The Partisan

Womens rugby league spearheading the growth of the game internationally is a talking point in some circles. If this is to happen, what would need to be the drivers behind it ?

https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/13/nswrl-tv-preview--country-v-city/ In case anyone was interested. Could be a player or two that spark the interest of northern hemisphere clubs. Be good if Queensland had the same

https://everythingrugbyleague.com/european-rugby-league-continues-to-progress/ Article from February 2022 has the below quote. Rugby League World Cup 2021 will be a major focus for a lot of members but there will be plenty of other activity throughout the year, “ERL stages a biennial U19s European Youth Championships which had to be postponed in 2020 and could not be rescheduled in 2021, so we will be making some announcements about that over the next few months. Anyone aware of any announcements that have been made since February ?

In 2016 when travelling from Oz to North America / Europe I went to the Skolars game on the Friday night before the final. They played - and got toweled up by - Toulouse. I had arrived in London that arvo from a canal boating few days with no real plans for the evening so thought I'd check it out. Great night had meeting locals and hearing their London RL stories. Went to the CC final next day.

https://asiapacificrl.com/2022/05/13/stanley-tepend-named-as-new-kumuls-coach/ Hopefully the change of coach five months out doesn't impact the team. NRL premiership winning coach in the new coach corner.

Could the international game assist in expansion ? Hosting European Championships of various levels ( Students, 19's, Residents, Women's etc) at locations where international sport is an uncommon sight. Inbound tours by teams such as Australian Schoolboys to play a Test in a non heartlands location. Ditto Defence or Police teams. As been mentioned elsewhere, regardless of what games are played ...be they World Cup fixtures or a touring visit from the Australian Outback Stockmen ... post event work to promote the code is critical.

Well kind of https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/man-who-saved-wallaby-a-bit-crook-after-flood-rescue/100874746

Curious on people's thoughts on whether the GB teams would have been a bit more battle hardened and Test match prepared on the tours of '79, '84 and '88 if they had played more tour games against teams in the NSWRL / ARL rather than the country regional representative teams that were normally the case ? I'm sure the playing of local rep teams in regional centres was a great occasion for the areas chosen (and I was lucky enough to grow up in one of them !). However reflecting on the tours now as compared to the 1992 tour - where only two representative teams were played (Qld Residents and NSW Country) with the remainder of the tour games being against NRL teams - I wonder if the game did itself a disservice in not providing tougher opposition for the tourists of those tours ? Playing a Presidents XIII (in '88) was a step forward. On a side note if anyone can point me to a copy of the 1988 3rd Test on YouTube I'd be grateful ..... Know it is on the RL Cares FB page but just find it unusual to not find the full game on YT.

100 years ago .....Beat Australia in 1922 (as England ...In January 1922 as part of the 1921 -22 Ashes Tour.) 50 Years ago .....Beat Australia in the 1972 World Cup group stage match (albeit as GB). Drew the final (after extra time) but awarded the trophy due to the group stage win. 2022 ?

Anyone here attend an Ashes Series via a Supporters Tour ? Be interested in what the itinerary and the associated descriptions would be if so. I'm sure there would be some long bus rides in there !

Would there happen to be a single source for locating the games of the 1986 and 1988 Ashes .....with British commentary? 1992 as well ? After listening to Peter Peters and Greg Hartley destroy the 1st half of the '86 2nd test I need to hear another commentary! They'd be off the air in a heartbeat beat today.

Thanks Scubby..much appreciated.

Found videos for the 2nd and 3rd Test but the 1st test is proving elusive A 90 seconds highlights the only item located. Appreciate any links or hints. Completed watching the 1978 and 1982 series....... bit of extra TV viewing time provided by the shortened cricket test match

Actually just watched the 1991 Kiwi victory over the Kangaroos at the same venue ! Two losses in two years ! Must have had a hoodoo over the roos

Wasn't Tony Fisher also involved with RL in SA ? Lived there mid 90's?