BRAMPTON - Candace Scholten scored two tries as the Canada Ravens reeled off 30 second-half points to defeat Ireland 36-6 Sunday and finish third at a four-team Women's Rugby League World Cup qualifier.

No. 16 Fiji faced No. 17 Nigeria later Sunday in the final at Terry Fox Stadium with the eighth and last berth at the 2026 World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea on the line.

Fiji blanked No. 10 Canada 48-0 while Nigeria downed No. 8 Ireland 10-0 in semifinal play Tuesday at the International Rugby League (IRL) Women's Rugby League World Series.

No. 1 Australia, No. 2 New Zealand, No. 3 England, No. 4 France, No. 5 Papua New Guinea, No. 6 Wales and No. 12 Samoa have already qualified for next year's World Cup, which also features the men. (The IRL rankings are spotty lower down beca

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