Spotlight on Rugby League in Turkey

[deluded pom?]

http://rlif.com/article/8924/spotlight-on-rugby-league-in-turkey

[frank]

Thanks for keeping us up to date  on what's going on in RL Pom.

[The Rocket]

Sundays ANZAC Day 40 000 sell-out clash at the SCG between St. George and Easts will feature the inaugural `Gallipoli` Day game between a Turkish X111 chosen from Australian based players due to Covid restrictions and a team picked from the Australian Armed forces.

The match will be live-streamed by NRL.com and captain Arda Dalcik said the rugby league community in Turkey would watch with great interest.

"For the Turks to represent our country on Anzac Day in the Gallipoli clash, or Canakkale as it is called in Turkish, means a lot for our heritage and our cultural identity," Dalcik said.

"It is a celebrated day in Turkey also and the passion we are going to be playing with on Sunday, and the history that is behind it, is just going to be awesome."

 

For the full article:

NRL 2021: Turkey looking forward to historic ANZAC Day match at SCG - NRL

Amongst the people thanked for organising this, the Sydney Roosters are mentioned, more evidence of the forward thinking administration within that club. This has the potential to develop into a huge feature on the Turkish Rugby League calendar.

 

 

 

 

 

[fighting irish]

4 hours ago, The Rocket said:

Sundays ANZAC Day 40 000 sell-out clash at the SCG between St. George and Easts will feature the inaugural `Gallipoli` Day game between a Turkish X111 chosen from Australian based players due to Covid restrictions and a team picked from the Australian Armed forces.

The match will be live-streamed by NRL.com and captain Arda Dalcik said the rugby league community in Turkey would watch with great interest.

"For the Turks to represent our country on Anzac Day in the Gallipoli clash, or Canakkale as it is called in Turkish, means a lot for our heritage and our cultural identity," Dalcik said.

"It is a celebrated day in Turkey also and the passion we are going to be playing with on Sunday, and the history that is behind it, is just going to be awesome."

 

For the full article:

NRL 2021: Turkey looking forward to historic ANZAC Day match at SCG - NRL

Amongst the people thanked for organising this, the Sydney Roosters are mentioned, more evidence of the forward thinking administration within that club. This has the potential to develop into a huge feature on the Turkish Rugby League calendar.

 

 

 

 

 

What a fantastic initiative to include the Turkish National team in this huge day. Congratulations to the NRL. 

[Gomersall]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/21/it-means-a-lot-turkey-looking-forward-to-anzac-day-match-at-scg/

[langpark]

Nice article. Though it implies Guler, Sezer etc. are playing in this match, which obviously, they are not. 

[Futtocks]