Samoa's May brothers, Taylan, Terrell and Tyrone, have been nominated for the RLWC2026 Team of the Week, along with a Broncos forward with ambitions to play for England.
Wests Tigers prop Terrell May is an incumbent member of the World Cup Team of the Week, while centre Taylan has received his first nomination after starring in last Thursday night's 33-14 defeat of the Raiders.
Tyrone May, the Hull KR halfback, also received a nomination after steering the world club champions to a 48-12 defeat of Bradford Bulls.
The trio of brothers join unheralded Broncos forward Ben Talty, who helped an undermanned Brisbane side to a 32-12 win against the Bulldogs just days after declaring he wanted to represent his England-born mother.
With newly appointed England coach Brian McDermott last week confirming Talty was in his sights, the premiership winning frontrower starred in last Friday night's 32-12 defeat of the Bulldogs.
Another player eligible for England, Roosters halfback Sam Walker, has also been nominated after becoming the first player to win three Ashton-Collier Medals as player-of-the-match in the annual ANZAC Day clash with the Dragons.
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Each week, fans vote for their RLWC2026 Team of the Week from players nominated after the previous weekend's NRL and Super League matches, who are eligible for the 10 nations contesting Rugby League World Cup 2026.
The RLWC2026 Team of the Week is announced each Wednesday.
The latest World Cup Team of the Week nominations after Round 8 of the NRL and Super League's Round 9 features nine New Zealand and nine Tonga internationals, eight players eligible for England seven Toa Samoa stars.
There are also players eligible for Fiji, Lebanon, Papua New Guinea and Cook Islands, as well as Australia.
Among the nominations are eight members of the previous RLWC2026 Team of the Week - James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell, Herbie Farnworth, Nathan Cleary, Terrell May, Api Koroisau, Jackson Ford and Haumole Olekau'atu.
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Dragons-bound fullback Scott Drinkwater leads the uncapped players nominated, who include Cowboys team-mate Tom Chester, Warriors prop Jackson Ford and fullback Taine Tuaupiki, Roosters halfback Sam Walker and Broncos forward Ben Talty and five-eighth Ezra Mam.
In Super League, top of the table Leeds and St Helens have two representatives each - Rhinos halfback Jake Connor and hooker Danny Levi, and Saints centre Harry Robertson and prop Alex Walmsley. Tyrone May and Hull KR halves partner Mikey Lewis, Warrington winger Josh Thewlis, Wakefield forward Mike McKeekan and Leigh playmaker Lachlan Lam have also been nominated.
Among the players in contention for this week's World Cup Team of the Week are:
- Tonga fullback Tolu Koula, winger Lehi Hopoate, secondrower Haumole Olekau'atu (all Sea Eagles), centre Sifa Talakei (Sharks), prop Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys). Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs and Wests Tigers secondrower Samuela Fainu are also eligible for Tonga.
- Toa Samoa wingers Brian To'o (Panthers), Deine Mariner (Broncos) and Murray Taulagi, secondrower Heilum Luki (both Cowboys), centre Taylan May, prop Terrell May (both Wests Tigers), halfback Tyrone May (Hull KR) and hooker Danny Levi (Leeds).
- Kiwis playmaker Dylan Brown and hooker Phoenix Crossland (both Knights), uncapped fullback Taine Tuaupiki and forwards Erin Clark (both Warriors), Moses Leota, Isaiah Papali'i (both Panthers), prop Naufahu Whyte (Roosters) and Jordan Riki and Xavier Willison (both Broncos)
- Fiji hooker Api Koroisau and winger Sunia Turuva. Wests Tigers team-mate Samuela Fainu is also keen to play for Fiji.
- England centre Herbie Farnworth (Dolphins), halves Mikey Lewis (Hull KR), Jake Connor (Leeds), props Mike McKeekan (Wakefield) and Alex Walmsley and winger Josh Thewlis (both St Helens). Broncos prop Ben Talty and Roosters halfback Sam Walker are eligible for England.
- Lebanon playmaker Adam Doueihi, lock (boh Wests Tigers) and winger Jason Saab (Sea Eagles).
- Papua New Guinea winger Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs) and halfback Lachlan Lam (Leigh).
- Kangaroos halfback Nathan Cleary, fullback Dylan Edwards (both Panthers), centre Kotoni Staggs, forward Reuben Cotter (Cowboys) and members of Australia's World Cup winning team in 2022, James Tedesco (Roosters) and Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs).
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