International rugby league is just around the corner, with all Pacific teams involved in one way or another.

Tonga will travel to England for a three-Test series in the crown jewel of this year's rugby league calendar, while two sets of tri-series will be played in the Southern Hemisphere.

The first features Australia, New Zealand and Samoa, while the other is to feature Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands.

On the women's side, all of those teams will be involved in matches.

Noting that the English men's squad for their series against Tonga is yet to be named, here is who has been picked across the teams from each team.

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Gold Coast Titans

The Titans have a players in both the Australian and New Zealand men's squad, while Jacob Alick could make a contribution to the discussion over his future. A bulk of the Titans' numbers come from the Australian and Samoan women's squads.

Men's

Australia: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
New Zealand: Kieran Foran, Keano Kini
Samoa: Nil
Papua New Guinea: Jacob Alick
Fiji: Nil
Cook Islands: Nil
Tonga: Moeaki Fotuaika

Women's

Australia: Shaylee Bent, Lauren Brown, Jaime Chapman, Jessika Elliston, Shannon Mato
New Zealand: Georgia Hale
Samoa: Niall Williams-Guthrie, Destiny Mino-Sinapati, Sienna Lofipo, Malaela Sua
Papua New Guinea: Nil
Fiji: Sienna Laing
Cook Islands: Chantay Kiria-Ratu
Tonga: Dannii Perese

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1 COMMENT

  1. I’m really surprised at the Warriors’ figures.

    I suppose I had the impression that Auckland was the natural home of Pacifica players, and that most started there before moving to other NRL clubs. It seems that is not the case.