Italian club enters French local comp.

[jim_57]

11 hours ago, B rad said:

I wonder if you could have a Italian team in the English comp using a lot of the players from the RLWC side. Most of those guys are not A-grade NRL players but still very good football players coming from QLD cup and Sydney competitions. Those guys and a few of the NRL guys who are not super stars would give them a very formidable side to start off with and might push into Super League years down the track. They could create the back bone of the team with a few local players filling in the gaps until the local league got up to scratch.

A higher level of competition might be a good way to sell the game to the local supporters and media seeing the game played at a higher standard. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italy_national_rugby_league_team_players

http://www.rlwc2017.com/teams#Italy

 

Some of those kind of players would love to get out of Sydney and play in Milan or where ever for something different. They could use the Roosters as a feeder club.

 

 

If you're going for a club trying to reach SL based out of Italy it doesn't need all Italian heritage players.. it needs millions in backing.

Toronto were just as wild of a dream in saying that.

[oiseau]

On 14/12/2017 at 11:52 AM, MatthewWoody said:

I'm nobody to judje a professional players' requests, to be honest. 
We'll see what happens in the future but I just don't find anything strange in somebody coming from a lifelong professional career asking for some money. Of course this is not the right place to discuss this kind of matters, but I wouldn't blame him if what you've been told comes to be true. 

I don't have a problem with anyone asking to be pai to play tho' it's just Mirco was asking too much apparently. The club has a very small budget most of which goes towards the travelling expenses.

[Sick39ed]

Problem is with domestic rugby league in Italy is that rebel organisation.

[barnyia]

They're now in federal 2 in a group with teams from the  pack, the aude region and further afield, an extra 4  hours drive compared to the group they where in last season 

[barnyia]

[B rad]

3 hours ago, jim_57 said:

If you're going for a club trying to reach SL based out of Italy it doesn't need all Italian heritage players.. it needs millions in backing.

Toronto were just as wild of a dream in saying that.

That is true, but your not going to have problems with visa's if people are of Italian heritage and its a good way to let fans familiarise themselves with their own national teams. The other good thing is if a guy with Italian heritage is living in Italy, wouldn't that make him less of a heritage player? or give him at least added connection to the nation he represents.

Also it helps build combinations for the national team giving them an advantage like the PNG Hunters does for PNG. 

Though as you mention you would still need millions in backing to do it. 

[langpark]

They lost 64-0 against Entraigues XIII in the French Cup yesterday.  To be expected though, considering they are an Elite 2 team.

Really nice that Saluzzo were able to host this one though.  I notice in Challenge Cup that draws seem to be 'fixed' so that non-English teams never play at home.  Nice to see that's not the case in France with their Cup.

[barnyia]

In France it's the club at the lower level get home advantage in the cup, 

[langpark]

14 minutes ago, barnyia said:

In France it's the club at the lower level get home advantage in the cup, 

Oh really?  Great idea!  i just thought it was random.

[MatthewWoody]

On 15/12/2017 at 1:41 PM, oiseau said:

I don't have a problem with anyone asking to be pai to play tho' it's just Mirco was asking too much apparently. The club has a very small budget most of which goes towards the travelling expenses.

Too much according to them, that's the question. 
Too much is not an absolute concept. 

[wackojacko]

2 hours ago, MatthewWoody said:

Too much according to them, that's the question. 
Too much is not an absolute concept. 

This is a fairly obvious point. 

[MatthewWoody]

 

[langpark]

Great news!!

 

 

[MatthewWoody]

Yes, well done Saluzzo.

Planning on writing some article about their win.

[DoubleD]

Is Bergamasco still playing for them? 

[MatthewWoody]

7 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Is Bergamasco still playing for them? 

No, he's played only one official game for them and that has been the only NWR's win until yesterday

[oiseau]

He was asking too much money apparently which makes it tricky when their total budget is about 50 000€.

Well done on the win, Elio the coach will be over the moon.