Hela Wigmen Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 According to John Davidson who says that is the plan of the new IRL chairman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Sounds promising. If that is to be the case I can see it been more like the 2017 tournament which had most games split between New Zealand and Australia as well as several group games in PNG. If France staged 2 groups, a quarter final, semi final and final, any other country/city in Europe could bid to host the other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RP London Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: that would be lovely but experience tells me not to hold my breath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, RP London said: that would be lovely but experience tells me not to hold my breath! The world 9s is the odd one for me. Its a weekend event that ostensibly is happening every 4 years? Just seems a bit odd. Should be annual in some aspect imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP London Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: The world 9s is the odd one for me. Its a weekend event that ostensibly is happening every 4 years? Just seems a bit odd. Should be annual in some aspect imo. I wonder whether that will become more obvious when the rest of the calendar starts to come out.. ie if there are tours planned or other comps planned does it become harder to schedule properly. Would be good to get something more regularly, may also give a little more weight to the argument of having it in the commonwealth games if it was a more regular occurrence and showing potential popularity. (also it becomes something for non traditional countries to look at if there is more regularity, the RU 7s world circuit certainly did that for their "lesser" nations). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Road Trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: The world 9s is the odd one for me. Its a weekend event that ostensibly is happening every 4 years? Just seems a bit odd. Should be annual in some aspect imo. Being cynical, because I know Rugby League, it probably will. However, it shouldn’t really. You’d hope there would be something annually or every other year that can be used as tournaments but also qualifiers to place in the 2023 Nines World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, RP London said: I wonder whether that will become more obvious when the rest of the calendar starts to come out.. ie if there are tours planned or other comps planned does it become harder to schedule properly. Would be good to get something more regularly, may also give a little more weight to the argument of having it in the commonwealth games if it was a more regular occurrence and showing potential popularity. (also it becomes something for non traditional countries to look at if there is more regularity, the RU 7s world circuit certainly did that for their "lesser" nations). Yeah the scope for 9s as I see it is definitely more towards increasing the international breadth of the game. Minor nations need fewer good players and the games are short enough that any potential blowouts are limited by time. 9s, unlike union 7s, would also allow players who are forwards to compete too, strengthening the smaller nations further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred Mann Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 The calendar propose makes no sense unless there are at least four Super League clubs from France, including one from Paris, by 2025. That is because the venues for WC games must have a local club fan base in place. However we know that there will not be four French SL clubs by 2025. And that means holding the WC competition in France will be a flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Manfred Mann said: The calendar propose makes no sense unless there are at least four Super League clubs from France, including one from Paris, by 2025. That is because the venues for WC games must have a local club fan base in place. However we know that there will not be four French SL clubs by 2025. And that means holding the WC competition in France will be a flop. I agree that a French 2025 world cup should really be part of a wider strategy for France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said: The calendar propose makes no sense unless there are at least four Super League clubs from France, including one from Paris, by 2025. That is because the venues for WC games must have a local club fan base in place. However we know that there will not be four French SL clubs by 2025. And that means holding the WC competition in France will be a flop. Are you saying the people of, say, Avignon wouldn't turn out for the World Cup because Avignon isn't in Super League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: I agree that a French 2025 world cup should really be part of a wider strategy for France. Which should include Toulouse joining Catalans in Superleague and the strengthening of Elite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Sounds promising. Just hope the 9s in 2023 isn’t a substitute for 13-man tournament. A really liked the original idea of the Intercontinental Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 47 minutes ago, Eddie said: Road Trip! Or Eurostar, TGV and SNCF. Interrailing for international RL. Fabuleux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said: The calendar propose makes no sense unless there are at least four Super League clubs from France, including one from Paris, by 2025. That is because the venues for WC games must have a local club fan base in place. However we know that there will not be four French SL clubs by 2025. And that means holding the WC competition in France will be a flop. Good idea, a team in Paris would probably work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, Man of Kent said: Or Eurostar, TGV and SNCF. Interrailing for international RL. Fabuleux. What are the Leythers going to do though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Are you saying the people of, say, Avignon wouldn't turn out for the World Cup because Avignon isn't in Super League? They’d be more interested in the World Cup than the population of Sydney were for the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I could see French authorities backing a World Cup for tourism purposes, particularly after Covid. Dare we dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said: The calendar propose makes no sense unless there are at least four Super League clubs from France, including one from Paris, by 2025. That is because the venues for WC games must have a local club fan base in place. However we know that there will not be four French SL clubs by 2025. And that means holding the WC competition in France will be a flop. Why four? That is a number you have just plucked from thin air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Which should include Toulouse joining Catalans in Superleague and the strengthening of Elite 1 I think the model that this year's tournament has set is one we should be aiming for every time. Government funding to reduce the risk around actually staging the event, and then legacy investment. People need to stop seeing SL as the end game - if the French game could secure millions to invest in the grassroots and the publicity of staging a major RL tournament, then that is a great thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Capacity wise, we’ve two stadiums apiece in Perpignan and Toulouse, Avignon, Carcassonne and then RU/football stadiums in places like Lyon, Marseille, Toulon etc that can host games. I don’t necessarily thing we need to think about having games in any other country should this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 This would be absolutely fantastic and could be a real game changer for the game in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Give the French a breather. They already have the Union World Cup in 2023 and the Olympics in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, bird said: Give the French a breather. They already have the Union World Cup in 2023 and the Olympics in 2024. Perfect time to do it, like the decade of sport here in the 10's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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