's a proud and proud country, and I've always longed to be a part of it.

"Career-wise I'm back on the field and fit and healthy, I thought, hey, now's the perfect time to step up and get myself into contention for any England event in the future regardless of international matches, World Cups, whatever it may be. Put my hat in the box."

After moving back in Australia as a youngster, King was raised within Maitland, New South Wales town of Maitland and went through his way through the Newcastle as well as Gold Coast systems before debuting in the NRL for the Titans in the year 2017.

The forward was absent for the entirety of the 2021 season because of the Achilles strain, and returned to the Bulldogs during the off-season, and played in the opening two matches of the 2022 NRL campaign.

The team at Canterbury King has formed an acquaintance with teammates King and English world champion Luke Thompson.

"We've got a strong relationship, me and Luke," the coach stated. "Obviously the training we've done together has been fantastic. He's only a few years older but he's still a fantastic player. He's also an ideal friend to learn from and get advice from. We hope that one day we'll play together in England."

The King's grandfather Cec had a stint with Souths during the 1940s, while the grandfather Johnny played in over 190 games as a winger with St George and won seven premierships.

Johnny has also appeared 10 times in NSW and played 15 Tests for the Kangaroos He was named in 2008 on an Australian list of the 100 Most Outstanding Players in addition to the coach of South Sydney for the 1976 season.