Red Star v Partizan live streaming

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From Twitter Serbian Rugby League ‏@SerbianRL  15m15 minutes ago
Live #RugbyLeague today in the fiercest derby in rugby league #RedStar vs #Partizan 2 pm And we are streaming it live http://Www.sportuzivo.tv

Just in case you're already suffering RL withdrawal symptoms. Not sure if that 2pm is UK time.

[londonrlfan]

Are there going to be any ultras in attendance?

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Just had a response on Twitter about the kickoff - that's 2pm GMT, not Serbian time.

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Currently Red Star 0:6 Partizan. No sound on the feed, and the picture's a bit pixellated, but what the hell.

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8:12 now. Both teams playing positive, hard-running Rugby, but their ambition sometimes outmatches their handling skills. Red Star playing in all red, Partizan in something you could tentatively describe as 'mutant Hull FC'.

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Partizan win. They looked the stronger team, while Red Star were pacey but more error-prone. Good stuff.

[JonM]

Thanks for posting this. Enjoyed watching that.

[Celt]

Just a quick comment on Serbia.  I was actually in Belgrade this weekend, playing union at the same ground (Red Star) against the Serbian national rugby union team.  Their rugby union set up is shambolic - on a serious downward spiral.  Their team were atrocious, having dropped a division already this year, it looks like they will be down another division next year.

 

A number of their players and officials mentioned to us that Rugby League is on the up, and Serbia are becoming strong at RL. (They all mentioned how Serbia had beaten Italy, and one guy told me they had also beaten Greece - although I think that is wrong).  They said that players are moving to RL from union because RL has more money.  The players aren't being paid, but are being kitted out properly - boots/training gear etc.  They also said that RL games have actually been on TV in Serbia, and they were streaming the rugby union international online to make up for this somewhat.

 

We were flying back on Sunday, so I could not go down to see the RL game.  However - if there is a country where RL has a golden opportunity to push on past union, it is definitely Serbia, where the 15 man code is in a complete mess.

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Interesting times. 

[JonM]

 

A number of their players and officials mentioned to us that Rugby League is on the up, and Serbia are becoming strong at RL. (They all mentioned how Serbia had beaten Italy, and one guy told me they had also beaten Greece - although I think that is wrong). 

 

Yes, Greece beat Serbia in Belgrade the previous weekend to take the inaugural Balkan championship. They have beaten Hungary, Italy & Ukraine and lost to Russia this year.

[londonrlfan]

I've been saying for a while but places like Serbia, Bosnia, Greece and the Ukraine where the game seems to be growing should be a focus of the international game's attention rather than obsessing over areas that don't seem to be interested much, just because Union is strong there. The opportunity to grow in a country without media bias towards Union is imperative.

[nadera78]

Just a quick comment on Serbia.  I was actually in Belgrade this weekend, playing union at the same ground (Red Star) against the Serbian national rugby union team.  Their rugby union set up is shambolic - on a serious downward spiral.  Their team were atrocious, having dropped a division already this year, it looks like they will be down another division next year.

 

A number of their players and officials mentioned to us that Rugby League is on the up, and Serbia are becoming strong at RL. (They all mentioned how Serbia had beaten Italy, and one guy told me they had also beaten Greece - although I think that is wrong).  They said that players are moving to RL from union because RL has more money.  The players aren't being paid, but are being kitted out properly - boots/training gear etc.  They also said that RL games have actually been on TV in Serbia, and they were streaming the rugby union international online to make up for this somewhat.

 

We were flying back on Sunday, so I could not go down to see the RL game.  However - if there is a country where RL has a golden opportunity to push on past union, it is definitely Serbia, where the 15 man code is in a complete mess.

In terms of clubs and playing numbers I think RL outstripped RU a few years back. And that's from a standing start a little over a decade ago, with virtually no ancestral players and very little external financing. The people at the Serbian RL have worked their backsides off, never complained when things went against them, and have been a shining light of RL development. Bit by bit, year by year, they push forward that little bit more. One day they'll qualify for a big event and boy will they have earned it.

