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If only twitter had a "laugh" button like facebook does!

No sane person is even considering that as an option. Only the K*nt and Phil Gould types ever suggest this nonsense. They live in a goldfish bowl and do not realise that there is a world beyond Sydney.

Written version here: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-bulldogs-exemptions-injuries-casualty-ward-international-schedule-knights-world-cup-samoa-kangaroos-news/news-story/3a9a1d3280cace3babebd444ec388910 Tragic, even by Paul K*nt standards.

I am not sure if they withdrew or were expelled, or simply did not have the numbers anymore. Either way, they have not posted on their social media for 11 months. Pretty sure they are done.

Why are people mocking BSL? Sure it is an amateur grassroots competition, but at least they play real matches, with real teams, since 2017. Unlike this virtual nonsense.

Get ready for 6-12 months of tweeting about grand plans & promises, (some people on here getting ridiculously excited about it) only for it to all fizzle. Spain have not played a local match in 4 years. How about starting with getting that back on track before attempting to 'conquer' Europe? Also, didn't the guy behind this also take over Bath RL? How did that work out?

Glad to see the fixture went ahead as I had concerns about Cleveland's actual numbers. Close game too! I hope both teams can gain some momentum now and start playing some semi-regular games.

4 tries yesterday for Dom Young.

I am struggling to work out what one has to do with the other. Did he ever play for Spain or Wales during his career? Should the IRL have consulted Kyle Amor before arranging international matches?

Well said @iangidds - not sure if I can overlook the NSW jersey though!

It is not played in Latvia. Their last match was in May 2015 against Spain (earliest stages RLWC2017 qualifying) in Riga, which they lost. Match report: https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/628/latvia-12-32-spain Their was a fantastic live stream that day too (especially by 2015 standards and for a nation as RL minnow as Latvia):

Really ? Do Scotland and Serbia have thriving (hidden underground) youth leagues that none of us know about? Serbia.I believe has 6-7 men's teams, one women's team and a few U18 and U16 teams (who usually play 9 vs 9). Great effort and am not being "negative", but the number simply do not add up. Greece, 190 across 8 mens and 3 womens teams, however, does seem to add up.

I take a bit of issue with this part: Serbia boasted 703 registered participants, which is around double Scotland (369) and Ireland (420) So if these figures are true, the that should mean: Serbia has 28-35 teams. Scotland has 15-18 teams, Ireland has 17-21 teams. Which clearly, none of them do. Other than that, a great read!

"Great initiative" is what I said. Not that they invented the concept of shares. Keep those positive vibes coming!

This is a great initiative, well done Whitehaven! Some of you really need do need to get a grip/life. They are not claiming to be the next bitcoin, nor are they implying that with £100 you will become the club's majority shareholder. Obviously, this is aimed at Whitehaven fans, so of course it will not appeal to everyone.

This was the scene at full-time... If you read the match report, you can maybe understand why. AEK's first grand final, losing 14-0 at half-time, making a big comeback and scoring in the last few minutes of the match. Report: http://bit.ly/3n3iN1B

No, not at all. I just genuinely think I have missed something here. Title states that Cleary is getting behind Ukraine's quest to reach the World Cup. Then when you read it, he says: "Yes I am eligible and proud of my Ukrainian heritage, I won't be playing for them, but I think others should." How exactly is he "getting behind" them?

That is one way of putting it. The reason I asked is because I am seeing a lot of blind pessimism here on the basis that he is "already involved in RL." It actually reminds me of the blind optimism we saw when David Collier was appointed as CEO of RLIF, simply because he has sports other than RL on his resumé. How did that work out for us?

I don't understand why you are congratulating him. For what? Telling others to sign up for something he is not willing to do so himself?

I do not know the guy. Can anyone tell me why he is such a bad choice? And please cite some examples other than "because he is an in-house appointment"?

English version: https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2236/spain-appoint-new-mens-and-womens-nation...

I think IMG is very "revenue-oriented" though. So would have no interest in the amateur. As I understand it IMG is a consultancy service that is currently being paid by the RFL. Who from the Balkans could ever afford to pay IMG?

For World Cups, there is no such rule. For Euro competitions there always has been. Euro Group A was previously 2/17 and that has now increased to 4. Euro Group B is 10/17 and Group C is 13/17. Again I don't see what the problem is. Every country has to do it, so no country really gains an advantage from it.

If they are the only active team, then yes. What exactly is the problem? Like I say, Spain and Italy currently have zero active RL clubs. Also I must give credit to ERL for even having these quotas. Asia-Pacific do not even bother in their competitions, and the likes of Tonga and Samoa seem immune from any criticism on the matter. PS: Glasgow: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowRL And Aberdeen: https://www.facebook.com/AberdeenWarriors Both seem to be making genuine efforts to get their teams running again. Fingers crossed.