The final group stage matches of the Rugby League World Cup were highlighted by some inspired performances from your Bulldogs, with the Semi Final match ups now determined.
Men's Results Week Three
England vs Papua New Guinea: King Helps England to Victory
It was a tense match down in Wollongong, but Max King's England side streaked away against Papua New Guinea in a 34-12 win in a strong finish to their World Cup campaign.
England streaked away to a 22-nil lead after as many minutes, making it 24-nil at the break.
But the Kumuls gave them a run for their money, clawing their way back to a 12-point gap before the English ended up claiming victory with two later four-pointers.
King proved to be a driving force for the English in his 48 minutes on the field, running 136 metres from 16 runs and two offloads. His defence was strong as well with 15 tackles with just one miss at an 88.24% efficiency.
Australia vs Cook Islands: Preston Stars in Aussie Rout
Jacob Preston continues to impress in the green and gold of Australia with a stand-out performance against the Cook Islands in the side's 66-6 victory in Townsville.
Playing all 80 minutes in the second row, Preston added another try to his Kangaroos tally, running for 152 metres from 12 runs.
2026 RLWC: Preston Scores in the Corner
He added two line breaks, a line break assist and a try assist as well, plus four tackles and two offloads as he ran riot. The backrower was strong in defence too, with 26 tackles for a solid 89.66% efficiency.
He now faces off against Bulldogs Captain Stephen Crichton in a do-or-die Semi Final clash against Samoa at Allianz Stadium.
Lebanon vs France: Conti Claims Player of the Match Honours
In one of the most thrilling matches of the World Cup and unpredictable finishes in Rugby League history, Jacob Kiraz and Alex Conti helped Lebanon to their first win of the tournament in fitting fashion.
The 20-year-old halfback claimed Player of the Match honours after steering the Cedars to a thrilling victory. He scored the first try of the match, with his two conversions and two penalty goals seeing him account for half of Lebanon's points.
2026 RLWC: Conti Named Player of the Match vs France
While his second goal narrowly missed its target in Golden Point, Conti would have been relieved after France fielded the kick, before Abbas Miski charged down an audacious kick to score the match winner.
Conti did his chances of making his first-grade debut in 2027 no harm, running for an almighty 121 metres while making a line break, a line break assist and two try assists and 20 tackles and 334 kicking metres.
Meanwhile, Kiraz had another strong match in the red and green, running for a game-high 200 metres, making a line break, an incredibly 10 tackle breaks, two offloads along with nine tackles.
2026 RLWC: Conti Scores His First Test Try
Tonga vs Samoa: Freaky Crichton Shines in Attack and Defence
Tonga may have gotten the chocolates in their 20-18 victory over Toa Samoa, but Bulldogs Captain Stephen Crichton was instrumental in yet another thriller.
In a tense opening, it looked like Tonga had breached the line first through Jojo Fifita, but it was the defensive fortitude of Crichton that stopped the Tongan winger from crossing.
2026 RLWC: Crichton Saves a Certain Try
With the Samoans trailing before the break, the striding centre then provided his side's first try with a freaky flick pass from the ground which landed in the hands of winger Brian To'o to touch down.
He finished the match with 101 metres, a try assist, three tackle breaks and two offloads, as well as ten tackles.
Samoa will line up against Jacob Preston's Australia in the Semi Final at Allianz Stadium on Sunday night.
2026 RLWC: Critta's Freakish Flick Puts To'o Over
Women's Results Week Three
England vs Samoa: Hope Millard, Monica Tagoai, Mary-Jane Taito, Leilani Wilson
Bulldogs trio Monica Tagoai, Mary-Jane Taito and Leilani Wilson were at the helm as they helped Fetu Samoa qualify for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup Semi Finals.
Tagoai and Wilson combined strongly on the left side of the field, setting up the side's third try after taking advantage of an overlap.
2026 RLWC: Bulldogs Combine to Put Samoa Over
Tagoai finished the match with a monster 186 metres from 15 runs, including a line break and linebreak assist, while Wilson topped Samoa's tackle count with 26 as well as 92 metres of her own.
Once again rookie rake Taito had a strong shift as starting hooker, punching out 20 tackles at a 100% efficiency in 44 minutes.
Meanwhile, Hope Millard was as productive as possible in just 17 minutes on the field from the interchange bench, running for as many metres and making 15 tackles at a 93.75% efficiency.
Australia vs Wales: Preston Kicks Wales on the Board
It was a watershed win for Australia with multiple records broken, but Bulldogs NRLW Co-Captain had a moment of her own in the 59th minute.
2026 RLWC: Preston Sets Up Travis
In the side's only try, Preston combined strongly once again with Paige Travis, orchestrating the four-pointer with a well-weighted grubber at the line, giving the second rower a chance to touch down for Wales.
