Copa Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Very interesting. Hope it works out. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/samoa-tournament-for-minnows-a-first-step-towards-landing-big-fish-of-india-china-20191108-p538q9.html https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/rugby-league-world-nines-expands-to-china/716c80de-c3f2-45e8-8f58-d497dbf1fbec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 With RL increasing its profile in the Pacific, it’s clever to make use of China’s desire to increase its soft power in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Copa said: Very interesting. Hope it works out. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/samoa-tournament-for-minnows-a-first-step-towards-landing-big-fish-of-india-china-20191108-p538q9.html https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/rugby-league-world-nines-expands-to-china/716c80de-c3f2-45e8-8f58-d497dbf1fbec They have built the stadium as well and Rugby League is the biggest sport in the PI's and is an international sport as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughyedspud Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 It's not a "world 9s"...it's just a 9s comp OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage XIII Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, roughyedspud said: It's not a "world 9s"...it's just a 9s comp one could say then the recent 9's comp in Sydney wasn't a 'world' comp. Least 2 nations representing about 2 billion people will be present in Samoa apparently. That's a fair chunk of the 'world' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteenthman Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 So no past or present NRL or SL players will be involved, so calling it a 'World 9s' kind of confuses it with the actual World 9s that have just taken place. Probably more like the old York 9's or the Cabramatta 9's with a mix of club and international teams? The quote in the article from the Channel 9 website is a bit optimistic claiming the Samoa tournament "could be a breakthrough for league on the world stage". Still, nice to see a tournament of some description being taken to Samoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnyason Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 No harm. However it seems a political decision not sports by China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, winnyason said: No harm. However it seems a political decision not sports by China Not sure about that. It would be great if a regular NRL season game or 2 could to taken to the PI's, and the beauty about that is that it would be a sell out game that the locals would flock too with great enthusiasm. Everybody wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Leaving aside the rather odd set-up of this comp, the fact international rugby league is being used as a pawn in a US-China power struggle is quite a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Leaving aside the rather odd set-up of this comp, the fact international rugby league is being used as a pawn in a US-China power struggle is quite a thing. It’s bizarre isn’t it!? Imagine going back 10 years on this site and predicting this may happen... in addition to predicting Toronto, Tonga’s rise and other things. It’d all be considered unbelievable. At this rate I dare not even predict what the next ten years may hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, Copa said: It’s bizarre isn’t it!? Imagine going back 10 years on this site and predicting this may happen... in addition to predicting Toronto, Tonga’s rise and other things. It’d all be considered unbelievable. At this rate I dare not even predict what the next ten years may hold. GB will return and we’ll have a half on the wing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 10 years ago, we'd just seen our last expansion project, Celtic Crusaders, up sticks and move North to Wrexham. It was a rushed project that was only put there just in case their owner got unhappy and gave up on the franchise. Turned out, he did that anyway and we were forced into a move to North Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, DoubleD said: GB will return and we’ll have a half on the wing again Australia will win every World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Australia will win every World Cup. That's something i would seriously bet against now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Future is League said: That's something i would seriously bet against now I wouldn’t. They are in transition and haven’t wasted any time in blooding new players (unlike another international team I could mention....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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