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I am a bit tired of this nonsense. Its all born out of fear from being sued, but basically, there have been controls in place to prevent head injuries since 1895. It has never been legal to attack an opponents head. There are deterring factors in place. If a player chooses to break the rules, then outside of accidental contact, they are punished. I half remember talk of players suing players in the mid 2000s as a scare tactic. For all the scare mongering thrown out there by these people outside of the game, it has only served to make the perception of our game as dangerous. You notice there is only data at the extreme end of the spectrum thrown in the press, but for example, if you look at the average number of tackles across the game in a season, and compare that to injuries, you would see a very small number. Furthermore, a footballer would on average have more contacts with the head in a game than any rugby player (From heading the ball). After years of nonsense measure put in place through fear, I was pleasantly surprised to read this a couple of weeks back: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/head-knocks-and-rugby-study-reveals-real-impact-on-head-forces-at-community-and-elite-level/RZVO7S6UABFVFEWTM3YK3BWKNU/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/head-knocks-and-rugby-study-reveals-real-impact-on-head-forces-at-community-and-elite-level/RZVO7S6UABFVFEWTM3YK3BWKNU/ I had hoped it might be at the start of the end for much of this nonsense. If we are really concerned about player safety, lets do something meaningful, instead of sole focus on the things that might get us sued.

4 -0 to Jamaica, against the run of play. USA have been the dominant team up to now though.

I believe so

There are back ups in place im told. I know with POR there was a power cut at the stadium an hour before kick off. Unfortunately its not uncommon in Jamaica. I understand there are generators at the ready for the game though. Should be a good test, plenty of new talent from both teams this time around, with only domestic based players selected.

Live stream link: Its a 3pm kick off local time, so 8pm UK, 9am New Zealand, 7am Aus, I think...

Twice the kiwis win something, both by a Australian coach. I question the sense in forcing him to quit.

Some teams from the Auckland league have jerseys for sale. I know there are others due soon, so ill just leave the link here: https://1908.store/collections/auckland-rugby-league

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg9SCTtkw8I

Game 3 link, Jamaica V Canada. Kick off is in about 12 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg9SCTtkw8I

USA V Canada live stream:

Its the Auckland Premiership, NZ has other comps. The national comp is a short season Rep format, and its not great. The broadcast deal is big for local league down here though.

It's called the Americas Championship.

Not to start another thread of messing, but are Leigh deliberately trying to adopt the Jacksonville Jaguars Colour scheme? Black, aqua, gold, white. Does anyone know? Im actually a fan of that jersey more than the home, its a bit of fun for an alternative kit set.

The Americas Championship is scheduled for Jamaica next year. Including Canada and USA. It's the first time that they have managed to get it to Jamaica. Jamaica has a growth plan, the game is resident there, moreso than say, Italy or Scotland. COVID played a big part in stunting things, but make no mistake, the game has been growing there for years. The guys on the ground are phenomenal. They have had next to no support from government to date, but still have high school U14, U16, U19, Intercol (universities), National Club championship, a second division for expansion, and their own version of State of Origin. Jamaica didn't make it to the World Cup by accident. I agree, more games would make a more competitive Reggae Warriors, but watch the home grown guys too, their World Cup legacy might just just be the spark that causes some significant growth there.

Sorry, another thread on this, but.... Is this guy a genius? From my view as a prior 'no opinion' of the Leigh club, the rebrand thing was so tacky and badly executed. Then on social media, the guy seems to be tweeting all sorts of random, poorly spelled stuff. But... All over the World Cup on TV, this is the club name I keep hearing repeated. To the point where its getting annoying (yes, im aware they have branded themselves as the Leopards). On this website, endless positive articles and the club name added to headlines of wider articles, see the rivals round article today (again, yes im aware they will be playing in Super League, as the Leopards). Apart from on this forum, in the media, it seems like everyone is shouting about this in a positive way, or at least giving them airtime / column inches. Has Derek paid off the TotalRL writing staff? the TV commentators? Or has he, despite my reluctance to admit it, actually pulled off a marketing masterstroke, whether by design, or execution. Is hype, not substance the way to go in drawing attention to a club these days? Im actually baffled and questioning my own existence here

