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Perhaps Wales will start playing full international fixtures again?

I have no clue what, if anything, has happened in Pakistan since. For all the controversy around the rival World Rugby League governing body, they probably did at least as much development in RL as IRL.

In the NRL I support the Sydney Roosters. In Super League I always supported the Bradford Bulls but since their relegation have made Catalans my SL side. In France I support the Pia Baroudeurs.

I saw a few people mention it on both Facebook and TotalRL, including one just a couple of pages earlier on this thread.

Handball in England has recently attracted some pretty healthy crowds. Rugby League needs to hire whoever is marketing GB Handball.

They do, and most years they are mid-table at best.

As predicted, talk of a French victory was madness. I think people forget just how far away French RL is from being healthy and competitive. The game is hanging on by a thread there, particularly outside of Catalans.

My Fox Soccer Plus picture quality seems worse than SportEnFrance.

Does Wales still play international fixtures? I haven't seen them in years.

The SportEnFrance picture quality seems good for me. ViaOccitaine was terrible though - like watching a cave painting.

This whole situation is a reminder why having the World Cup in France was doomed to failure.

Well, it is only a curtain raiser for a Championship fixture.

I can't get Super League Plus to load so SportenFrance it is! I think talk of a French victory is madness, a defeat by 18 or less will be a positive.

It is the FFR XIII after all.

Any word on a crowd, I imagine Toulouse is buzzing today with a welcome back party for the victorious Stade Toulousian who won the Top 14 yesterday.

Perth, New Zealand, Central Coast, even Adelaide would be better than PNG. I think a QLD Cup side is the best level for PNG.

I doubt many NRL players would want to live in Cairns, let alone put up with flying in and out of Port Moresby on game days. A PNG NRL side is about the stupidest idea the NRL could come up with.

If time has taught me anything, it is to never get my hopes up regarding the French RL team.

News story from Pakistan about the 2017 matchup here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1371354 Some match footage here:

I doubt even PNG players would want to play for a Port Moresby team if they're good enough to earn an NRL contract. Anybody who can get out of PNG does.

What is a realistic goal for this French team? Defeat by 18 or less?

Word on the French Rugby XIII forum is that Romano is suspended, Dezaria is out, and Toulouse's PJ Lima is in.

PNG still sounds insane, essentially the plan is to build a compound where players can live, train, and play all in the same facility. I can't imagine signing up for that, sounds like a long term Covid bubble.

Romano is suspended isn't he?

Am I correct in thinking that SOO never used to be this spread out? I thought the games used to only be 2 weeks apart from each other?