Gomersall Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 https://www.rlwc2021.com/article/407/world-cup-semi-finalists-tonga-to-meet-france-in-halifax-rlwc2021-warm-up-game 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Ah, obviously seeking to appeal to the large Tongan community in Halfiax. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 29 minutes ago, Damien said: Ah, obviously seeking to appeal to the large Tongan community in Halfiax. Both teams will be based here by then, and as far as I’m aware there isn’t a large Tongan diaspora in the UK, so why not have it in Halifax? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 When did the Shay become the New Shay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jughead said: When did the Shay become the New Shay? Is it ? Wow ya don’t shay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Damien said: Ah, obviously seeking to appeal to the large Tongan community in Halfiax. We're obviously appealing to how to put on an international tournament in the most budget way possible. It's going so stereotypically retro that I'm expecting the entertainment at Old Trafford for the final to be some guys with giant inflatable sumo wrestlers on the backs running at each other. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Keith Fowler Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jughead said: When did the Shay become the New Shay? Well they've developed some of the stands so it's kind of a new ground. It's a classic Ship of Theseus situation. Or Trigger's brush if you will. 2 I was born to run a club like this. Number 1, I do not spook easily, and those who think I do, are wasting their time, with their surprise attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I don’t mind them sharing World Cup love with Halifax. Didn’t they get a big crowd for Tonga at the last one in England? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I’m just looking forward to what’s next. I’m going Jamaica v Ireland at Bradford and PNG v Cook Islands in Widnes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Any place any time is good to watch Tonga 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 1 minute ago, DavidM said: Any place any time is good to watch Tonga Tonga v Cook Islands in Middlesbrough looks like being one of the hardest sells of the whole tournament. A smart organisation might look at a World Cup warm up game as being an opportunity to drum up interest and build some momentum. It's a long way from Halifax to Middlesbrough. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 We should be complaining. There's a home WC being played soon and now several international warm up games with more probably still be announced. Also, the warm games are easily accessible for a lot of us and might give some of us the opportunity to watch one of the nations we weren't going to watch live during the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, JM2010 said: We should be complaining. There's a home WC being played soon and now several international warm up games with more probably still be announced. Also, the warm games are easily accessible for a lot of us and might give some of us the opportunity to watch one of the nations we weren't going to watch live during the WC. I agree. It is very revealing that the whole programme is now based on reaching only existing fans. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragingbull Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Think ill have a wander along to that. Dont usually like going over the hill to be honest but a chance to watch Tonga is too good to turn down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The storm Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, Jughead said: I’m just looking forward to what’s next. I’m going Jamaica v Ireland at Bradford and PNG v Cook Islands in Widnes. There is a considerable PNG population in the west bank area of widnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, DavidM said: Any place any time is good to watch Tonga ...except if the place is in the opposing team and the time is 1 second after kick off. 1 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, The storm said: There is a considerable PNG population in the west bank area of widnes I was joking but I’m sure Widnes as as a club and fanbase did a fair amount when that lad they signed passed away before he moved to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: I don’t mind them sharing World Cup love with Halifax. Didn’t they get a big crowd for Tonga at the last one in England? Yeah 11,000 v Italy 1 "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Good to see France getting games against top nations, They’ll get to play Tonga, England and Samoa in the space of 4 weeks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_57 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Not playing this in France makes absolutely zero sense. Did everyone forget they are hosting a World Cup in 3 years? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 hours ago, gingerjon said: I agree. It is very revealing that the whole programme is now based on reaching only existing fans. Not just this tournament, but the entire sport. The fishing net is getting smaller and smaller. Having returned to England fairly recently I had thought I'd pick up some tickets for the RLWC, make a weekend of it I suppose and fit in 2 or 3 fixtures, but I can't say I'm enthused by it in any way. The whole game - on the field, in the stands, on TV, on here - looks and feels moribund and this tournament just seems to embody that. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_57 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 25 minutes ago, nadera78 said: Not just this tournament, but the entire sport. The fishing net is getting smaller and smaller. Having returned to England fairly recently I had thought I'd pick up some tickets for the RLWC, make a weekend of it I suppose and fit in 2 or 3 fixtures, but I can't say I'm enthused by it in any way. The whole game - on the field, in the stands, on TV, on here - looks and feels moribund and this tournament just seems to embody that. The game is parodying itself at this point. I hope next year it can get back to full swing and this year is a “soft relaunch” of Internationals but it still doesn’t make sense to me playing France V Tonga in Northern England when the area is already hosting the vast majority of the World Cup. Also the minor detail that France are hosting the WC in 3 years so a higher profile game in France might be helpful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Guys, it is a warm up game FFS, this is not a reason for an 'international rugby league is dead' thread. No teams are going to want to add to their existing travel requirements given the World Cup proper kicks off a week later. The teams involved have their opening games in Doncaster and St Helens so Halifax is a logical mid-point for a warm up. And it's quite near my house so I will probably go. 3 I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 This would be absolutely fine if 90% of the matches weren't directly accessible within an hours drive from Halifax... There is a huge concentration of games in particularly the Northwest, but also the broader M62 corridor as a whole. That is fine if the tickets are cheap and the aim is to get the relatively small RL matchgoing audience to go to several games boosted by curious associates. Not going to be easy with the games priced as they are. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Just Browny said: And it's quite near my house so I will probably go. Gone native quickly. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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