RP London Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Allora said: The team is isolated together, once they compete they fly home to 14 day isolation. They isolated in Cairns before travelling to Japan. And had COVID cases I believe... good to see they are taking player welfare so seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gomersall said: Well she's a fan of the World Cup - get the 6 week break in now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/23/final-decision-on-world-cup-expected-next-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, dead man inc said: Considering how little/non existent the Metros RL coverage of rugby league is in London.... look what made the back page of today’s Metro! We want to get this kind of article/headline into the Australian/New Zealand press 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Ram Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Trying to be positive today so putting this out has a positive answer to the problem !!!! So the Aussies & Kiwis don't want to play in our World Cup OK so lets invite the USA & Serbia to take their places & invite the USA & Serbian press to a conference to announce they will be replacing the Aussies & Kiwis plus work with organizations in the UK to get the message out to citizens from the states & Serbia that live in the UK use any papers that are printed for them, Social Media sites to spread the word. Also afterwards try to organize a thank you game in the USA plus a game in Serbia with England to say thanks for stepping in to keep the World Cup on. Our future is playing the likes of France plus encouraging other European Country's to play each other whenever possible one off games, small tournaments to build up the European brand invite the likes of Jamaica , Lebanon & Greece plus Italy with invitations to USA & Canada let the Aussies & Kiwis be the so called big fish in their own pond. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barley Mow Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/23/final-decision-on-world-cup-expected-next-week/ This suggests that their decision applies to both men's and women's world cups. But for the wheelchair event (for Australia at least) a decision hasn't been made yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Just now, Barley Mow said: This suggests that their decision applies to both men's and women's world cups. But for the wheelchair event (for Australia at least) a decision hasn't been made yet. Also still uncertainties around the pacific nations, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barley Mow Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Just now, Hela Wigmen said: Also still uncertainties around the pacific nations, too. Yeah. Hopefully they won't crack under the pressure they'll be under to withdraw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 37 minutes ago, Damien said: This is so low I don't even know where to begin. Out and out bribary: NZ Rugby League has confirmed it has started talks to play a test in the Pacific Islands - and Newshub understands it will be against Tonga. New Zealand and Australia have worn a verbal spray in the UK for withdrawing from this year's Rugby League World Cup, citing player welfare concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/07/rugby-league-nz-rugby-league-considers-taking-tests-to-tonga-with-world-cup-now-looking-doubtful.amp.html If Australia is keen then so are we … how much does that sentence say ? Are the kiwis incapable of any independent thought . Secondly he talks about respect for the pacific island nations … what like pulling out of the World Cup then basically trying to get them to . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 4 hours ago, JohnM said: This action is clearly proof that New Zealand is a client state. "A client state is a state that is economically, politically, or militarily subordinate to another more powerful state (termed controlling state in this article) in international relations. " YES my Belarus friends would confirm that sadly:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, Barley Mow said: This suggests that their decision applies to both men's and women's world cups. But for the wheelchair event (for Australia at least) a decision hasn't been made yet. There was a statement and they've pulled out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Prince Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, FearTheVee said: The SL season is being impacted by a small number of positive cases and a very large number of people being "pinged" into isolation. Sometimes rather "conveniently" on behalf of certain clubs. . . . The bubbles around the SL teams will bear no resemblence whatsoever to those around the World Cup. Interesting you don't reference a pan-European soccer tournament, a chunk of which was hosted in Engalnd in front of crowds, and how many players were infected and how many matches were called off? Thank you Mr Vee, I am happy to support your assertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I am so sad about all of this. All of us on this forum are here for one reason ONLY we are RL fans. I personally discovered this game by accident in 1974 whilst working in Hull then after a lapse of a few years took an interest again in 1980 when Fulham entered Division 2 of the old championship. OMG there are a few scars out there when I was younger however I am still here and totally in love with this beautiful game ( And I am a pure born and bred Southerner living in Kent when I am in the UK) In my later years and happily having my wife run the 2 business successfully it allows me time to spend on things that I love Radio/Train set/Cricket/Rugby League The next few years of my life until I drop dead LOL all I want to see is RL progress in various countries around the world and 100% get back on its feet again in France we are very lucky that we have the ability to assist. Trent Robinson would be a godsend for FRL I cannot explain so much being in marketing how much he would mean to getting FRL back on its feet again. A