Should There be a Northern Hemisphere team in International rugby League?

[Stevens 3]

Should there be a Northern Hemisphere team in International rugby League?

I suspect that many people will be against becuase it is to artificial a creation, rather than a natural creation!

North Hemisphere v South Hemisphere match like in rugby union! 

Your thoughts please

Edited November 10, 2019 by Stevens

[eal 186]

There is a North v South match in Rugby Union?

[Stevens 3]

yes.  usually played at Twickenham stadium in London!

[Manfred Mann 779]

A ridiculous idea. Sports fans support nations, not hemispheres.

The RLIF would be well advised to devote its limited resources to building rugby league in genuine second tier nations like France, PNG, and Fiji, and perhaps even in the bogus second tier nations of Tonga and Samoa.

[Oliver Clothesoff 2,805]

6 hours ago, eal said:

There is a North v South match in Rugby Union?

This. I’m no Union fan admittedly but I’ve never heard of such a game. 

[GUBRATS 3,520]

No

[Damien 8,836]

No

[Man of Kent 5,888]

Interesting to ponder who could play for the NH with the Granny rules. You could pick a very decent side.

[GUBRATS 3,520]

5 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Interesting to ponder who could play for the NH with the Granny rules. You could pick a very decent side.

NO

[JohnM 6,666]

It wouldn't be international. 

It would be interhemispherical. 

We'd still argue about the coach

We'd still lose. 

Then we'd want to sack the coach. 

Then we'd lose again. 

And no spectators would turn up anyway.

We'd d play at the wrong ground. 

It would be on the wrong TV channel

The commentators would be useless. 

Edited November 10, 2019 by JohnM

[Man of Kent 5,888]

12 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

NO

Cool it Ratty! Just because some bloke on a forum suggests it, it doesn’t mean the IRL might adopt it!!!

With the Serbian/Lebanese/Italian/British/Irish diaspora in Australia plus ‘proper’ Brits and Frenchmen, it could be a competitive side. 

[Sports Prophet 1,042]

11 hours ago, Stevens said:

yes.  usually played at Twickenham stadium in London!

I’m calling it.

No there is not. Certainly not in the form of the best northern hemisphere professionals vs the best southern hem’ pro’s.

[Sports Prophet 1,042]

Yorkshire Knight by any chance?

[Manxmanc 812]

I'm not saying I support this idea but, if we are talking hemispheres, there is the alternative of Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 

Commonly, the former would include the Americas, plus parts of Western Europe and Africa.

[Sports Prophet 1,042]

6 minutes ago, Manxmanc said:

I'm not saying I support this idea but, if we are talking hemispheres, there is the alternative of Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 

Commonly, the former would include the Americas, plus parts of Western Europe and Africa.

Just when I thought the original idea could not be beaten for weirdness...

[JM2010 318]

I don't think NH vs SH should be done but if we're sticking with GB every 4 years I think a Pacific Islands select could be used as opposition as well as Aus and NZ or maybe Anzacs (Aus/NZ combination) .

This would be sandwiched either side by a 4 N tournament involving the tier 1 nations

[Mr Plow 906]

It’d just be England v Australia then wouldn’t it?

[Number 16 1,129]

Here's me thinking that this was another silly computer game thread. 

How wrong I was. It's another silly idea thread. 

[DavidM 8,341]

Geez England struggle to beat anyone in the Southern Hemisphere now we’re taking them all on at once !

[DavidM 8,341]

What about the earth versus the rest of the galaxy 

[Number 16 1,129]

4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

What about the earth versus the rest of the galaxy 

Why confine it to space? How about the eternal? Did not Jesus need only 12 disciples to complete his Heavenly XIII? They have Judas. We have SBW. 

[Bedfordshire Bronco 1,209]

9 hours ago, JohnM said:

It wouldn't be international. 

It would be interhemispherical. 

We'd still argue about the coach

We'd still lose. 

Then we'd want to sack the coach. 

Then we'd lose again. 

And no spectators would turn up anyway.

We'd d play at the wrong ground. 

It would be on the wrong TV channel

The commentators would be useless. 

Will Austin be there to drop balls on the wing? 

[JonM 2,413]

Which hemisphere would the neutral ref come from?

Oh.

[bazza_merged 12]

no

International rugby league should be limited to the southern hemisphere

[eal 186]

21 hours ago, Stevens said:

yes.  usually played at Twickenham stadium in London!

No such game exists.