Eddie Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57820038?fbclid=IwAR1-WVHXq9sADnGaxMANQKbOPUd_-E2zEvy4R2ocDnNLvsmWT_5ppTwe1l0 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Australian journalists reporting that Australia haven’t signed the agreement. Aaron Bower, however, seems to think they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 stone giant Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 That's very good news. Hopefully there won't be any setbacks from now on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great news, I've been a bit reluctant to buy tickets up to this point but definitely encouraged now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 lets hope all the nations send their strongest possible squads 3 did the bloke who invented the phrase "one hit wonder" invent anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Picture Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great news! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thank goodness. I don’t think I’d ever have forgiven the Aussies if they’d have pulled out. You’d think after living in an open prison for nearly two years that the players will love a trip abroad! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Superb news. Let's hope we can put the uncertainty behind us and the sport can deliver the biggest and best men's, women's and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup ever. All the people that have worked to get us to this point should be applauded and I would hope that the whole sport gets behind it as a successful World Cup is literally in everyone's best interests. Edited July 13, 2021 by Dunbar 12 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Good , now we just need the players to come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, DavidM said: Good , now we just need the players to come I am sure there will be a few exceptions but I don't believe persuading the players is the biggest problem we face. Sportspeople are inherently competitive and they want to prove themselves on the biggest stages. I am sure that the current crop of Kiwis and Kangaroos will want to join some of the legends of the game and achieve the status of World Cup winner. And I am sure that many of the other nations players will be delighted to represent their countries at a World Cup. The clubs may see the tournament as a chore but I don't think the players will. 2 1 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great news. The original and best Rugby World Cup is alive and well. 3 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 The boost the game needed, should be fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathius Hellwege Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 great, the negativity of the people here is amazing very few positive comments already doubts, cynicism, sarcasm and so on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeF Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mathius Hellwege said: great, the negativity of the people here is amazing very few positive comments already doubts, cynicism, sarcasm and so on Other than your post there was 1 negative post with the rest being positive. Try not using a Union calculator as you’ll find it more accurate 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Fanatic Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Delighted at this news, really looking forward to it 2 100% League 0% Union Just because I don't know doesn't mean I don't understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, LeeF said: Other than your post there was 1 negative post with the rest being positive. Try not using a Union calculator as you’ll find it more accurate This is not the only thread about the RWC, though. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ShropshireBull said: The boost the game needed, should be fantastic. It really is, I can't wait. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Mead Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great news. As an aside I say even if the Aussies stress about losing 2 weeks of “pre-season” training then we still crack on without them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeF Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, Futtocks said: This is not the only thread about the RWC, though. The poster was clearly referring to this thread 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thank God for that. I've spent nearly 500 quid on tickets. If I got a refund I probably would have wasted it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Ram Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, doc said: Thank God for that. I've spent nearly 500 quid on tickets. If I got a refund I probably would have wasted it. Yep like you spent a few quid on tickets & looks like the hotels in Newcastle are up to date on the World Cup going ahead with a quick look prices very steep to other times i have visited Newcastle, so if its official tomorrow will start hunting around for accommodation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Thank goodness. I don’t think I’d ever have forgiven the Aussies if they’d have pulled out. You’d think after living in an open prison for nearly two years that the players will love a trip abroad! They still might still pull out, I wouldn’t put it past them, and Australian’s have faced very little restrictions over the last 15 months, other than been unable to fly in and out of the country freely. Compared to what we’ve had, months of no socialising and over a year without attending a game, I know which I’d prefer. Edited July 13, 2021 by Sir Kevin Sinfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, doc said: Thank God for that. I've spent nearly 500 quid on tickets. If I got a refund I probably would have wasted it. So have I but as I live in Australia I won’t be allowed to travel. I hope they will provide refunds for Australian based ticket purchasers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Eddie said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57820038?fbclid=IwAR1-WVHXq9sADnGaxMANQKbOPUd_-E2zEvy4R2ocDnNLvsmWT_5ppTwe1l0 The RLWC press department wouldn't release this unless every nation have signed would they? The Rugby League World Cup will take place as scheduled in England this autumn after participation agreements were signed by competing nations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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