John Rhino Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 My heart sank as I saw 12 column inches about Hardacre on the back page of the i today and I thought that was it. On page 49 however was almost a full page of analysis of the world cup squad including training schedules and warm up match. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie RL Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 BBC TV coverage here: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41510260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 1 hour ago, John Rhino said: My heart sank as I saw 12 column inches about Hardacre on the back page of the i today and I thought that was it. On page 49 however was almost a full page of analysis of the world cup squad including training schedules and warm up match. Well done! I know I bought the i today and was like ffs. But alas like you say the rest of the coverage was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannerboyuk Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40740642 PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF http://www.rugbyleaguecares.org/ and http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/8790/join-team-wales-for-2013 Predictions for the future - Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdemonsrlfc/ http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/ I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER! http://www.jaxaxe.co...89/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannerboyuk Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Nice Wales story Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41592230 PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF http://www.rugbyleaguecares.org/ and http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/8790/join-team-wales-for-2013 Predictions for the future - Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdemonsrlfc/ http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/ I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER! http://www.jaxaxe.co...89/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I lack the skill to post links, but the coverage down under has been 99% informed, upbeat and engaged. Far better than I would have expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said: I lack the skill to post links, but the coverage down under has been 99% informed, upbeat and engaged. Far better than I would have expected. Good to hear EW. It doesn't usually take much for the Aussie media to take a swipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 8 hours ago, jannerboyuk said: Nice Wales story Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41592230 Great stuff. Colin Dixon was one of my favourite players and he was a gent from what I recall. I remember Chester's father, Peter, playing a few games for Huddersfield Town. He was a hard working midfield player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonrlfan Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/rlwc-2017-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-convinced-junior-vaivai-to-fight-on-20171013-gz0p03.html Junior Vaivai's cousin is The Rock! Didn't know that! It would be good if he could give the Hawks a shoutout. He has just shy of 12m Twitter followers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Picture Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Exiled Wiganer said: I lack the skill to post links, but the coverage down under has been 99% informed, upbeat and engaged. Far better than I would have expected. When you're posting, there's an icon for links which looks like a chain link, if you click on that a dialog comes up with a field for the URL and one for whatever descriptive text you'd like to include. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Picture Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 11 hours ago, jannerboyuk said: Nice Wales story Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41592230 Go Red Dragons! Too bad they and PNG can't both advance to the Quarter-Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Just had my first sighting of the BBC's RWC promo, shown just a few minutes ago during Match of the Day. The presentation is the same as their SLS trailers, with the stylised, faceted figures. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Just had my first sighting of the BBC's RWC promo, shown just a few minutes ago during Match of the Day. The presentation is the same as their SLS trailers, with the stylised, faceted figures. The trailer was also repeated immediately after MotD. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 10 hours ago, Futtocks said: Just had my first sighting of the BBC's RWC promo, shown just a few minutes ago during Match of the Day. The presentation is the same as their SLS trailers, with the stylised, faceted figures. It really is a terrible promo. Makes us look like cartoon figures of fun. Genuinely bemused why both the BBC and Sky cover RL with such clownish, knockabout foolishness. Other sports don't get it, particularly for a World Cup. We deserve so much better. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim from Oz Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Very little coverage in Sydney’s weekend papers this weekend:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 1 hour ago, nadera78 said: It really is a terrible promo. Makes us look like cartoon figures of fun. Genuinely bemused why both the BBC and Sky cover RL with such clownish, knockabout foolishness. Other sports don't get it, particularly for a World Cup. We deserve so much better. No expense spared then? Really trying to show the personalities in our game? Why didn't they do a whole trailer around Sam Burgess or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sam-burgess-shrugs-boring-critics-11385605 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosser Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 The BBC trailer using the usual animated figures is cheap and is the bare minimum they could hope get away will. Using animated figures does not engage viewers and keeps the real personalities in our game hidden, making sure that Britain's best kept sporting secret (RL) remains in its box. The trailer does not show the skills on display or the intensity of the game it just makes it look like a comical side show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Yosser said: The BBC trailer using the usual animated figures is cheap and is the bare minimum they could hope get away will. Using animated figures does not engage viewers and keeps the real personalities in our game hidden, making sure that Britain's best kept sporting secret (RL) remains in its box. The trailer does not show the skills on display or the intensity of the game it just makes it look like a comical side show. I haven't seen it but I guess they have really made an effort then based on 4 years ago (below)? Can you think of any other televised sport ever having a World Cup (with the same broadcaster) using the same theme over 4 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Scubby said: I haven't seen it but I guess they have really made an effort then based on 4 years ago (below)? Can you think of any other televised sport ever having a World Cup (with the same broadcaster) using the same theme over 4 years? The BBC have been using the same intro graphics for Athletics for several years now. They will probably have to change it next year, as Usain Bolt is heavily featured. BT Sport's MotoGP coverage has had the same graphics for even longer. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Futtocks said: The BBC have been using the same intro graphics for Athletics for several years now. They will probably have to change it next year, as Usain Bolt is heavily featured. BT Sport's MotoGP coverage has had the same graphics for even longer. Ours has been 100% player free for years and years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, Scubby said: Ours has been 100% player free for years and years. So has the BT Sport one I mentioned. There's always a risk with featuring specific faces for a tournament, as the Athletics World Championship found out a few years ago. Nearly all the stars featured on the host city's banners, programme covers and TV intros either pulled out at the last minute, got injured in their first qualifiers or otherwise failed badly in their first appearance. It was nearly a week 'til the first featured star won anything. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 6 minutes ago, Futtocks said: So has the BT Sport one I mentioned. There's always a risk with featuring specific faces for a tournament, as the Athletics World Championship found out a few years ago. Nearly all the stars featured on the host city's banners, programme covers and TV intros either pulled out at the last minute, got injured in their first qualifiers or otherwise failed badly in their first appearance. It was nearly a week 'til the first featured star won anything. Not when it is a World Cup as it generally focuses on the prestige and iconic moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weloveyouwakefield2 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 https://scrummagazine.com/david-ready-bravehearts-world-cup-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Article on USA using more domestic players this time with Brian Mac https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/98140264/united-states-aim-to-build-rugby-league-world-cup-legacy-before-hosting-in-2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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