BRAMPTON — Canada will miss out on the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup after a 48-0 semifinal loss to Fiji on Tuesday in a four-team qualifying tournament.

It was a hard-hitting affair at Terry Fox Stadium, with Canada's defence putting in a first-half shift against a powerful Fijian side boasting eight players from Australia's elite National Rugby League Women's Premiership (NRLW). But the Pacific Islanders kept coming, making the most of their physical forwards and elusive backs.

A tiring Canadian defence surrendered 36 points on seven second-half tries.

The 16th-ranked Fijians will face No. 17 Nigeria in Sunday's final of the International Rugby League (IRL) Women's Rugby League World Series with the winner becoming the eighth and last team in next year's World Cup in Australia a

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