
DoubleD
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England v Australia 2025 - coming to the UK!
DoubleD replied to Chris22's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I've not bought my tickets for Wembley yet, just Everton and Headingley. There's less interest amongst my group of friends for Wembley, looking like only 2-3 of us will go, but I'm trying to push it as an event and do hospitality for a change. I don't expect we'll finalise tickets/numbers till September or maybe even October -
Much like the team and sport itself
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He certainly doesn’t appear as effective outside of his Panthers unit
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Sport England participation survey 2023-24
DoubleD replied to Dunbar's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I am not going to comment on the core numbers but the % variance is not reflective of what is seen on the ground so will take it with a pinch of salt. Did they use the same methodology the ONS do? -
Yeah he’s been very good for Leeds and will certainly be a loss, no matter how you dress it up. There’s no one in the academy who can replace him. Butterfield is most promising prop but he’s a million miles away from the level Lisone is at. Cassell will come in for Gannon next year but we will need to look overseas for a replacement for Lisone and with the quotas going to 10, everyone is going to be scrapping for talent. Perhaps someone like Bunty Afoa might be an option, given he’s fallen out of favour a bit with the Warriors
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Given he’s clinging to his job at Sheffield by his fingernails, I somewhat doubt it
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Moves, Rumours,Judiciary, Injuries ...
DoubleD replied to Graham's topic in The Australian Rugby League Forum
Kalyn Ponga likely ruled out for the rest of the season with a lisfranc (metatarsal) injury -
Dodd is on the bench for the Bunnies this weekend but will certainly be off next year as Souths have just signed Jonah Glover to play in the halves
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The gong crowd pleasantly surprised me too, particularly as it came against the cellar dwellers.
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Moves, Rumours,Judiciary, Injuries ...
DoubleD replied to Graham's topic in The Australian Rugby League Forum
Unbelievable player, been a breakout season but i'd already put him in the top 5 wingers in the game -
Best Youngsters in the World Currently
DoubleD replied to NRLandSL's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
My point is specifically related to hookers and there’s only really one real quality one in the world right now, and even Harry Grant has some inconsistent games. We’ve gone from a time when we had 4 genuine world class English hookers (Roby, Clark, Hodgson and Houghton) to none. Australia/NZ aren’t faring much better, stocks are very low by historical standards -
Best Youngsters in the World Currently
DoubleD replied to NRLandSL's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
About time we had some quality rakes coming through. We’ve gone from a time when there were loads of excellent hookers both here and NRL to a time when there are hardly any in either comp