TheLegendOfTexEvans Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 2017 INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES CANADA WOLVERINES v Jamaica.August 26th (KINGSTON, JAMAICA) CANADA WOLVERINES v Fiji Sept 9th (VANCOUVER,BC) CANADA WOLVERINES v USA Sept 16th (TORONTO, ON) CANADA WOLVERINES v NZ Police. Sept 20th (VANCOUVER,BC) CANADA WOLVERINES v Great Britain Police Sept 27th (VANCOUVER,BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojx Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks for the post. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Sept 16th game is a double header with the Wolfpack. Better double stock the beer garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John WP Fan Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Yes, I'm pretty sure the Canada/US match kicks off at 7:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfTexEvans Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, ojx said: Thanks for the post. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Sept 16th game is a double header with the Wolfpack. Better double stock the beer garden. I think unofficially thats a yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Any particular reason three of these games are being played in Vancouver? Is that a target area for the game? Seems very far away from Toronto and Montreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickWeaver Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 52 minutes ago, John WP Fan said: Yes, I'm pretty sure the Canada/US match kicks off at 7:30. No the Canada/USA game will be before the Wolfpack game with Kickoff around 1:00 EST 38 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: Any particular reason three of these games are being played in Vancouver? Is that a target area for the game? Seems very far away from Toronto and Montreal! There is a lot of Rugby League in B.C. so I would think to give them some internationals and to save the traveling teams some cheaper flights as its fairly expensive to fly in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Prendle Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 5 International games? In less than 2 months? All in the same year? I wonder if Nigel helped them to come up with this schedule? I doubt it somehow. Well done Canada, Parky will be fizzing with indignation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackojacko Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Fiji residents side I assume? Should be a stern test for them. Great to see them getting so much done, hope we see them working together with the Wolfpack to promote the game nationally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisburn Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 On 08/08/2017 at 10:51 PM, Wellsy4HullFC said: Any particular reason three of these games are being played in Vancouver? Is that a target area for the game? Seems very far away from Toronto and Montreal! Wolfpack's first home grown Canadian player, Quinn Ngawati, is from Victoria in BC so there's a lot of interest in western Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Current CRL President Paul O’Keefe is based in Vancouver. BC if memory serves only had one Wolverine fixture whilst Eric Perez was President from 2010 to 2015. BC has a stronger domestic competition than Ontario at the moment so deserves its games, though it is somewhat inopportune not to exploit Wolfpack mania in Toronto. The biggest asset BC has is coach Andy Blackburn, a Leeds man and well-respected coach in both codes. The Jamaica trip is awesome and I’m really pleased for their first open age international Test Match and hope it will be a resounding success and becoming a regular tour destination. Having the crunch USA game in Toronto will still bring in the crowds. I've had it confirmed by the Ontario Rugby League that the Wolverine game will follow the Wolfpack game and kick off at 7:30 pm. I haven’t managed to get an answer if this game will be ticketed or be packaged in with the Wolfpack ticket. They may well be taking exposure over potential gate revenue, perhaps with a percentage of total revenue instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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