successful France will have huge positive implications for RL in the UK. All I can say is we really do need this WC to happen personally I think the players want it to happen as we all do. Now is the time for the worldwide RL community to come together our hopes are with the fantastic players to stand up to this and make it happen. Paul 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Prince Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Mathius Hellwege said: great nuggets i na very good article (with at title that doesn't do it justice): big rebellion by the players RL Players association is at least supporting it to a certain degree Troy Grant still fighting against his old clique Replacement nations out of the box replacement solutions the statements of Meninga and Maguire political discussions on a government level ... Its worth noting that players who become "names" can enjoy various rewards and endorsements etc as a result of the WC. So it strikes me it is the duty of the players association to question those who don't support the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 NZ and Australia trying to strong arm the pacific islands with sweeteners of end of season tests and future tests in places like Tonga is pretty much as low as it gets. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathius Hellwege Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Scubby said: NZ and Australia trying to strong arm the pacific islands with sweeteners of end of season tests and future tests in places like Tonga is pretty much as low as it gets. yes, Troy Grant and IRL have to compete with promises of Grants after RLWC, a new international calendar, England and/or Lions tours to them etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathius Hellwege Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Top players likely to switch allegiance to compete in Rugby League World Cup | Rugby league | The Guardian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbe Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 30 minutes ago, Mathius Hellwege said: Top players likely to switch allegiance to compete in Rugby League World Cup | Rugby league | The Guardian If true, it could make for an exciting WC, freaky results, France do well, Italy surprise results etc. Plus if they play WC does that mean they cant play for Aus n Nz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, newbe said: If true, it could make for an exciting WC, freaky results, France do well, Italy surprise results etc. Plus if they play WC does that mean they cant play for Aus n Nz Hopefully, that'd be a real middle finger to them. You didn't want to play in the World Cup and as a result your teams are going to be permanently weakened! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, newbe said: If true, it could make for an exciting WC, freaky results, France do well, Italy surprise results etc. Plus if they play WC does that mean they cant play for Aus n Nz If that happens, and it does pretty well, then I look forward to France's trailers for RWC2025 coming out and the Australians/Kiwis ringing them up and saying "hey, what about us?" It'll have to be a nice HD internet call to capture the epic Gallic shrug they receive in reply. 2 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...
welshmagpie Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, Scubby said: NZ and Australia trying to strong arm the pacific islands with sweeteners of end of season tests and future tests in places like Tonga is pretty much as low as it gets. The logical (obvious?) thing the IRL could do is offer a fit-for-purpose international calendar that guarantees the games that NZ are using to bribe PI nations with, but on a regular schedule. … if only, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moove Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 37 minutes ago, Mathius Hellwege said: Top players likely to switch allegiance to compete in Rugby League World Cup | Rugby league | The Guardian Interesting to read the last paragraph in particular. Sounds to me like the WC organisers have already jumped through every hoop that's been asked of them and the ARL and NZRL have still stuck two fingers in their direction under the patently false covid concern banner. The bull which has been flowing from them in the last 48 hours seems even more contemptuous. I sincerely hope we're able to continue with the WC and don't bow down to the bullies, put on a fantastic festival of RL without them and maybe even show a few of the players who choose to switch to a tier two nation what the international scene is capable of if they commit to a world which doesn't revolve around Australia and their NZ lap dog. Or failing that we sue their asses into the ground. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathius Hellwege Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Moove said: Interesting to read the last paragraph in particular. Sounds to me like the WC organisers have already jumped through every hoop that's been asked of them and the ARL and NZRL have still stuck two fingers in their direction under the patently false covid concern banner. The bull which has been flowing from them in the last 48 hours seems even more contemptuous. also my interpretation of this and many other quality articles about the affair 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger06 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, newbe said: If true, it could make for an exciting WC, freaky results, France do well, Italy surprise results etc. Plus if they play WC does that mean they cant play for Aus n Nz No they can go back to their original tier 1 nation after 12 months of not playing for another nation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Mathius Hellwege said: Top players likely to switch allegiance to compete in Rugby League World Cup | Rugby league | The Guardian Maybe they’ll switch allegiance to England. Might give us a chance of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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