NRL Watch: How England's World Cup hopefuls performed in round seven

Round seven of the 2022 NRL season took place over the weekend with eight games providing a mixed bag of results for England’s overseas contingent. Oliver Gildart and Tom Burgess both started from the bench as Wests Tigers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs by a single point. There was also more misery for the Canberra Raiders, who were humbled by table toppers Penrith Panthers.

Here’s a look at how England’s stars got on.

The Lancastrian has been ever present for the Broncos this season and played another 80 minutes as his side cruised to victory over Canterbury Bulldogs. Farnworth played in the centres and performed well, with an impressive eight tackle busts he is making a strong case for a place in Shaun Wane’s squad this autumn.

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He has scored four tries so far this season, whilst carrying the ball for an average for 137 metres per game. The 22-year-old has been solid in defence too, having only missed seven tackles so far this term.

Farnworth is clearly highly rated at the Broncos, and if he maintains the performances he has shown this season, we can expect to see him in a white shirt this autumn.

The former St Helens man was on the end of the beating by Farnworth’s Broncos. Thompson played 40 minutes of the game, racking up 40 metres post-contact. Thompson has appeared in all seven of the Bulldogs’ games so far this season, with his side only winning one of those games. He has a tackle success rate of 95% and is averaging over 100 running metres per game.

Sutton started in the Raiders' 36-6 defeat to Penrith from the bench, making his third appearance of the season. In total he played 55 minutes, however struggled to make an impact on the game. The