Samoa versus Tonga breathing life into the international scene, Hull demolishing Saints and Sam Burgess feature in Set of Six.Test RugbyA mixed bag of international rugby was served up over the weekend as Australia and New Zealand clashed in Newcastle while Samoa and Tonga met at Sydneys Pirtek Stadium. Unfortunately, Australia versus New Zealand did not quite live up to expectations as the Aussies ran out 16-0 winners over their depleted opponents. It was the Kangars first win over the Kiwis in two years, but they still came under criticism for their performance. Former Origin coach Phil Gould slammed the performance, saying the squad needs a complete overhaul in order to compete at the 2017 World Cup. Darius Boyd powers over for an Australia try Restoring our faith in the international game was Samoas 18-6 win over Tonga in a cracking contest. It was great to see Hull duo Frank Pritchard and Sika Manu travel to Australia to skipper Samoa and Tonga respectively. In a bruising encounter, both sides showed their passion and commitment to play for their country and rugby league was the real winner on the day.Unique insight Sky Sports gained unique access to a rugby league half-time team talk as John Kear delivered his message to his Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldogs coach John Kear gave Sky Sports unprecedented access during their Challenge Cup tie with Catalans Dragons.The Batley boss wore a microphone during the sixth round match at the Foxs Biscuits Stadium where the Championship part-timers produced a battling performance but had no answer to the Catalans power in a 40-4 defeat.Kears half-time team-talk was particularly insightful - click on the video above to see how he handles their expectations...Class from Hull Hull FC coach Lee Radford says there is more to come from his side There were no giant slayers over the weekend with the biggest shock being Hull knocking over St Helens.Hull were at their attacking best as they ran in eight tries during their 47-18 win over Saints, and coach Lee Radford says the performance is just the beginning.Because of the importance of the fixture it was our best performance of the season but there is still more to come for us and we had three big players missing, said Radford. We had some exceptional performances but it was a great team display and we never lked in any trouble. The enthusiasm and energy we carried the ftball with was really pleasing.Things can happen for this team because there are some outstanding individuals within this group.Next up for Hull is a return to Super League action when they travel to the DW Stadium to face Wigan on Friday, live on Sky Sports 3.Return of Tomkins? Will Tomkins be back for Wigan on Friday? Talking of Wigan, Sam Tomkins is set to make his long awaited return to Super League. Tomkins re-joined his hometown club but has yet to play this season, having sustained a knee ligament injury while playing for New Zealand Warriors last year.Wigans 54-4 win over Dewsbury in the Challenge Cup would have bsted their confidence ahead of Fridays clash. The Warriors, currently fourth on the Super league table, were beaten 40-10 by Warrington in their last Super League outing but the defeat did not worry coach Shaun Wane t much.Speaking after the defeat to Warrington, Wane said: Lets be real about it, weve got some gd players not playing at the moment.The players that are taking to the field have played a lot of games and Im proud of their effort. As a club were in a gd place, you lk at who is in that dressing rm at the end that arent playing and well be okay.Rhinos call to armsLeeds chief executive Gary Hetherington issued a rallying cry after the Rhinos 36-22 defeat to Huddersfield. Hetheringtons letter to the fans claimed that the future is bright and urged the fans not to panic.Unless you are a very long-standing fan, this experience is something new to us all as we find ourselves in a tough position and one that is in complete contrast to this time last year, Hetherington wrote.As I am sure you know, this is what can happen in professional team sport and most clubs in this situation would be in crisis with low morale, a blame culture and a frenzy to make wholesale changes throughout the organisation. But thats not the case here!I find myself surrounded not by pessimists but by an incredibly energised and positive group of players, coaches and staff who are all working incredibly hard to achieve new and different goals. Our first and most immediate goal is to climb the Super League table and then make the top eight by round 23.I genuinely believe we can all lk to some exciting times ahead, he added. We have a vision for the club and a set of values which underpin all we do.Burgess forced to apologise Sam Burgess in action for the South Sydney Rabbitohs Sam Burgess came under fire for filming his wife singing whilst driving. The Rabbitohs star drew plenty of criticism on social media after posting a clip of his wife Phoebe belting out a rendition of Cold Chisels classic song Khe Sanh while he was behind the wheel.Its unacceptable. I made a mistake and obviously Ill pay the fine and get the points, said Burgess.Its a mistake and something Ill learn from, and hopefully people can learn from. But Ill move on from it now and lk forward to the game this weekend. The gd news is that Burgess said he will be fit for the Rabbitohs clash with Parramatta on Friday, despite injuring his ankle in their defeat to the Wests Tigers last time out.Also See:WATCH: Top 5 Super League triesTomkins set to face HullHull hammer sluggish SaintsFollow @SkySportsRLCustom Padres Jerseys . 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Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court.1988 The last time New Zealand won a Test in India, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Since then, in 14 Tests, the hosts have won six and drawn eight. The last three Tests between the two teams in India were all won by the home team, while the five previous Tests were all drawn. New Zealand have won only two Tests in India in 31 attempts.3 Consecutive series without a defeat for New Zealand in Asia - all three were drawn. They drew against Sri Lanka in 2012-13, Bangladesh in 2013-14 and Pakistan in 2014-15. In seven matches played in those three series, they won two, lost two and drew three. Overall, though, New Zealand have lost eight out of ten series in India.9 Tests, out of the last 10 in India, that have produced decisive results - all nine have been won by India. They won four out of four against Australia in 2012-13, both the matches against West Indies in 2013-14 and three Tests against South Africa last season. The only draw during this period was the Bangalore Test against South Africa, which was badly affected by rain and had only 81 overs of play. Incidentally, four of the last five Tests in India were completed by the third day itself.6 Players from the New Zealand squad who have played Tests in India. Among them, Kane Williamson has had the best batting average (36.22). New Zealand will miss the services of Tim Southee, who was ruled out of the Test series with an ankle injury. Southee has taken 12 wickets from three Tests in India, at an average of 29.66.* Southee was originally in the squad but was ruled out later due to an ankle injury 81.08 Percentage of Indias wickets taken by spinners in ten Tests at home since the start of 2013: spinners have nabbed 150 out of 185 wickets taken by Indian bowlers during this period.dddddddddddd. R Ashwin has been the dominant bowler, taking nearly 50% of the spin wickets. He has taken 72, while Ravindra Jadeja has picked up 47. The specialist spinners in New Zealands squad - Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Mark Craig - have not played a Test in India.155 Williamsons average against spinners in Tests since 2015 - the best among all batsmen who have faced 500-plus balls against spin. Ross Taylor comes next with average of 118 against slow bowlers in this period. 18 Wickets taken by Ashwin in the two-match series when New Zealand last toured India, in 2012. He tk five-wicket hauls in three of the four innings of that series. His bowling average of 13.11 in Tests against them is his best against any team. Ashwin needs seven wickets in his next Test to become the second fastest to 200 wickets.85.20 Virat Kohlis average against New Zealand - his best against any opposition. In seven innings against them, he has gone past 50 five times, including two centuries. When New Zealand toured in 2012, Kohlis scores were 58, 103 and 51 not out.2009 The last time Kanpur hosted a Test match - India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in that game. India have won four of their last five Tests here, while one was drawn. In these five Tests, Indias spinners have accounted for 70% of the total wickets taken by the teams bowlers. Indian spinners have taken 63 wickets at 23.80, but none of the spinners in the current squad have played a Test here. ' ' '