[3] After being selected for New South Wales in 1928, Weissel made his international representative debut against a touring British side that same year, featuring in two Tests.

He played in all three Tests of the 1932 Domestic Ashes series against Great Britain, including the brutal "Battle of Brisbane" Test.The Jack Hore Memorial Gold Cup was a challenge trophy generally contested between Rugby league teams representing towns and villages in the Central West of NSW.

By 1930 Canowindra (then rumored to be "represented by the wealthiest team of footballers in world" [4]) and captained coached by international Rex Norman had been undefeated in 21 consecutive Hore trophy challenges.

Temora badly wanted their star player to turn out against Canowindra as winning the Hore trophy was both prestigious and lucrative (an important consideration due to the economic downturn).

So at the conclusion of the interstate match on the Saturday, Weissel boarded a car and overnight travelled the 300 km from Sydney to Canowindra over the Blue Mountains on rough country roads.