Phil

Did anyone mention the 75 page document of Covid protocols? Private charter air travel, £500,000 grant for Anzacs quarantine on return etc etc, right down to disinfecting the coin used for the kick off. All dismissed out of hand This isn't down to Covid worries, it's down to the NRL pre season

What comes, in my opinion is that the NH game is effectively bankrupt and that the NRL come in to “save” us at a massively knocked down price and use us as a nursery

Bump So as society re-opens my band Oil City are back on the road Friday July 30th at The Blind Pig Sowerby Bridge 9pm onwards The Moorings Sowerby Bridge Saturday 7th August from 9pm The Grayston Unity next to Halifax town hall, Sunday 12th September, please note this is an outdoor gig The Cross Keys Siddal Halifax Sunday 24th October 3pm Playing Rhythm and Blues, Rock And Roll and Punk All welcome

That is true, the relationship between the two sets of fans is definitely tense, I felt compelled to make that decision by the behaviour of the soccer fans and cut my links with the football club

There seems to be very little or no crossover between soccer and RL in Hull. I was at a corporate do at a Hull City match a few years back, their fans were chanting “we hate Rugby League”

I’d agree with that

No, because it would mean they’re not top dogs anymore

Halifax what do you think @Thebluesox?

Shows how little the Aussies care for the international game when you look at the low number of posts in this thread

But their original reasoning was that it interfere with their pre season

Massively angry about this, arrogant, selfish and short sighted. Meanwhile the wallabies are coming in the autumn and they’re going to the olympics. I’ll not be watching the NRL again, they can stick it

RFL chairman Simon Johnson has called the Australian/New Zealand decision to pull out of the Rugby League World Cup “selfish, parochial and cowardly” live on BBC Good for him, about time we showed some balls. Play it without em, declare the winners world champions and if the Aussies/Kiwis want to challenge the champs tell them their offer will be considered in due time

RFL chairman Simon Johnson has called the Australian/New Zealand decision to pull out of the Rugby League World Cup “selfish, parochial and cowardly” live on BBC Good for him, showing some balls

Saints best team on the day, more big match experience saw them through

On both, in my opinion his left foot was in touch when he jumped and touched the ball which according to the laws places him in touch