[scrumblebee]

In terms of clubs and playing numbers I think RL outstripped RU a few years back. And that's from a standing start a little over a decade ago, with virtually no ancestral players and very little external financing. The people at the Serbian RL have worked their backsides off, never complained when things went against them, and have been a shining light of RL development. Bit by bit, year by year, they push forward that little bit more. One day they'll qualify for a big event and boy will they have earned it.

...and then they'll immediately ditch the players that got them there and pick 20 aussies from the NRL who qualify because their grandmothers' possibly ate a bit of Serbian goulash while on holiday there once. Some reward    

[TheLegendOfTexEvans]

If your interested in an interview with the redstar president.

He mentions have 800 lads training with the club. They beat Dorcol who were champions for 12 yrs a rugby league record.

You can hear it on the league culture podcast which is on one of the other threads in the forum.

[Phil]

...and then they'll immediately ditch the players that got them there and pick 20 aussies from the NRL who qualify because their grandmothers' possibly ate a bit of Serbian goulash while on holiday there once. Some reward

You know this for a fact?

I love RL but I can do without "fans" like you truth be told

[Evil Homer]

...and then they'll immediately ditch the players that got them there and pick 20 aussies from the NRL who qualify because their grandmothers' possibly ate a bit of Serbian goulash while on holiday there once. Some reward    

Say that to the face of the Serbian administrators and see what response you get.

[scrumblebee]

You know this for a fact?

I love RL but I can do without "fans" like you truth be told

Did you follow the world cup in 2013? What kind of teams did USA, Italy, Scotland, and Ireland et al turn out?

[scrumblebee]

Say that to the face of the Serbian administrators and see what response you get.

Whether you like it or not it's the reality of the international game at the moment mate, did the last world cup not demonstrate that? They'll have to do it to avoid getting creamed 170-0 in every game.

[southstand loiner]

did you know that the Serbian rugby league  own a good  hostel in Belgrade  for travellers on a budget  and all the profit from it goes to the Serbian rugby league to develop the game there . 

Belgrade is getting a reputation as a good city to visit these days  with direct flights from Manchester and I think Gatwick 

[brooza]

did you know that the Serbian rugby league  own a good  hostel in Belgrade  for travellers on a budget  and all the profit from it goes to the Serbian rugby league to develop the game there . 

Belgrade is getting a reputation as a good city to visit these days  with direct flights from Manchester and I think Gatwick 

I wasn't aware of that. What's the name of the hostel?

[nadera78]

Whether you like it or not it's the reality of the international game at the moment mate, did the last world cup not demonstrate that? They'll have to do it to avoid getting creamed 170-0 in every game.

You quite clearly know nothing about the Serbian Rugby League. Less than nothing, in fact.

[londonrlfan]

Did you follow the world cup in 2013? What kind of teams did USA, Italy, Scotland, and Ireland et al turn out?

 

They qualify for their nations the same way the Tongans do.

[londonrlfan]

You know this for a fact?

I love RL but I can do without "fans" like you truth be told

 

I doubt he's an RL fan in truth. He's just trying to get to the magic 100 I'd imagine. 

[TheLegendOfTexEvans]

I wasn't aware of that. What's the name of the hostel?

Peoples Hostel, Belgrade

http://www.booking.com/hotel/rs/rlc-hostel.en-us.html?sid=945328c81e0f84604909696f3e7473e4%3Bdcid%3D4%3Bcheckin%3D2014-12-29%3Bcheckout%3D2014-12-30%3Bucfs%3D1%3Bsrfid%3D70fa8928a43d4bdcb2575f4544f55f5ab0f8198aX1%3Bhighlight_room%3D119013807

[scrumblebee]

You quite clearly know nothing about the Serbian Rugby League. Less than nothing, in fact.

We're talking about the fledgling grass roots level of the sport, you're saying I need specific knowledge of the Serbian Rugby League to comment on such things?