Man of Kent Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Pool A Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea USA (Top two qualify for SF) ________ Pool B England France Lebanon Wales (Top team qualifies for SF) ----------- Pool C Cook Islands Fiji Samoa Tonga (Top team qualifies for SF) https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/22/downer-rugby-league-world-cup-9s-sydney-pools-confirmed/ https://www.rugby-league.com/england/article/55364/downer-rugby-league-world-cup-s-sydney-pools-confirmed The tournament will also trial a new 20-40 rule (kick from behind 20 metres) https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/22/rugby-league-rebooted-2040-rule-to-debut-at-world-9s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Transparent as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 So these are completely fixed pools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Papua New Guinea must be delighted with that draw. They have more chances to qualify. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dunbar said: Papua New Guinea must be delighted with that draw. They have more chances to qualify. Shafted in the World Cup proper and now the nines. The game really doesn't help itself sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Hope they do a plate comp for the teams knocked out in the pools. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, EastLondonMike said: Hope they do a plate comp for the teams knocked out in the pools. You’d hope so. But you know they won’t. The fact that Nations will travel half way around the world for one game of 9s on the first day is ludicrous. Day 1: Pool Games (3 for all) Day 2: Finals - Cup, Shield, Bowl (2 extra games - SF and ranking game) (3 sets of semi finals 1-4,5-8,9-12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Oh Australia and NZ have their work cut out to qualify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Odds on england playing less than a full 80 minutes at the 9s world cup is high. At least what Union have realised with 7s is that you need to keep everyone involved as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 stone giant Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Irrespective of the format (I don't know if it's good or bad), I'm looking forward to this event. I've not really seen much nines before (just a few minutes of a match on YouTube), so I'm interested to see what I think of it. I don't really like RU sevens because I find it too open, but I'm hoping nines is a better balance. And if it's a choice between this or nothing at all, I'd rather this every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 The NRL have said the 20/40 rule at the 9s can be a testing ground for 13s. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/innovative-rlwc-9s-rules-could-feature-in-nrl-20190722-p529nf.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League of XIII Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Looking forward to seeing "Cork Island" in Pool C... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup_9s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Isn't Tonga out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakstorm Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 The TNRL's invitation has been revoked, but that doesn't mean a Tongan team won't take part. The NRL and RLIF have confirmed that a Tongan team will play at the Nines and in the respective Tests, but whether it it the TNRL, the TMRL, TSC or some other body who 'select' the squad, is what is up in the air. PACIFIQUE TREIZE: Join the team by registering as a fan today at pacifique13.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allora Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 It looks like the Nines are only getting coverage on the Sponsor Foxtel sports channel. Talent is secondary to whether players are confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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