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Just browsing the schedules and came across this listing for next Wednesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cz1hf

 

They'll be taking the feed from ABC, rather than doing their own commentary, but still unexpected.

 

Not unprecedented, as they have very occasionally done it in the past, but still welcome.

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I remember them showing the highlights in 1996. In the middle of the afternoon on BBC2. Ricky Stuart up against Alfie Langar, I think.

 

(My memory is related to another event - I'm not quite sad enough to remember it on its own).

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You couldn't pay me to listen or even watch this narrow minded insular nonsense. Give me the Pacific test or the Americas cup anyday of the week over this.

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You couldn't pay me to listen or even watch this narrow minded insular nonsense. Give me the Pacific test or the Americas cup anyday of the week over this.

 

It's the second best level of rugby in the world. Enjoy it.

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It's the second best level of rugby in the world. Enjoy it.

It's not though is it. Sadly a series between 2 Australian States is bigger than anything international RL can offer and it's killing it.

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It's not though is it. Sadly a series between 2 Australian States is bigger than anything international RL can offer and it's killing it.

 

Of course it is. The combined NSW and Queensland team (plus some Kiwis, Samoans and Fijians) is unlikely to beat a full strength NZ and needed the referees to beat England last time out.

 

I accept it's a big game, but it's nowhere near the best.

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Maybe the Aussies rate a "Local Derby" between their best players higher than anything else?

From a distance some English fans can not get it but they have their own ideas about what they want to see.

I am sure if we beat them regularly over a period of time their mindset will certainly change.

The fact we have not done much in a very long time against them has helped create this SOO event to what it is today, it filled the gap that Tests were not providing.

Talent is secondary to whether players are confident.

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Of course it is. The combined NSW and Queensland team (plus some Kiwis, Samoans and Fijians) is unlikely to beat a full strength NZ and needed the referees to beat England last time out.

I accept it's a big game, but it's nowhere near the best.

You mean full strength kiwis plus some Samoans, Tongans and Aussies! ;)

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You couldn't pay me to listen or even watch this narrow minded insular nonsense. Give me the Pacific test or the Americas cup anyday of the week over this.

it is no more narrow minded than Eng v Aus and no more insular than Wigan v Saints.

There is no better example of a RL success story than SOO and if the international game could learn a few lessons from the success of SOO, we would have a product that international sponsors and media would be clamouring for a piece of.

i would say the term "narrow minded" would be far more appropriate for your comment

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I love SOO but in truth the Aussies have become SOObores!

 

I want something like that for us but not at the expense of Internationals!

 

As for the Beeb they probably could have got TV rights for a song and God knows they could do with some halfway decent stuff in their poor sporting line up!

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There is no better example of a RL success story than SOO and if the international game could learn a few lessons from the success of SOO, we would have a product that international sponsors and media would be clamouring for a piece of.

 

That's nail on head - why can't we work together and share best practice to help everyone. 

 

There's no reason why any fixture no matter how big or small couldn't employ the same principles as what they have done to build up those fixtures.

 

Hemel v London, Wigan v Saints, England v Australia, Souths v Roosters it doesn't matter who it is, tap into rivalries, history, brands, whatever they have done to build them all over time.

 

It doesn't appear they are doing it in their own league let alone in the world game

 

It doesn't even appear th

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Just browsing the schedules and came across this listing for next Wednesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cz1hf

 

They'll be taking the feed from ABC, rather than doing their own commentary, but still unexpected.

 

Not unprecedented, as they have very occasionally done it in the past, but still welcome.

Well done to the BBC on this one.

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it is no more narrow minded than Eng v Aus and no more insular than Wigan v Saints.

There is no better example of a RL success story than SOO and if the international game could learn a few lessons from the success of SOO, we would have a product that international sponsors and media would be clamouring for a piece of.

i would say the term "narrow minded" would be far more appropriate for your comment

How is England v Australia narrow minded? It's one of the greatest sporting rivalry's in international sport whether it be RL, RU or cricket and get that word INTERNATIONAL. While Wigan v saints isn't narrow minded either as it's 2 teams that compete in the top flight of English domestic RL like man utd v Liverpool in football. SOO gets bigger crowds than any international fixture in Australia, SOO has a history of stealing other nations players, SOO gets more media attention than international RL, SOO is more appealing for some RL players than international RL etc and that's why SOO is harming or even killing international RL. Just think if we had instead of a 3 game SOO series between 2 Australian States we had a 3 game series between Australia v NZ or Australia v England every year.
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Well obviously there must have been a Test, SL or Championship fixture on next Wednesday morning which has been cruelly bumped off the radio schedules by the Origin-obsessed BBC.

 

No wonder everyone's furious.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Never heard sailing commentary on the radio, can't imagine it's very exciting

Me neither but I'm talking about the RL Americas cup between the US, Canada and Jamaica taking place this July.

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International rugby league is growing significantly.

 

It's not though is it. Sadly a series between 2 Australian States is bigger than anything international RL can offer and it's killing it.

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Never heard sailing commentary on the radio, can't imagine it's very exciting

 

There's a hull of a lot of time to fill with sailing on radio, but the anchor has a quay role in keeping things on the right tack.

 

Rugby on the radio blows it out of the water though.

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You couldn't pay me to listen or even watch this narrow minded insular nonsense. Give me the Pacific test or the Americas cup anyday of the week over this.

what a stupid statement born out of jealousy, origin is the best rl can be end of.

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Sounds like some people need to get those new modern, state-of-the-art radios and TVs. You know, the ones with that new-fangled OFF switch. If there's something you don't like, you just hit that OFF switch and you don't have to hear it or see it.

 

Ever since I got one of those I don't waste time telling people what they should and shouldn't like. I just switch it off.

 

If you want to talk about domestic v international, the biggest crowd for an international in England last year was 44K against the #1-ranked country. The biggest domestic crowd was 80K for the CC final, followed by 73K for the SL GF.

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How is England v Australia narrow minded? It's one of the greatest sporting rivalry's in international sport whether it be RL, RU or cricket and get that word INTERNATIONAL. While Wigan v saints isn't narrow minded either as it's 2 teams that compete in the top flight of English domestic RL like man utd v Liverpool in football. SOO gets bigger crowds than any international fixture in Australia, SOO has a history of stealing other nations players, SOO gets more media attention than international RL, SOO is more appealing for some RL players than international RL etc and that's why SOO is harming or even killing international RL. Just think if we had instead of a 3 game SOO series between 2 Australian States we had a 3 game series between Australia v NZ or Australia v England every year.

read it again Walter. I never said Aus v England or Wigan v Saints is narrow minded.

So you are boycotting one of the pinnacles of RL because the NRL refuse to cancel an annual cash cow event that is the biggest success story in RL in the last 50 years and replace it with an international.

Someone tell him he's dreaming.

Come up with a better solution please Walter. Or of course as you suggest, ignore one of the best spectacles in the game.

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There is no better example of a RL success story than SOO and if the international game could learn a few lessons from the success of SOO, we would have a product that international sponsors and media would be clamouring for a piece of.

 

What can International RL learn from SoO?

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what a stupid statement born out of jealousy, origin is the best rl can be end of.

Exactly my point entirely that a game between 2 Australian state sides is the "best rl can be" and not an international match/series between aus v NZ, aus v England or NZ v England.

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