 On 18 October 2009 , having played less than thirty games for Wigan , Tomkins made his international debut for Tony Smith 's England team against Wales at Brewery Field in a warm @-@ up match for the Four Nations tournament . The then @-@ twenty @-@ year @-@ old scored a hat @-@ trick in a 12 – 48 victory , with Iestyn Harris , the Welsh head coach and former dual @-@ code rugby international , praising Tomkins ' contribution to the winning England team . Despite this , Tomkins was left out of the squad that faced France in the opening Four Nations fixture . He replaced Richie Myler for England 's defeat against Australia at Wigan 's DW Stadium , with an impressed Darren Lockyer , the Australian captain , stating after the match , " To be honest , we didn 't really know their young fellas . We do now . " With Smith showing confidence in the young half @-@ back pairing between Kyle Eastmond and Tomkins , Tomkins maintained his place in the squad which won their must @-@ win match against New Zealand for a place in the tournament final . The hosting England side , playing at Elland Road , Leeds , were overcome by Australia in the closing thirty minutes of the final despite leading 16 – 14 at one point , although the pairing between Eastmond and Tomkins was , according to Sky Sports , impressive . 