Some really divided opinions in here. For my ten pence worth: Our game in physicality is closer to boxing or the UFC than most other sports. The big difference is that we dont have knock outs. There is not stoppage for the contested team. Thus, the results can blow out. I do think there is HUGE value to the developing nations in having the opportunity to compete against full time athletes. This is how they benchmark themselves for development. Big fish in a small pond just creates a bigger long term gap between the current top teams the the next generation. I agree that the presence of full time, or part time environments for players is the big differentiator. That said, I know in Jamaica for example, there are plans to move this way and create semi pro environments for players. But this is only possible when you show an athlete that there IS a pathway to the top. Money is the difference here, not the quality of athlete originating from a country, I think its important to note that. If we spent proportionate money in India, or China for example, then within a generation, Oz, NZ and England would be tested. The reality is game profile dopant exist outside of Oz, PNG, Part of NZ and a small part of England. Taking the prejudices held against our sport away in countries that dont have them creates a new player pool, and potential for growth. Add to that, in places like Chile, Brazil, Jamaica, part of Africa; the GDP and so the average full time salary is far lower than in most of Europe and North America, and way less than NZ and Oz. This creates potential to create full time environments in these places, provide that you can attract attention from athletes, and following that, supportive governments. In my opinion, the Africa / Americas are well placed for development and have the potential to be significant players in our sport. Taking away the opportunity to test themselves against the top tier nations, and therefore the pathway for an athlete curbs this. It takes away the fairytale story that makes our sport interesting to non rugby league fanatics. I think we are reading too much into scorelines and not enough into the opportunity the World Cup provides.

I mean, the branding of most clubs is a bit off, as opposed to the Americans. Yeah, there are no Raiders in Vegas for example, but the names of the franchises over there generally have some connection to the area in which they originated. 49ers were goldfish people, Vikings tie to the Scandinavian settlement in the Minnesota area, Packers as part of the working population of Green Bay. Even though they are pretty dated now, they chose names to build a tie to local populations (Generally), even the Jaguars, big cats are actually in North America. They have authenticity in the markets that they operate. Rhinos, yes, weird, and actually, the Blue Sox, although ridiculed, wasn't that bad in comparison. I think we often dilute the pride in a club by choosing a name that suits either the spelling of the town name, or seems like its a tough, or cool name. Iconic names in football exist without even being official. The Hammers, or the Irons for example, reflect the clubs origins. As I understand it, Leigh were 'the comics' in the 60s and 70s, unfortunately, they seem to be that still with this latest approach. I feel for them, as they are essentially stuck as a district of Wigan, the 'big brother' when it comes to outside perception. Yet they have abandoned their colours, which I understand Wigan adopted after Leigh. Surely if they are aiming to be a top club, then they would use that to stoke the rivalry with Wigan, which im not even sure is there anymore? The NZ Kiwis originally rejected the moniker, which was put on them by the press. They felt it wasn't tough enough (possibly), but now "the kiwis" is recognised as the national Rugby League Team of New Zealand, and carries pride within it. Possibly the Leopards could grow this way... But In my memory, Leigh have been the Bears, Centurions and now Leopards in their existence. Are we in the game of renaming a business every few years because its evolved? Im not Sure McDonalds, Subway, General Motors would agree (KFC might ). In the general area of branding, I feel that British clubs actually need to stop trying to be NFL type entities. The unique names that many had are actually more authentic to a wider audience. I have no issue with a 'pick a name from a hat' approach, sure, if people embrace it, go hard. But something about this Leigh thing is just, well, off. Wakefields return to the Trinity name I think is a good example of holding your identity in the minds of your fans, but again, has a clipart logo. I just wonder If maybe IMG , being from outside the rugby league community can have a positive impact when it comes to seeing our clubs to the general public of the UK.

All of this is so weird. I have to say it..... it's a Council estate Toronto Wolfpack jersey Derek Beaumonts thought process? "I Like Leopards..... leopard everything.... LEOPARD EVERYTHING!!!!... MORE LEOPARD!!!"

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https://1908.store/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-limited-edition-jamaica-hurricanes-jersey https://1908.store/collections/frontpage/products/limited-edition-jamaica-hurricanes-jersey Id post photos, but for some reason, I can't do that now

Its 3 for a win, football style points system. I hope that helps gents. Its been a long layoff, and the season went ahead at very short notice, so were trying to get ahead with the presentation this year, the teams are doing a decent job of promoting themselves, and there are 2 new clubs this year. Young Crocs academy were the Union national teams development arm, but decided to give league a go this year, and the Portmore club are a new entity, who are fed by 2 D2 teams, the Cyclones and Eliminators. Those guys are going really well in a debut season. We haven't managed to give it the coverage that it deserves, but there is also a club U19 season going on. This is usually played amongst high schools. but. as the island eases back to normality, the club competition has been launched to get youth back into playing. For many, its been 2 years since they were able to even train. Ohh, and for the jersey collectors, keep an eye out for some exclusive limited edition Jamaica Hurricanes and Exodus jerseys, which will be on sale soon, as usual with every cent going back to Rugby League Jamaica.

NCC has been back underway for a couple of rounds, it was really a sprint start following POR. You can find some photos on the hyenas Facebook page, and there will be a bunch more media added to the NCC Facebook page soon. Or, you can see the feed on the hyenas site here The NCC site is also here, where Romeo and the guys post match reports. Game footage will be added soon.

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