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Fri 18 Nov: Wheelchair World Cup Final: France v England KO 7.30pm

John Drake

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  1. 1. Who will win?

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Man of Kent
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Napoleon, Louis XIV, Brigitte Bardot, Eric Cantona, Ze Fallen Madonna With Ze Big Boobies - can you hear me? Your ref took one hell of a beating. 

Leonard
Leonard

3 test series with France annually on BBC prime time. 2 games here, 1 there and then rotate each year. A new SOO.

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Just got back from Manchester, my first wheelchair game and it was a thriller. Great venue, great crowd, great atmosphere and 2 great teams who went at it non stop for 80 minutes. Yes, it really was t

Just Browny

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4 minutes ago, dkw said:

#rlwc2021 trending number 1 on uk twitter.

Rugby league going viral seems as on-brand a moment as any for Twitter to fall over.

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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.

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1 minute ago, RayCee said:

I agree he but obviously he won't be worrying about that. 

The first thing they all say is that it is about the team, they really do play as a team.

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Just Browny

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We should get that French official to do the men's match at Warrington next year, would be a decent leveller.

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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.

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Just now, Just Browny said:

Rugby league going viral seems as on-brand a moment as any for Twitter to fall over.

They'll blame us of course - Elon Musk is counting on it. :kolobok_wink:

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Skinnywinger

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1 minute ago, Copa said:

What’s the deal with the French coach saying the English didn’t focus on disabled players and went for spectacle and a show?

Does it operate differently in France?

I guess the sport is young and rules will adapt as issues arise.

Are all the England players non disabled? Kind of takes the shine off for me if so. Abled bodied players have a big advantage when it comes to fitness and training. 

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Futtocks

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Great champions. Great opponents.

Now somebody find Seb Bachara a trumpet!

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1 minute ago, Skinnywinger said:

Are all the England players non disabled? Kind of takes the shine off for me if so. Abled bodied players have a big advantage when it comes to fitness and training. 

Many of the England players were clearly disabled so I’m keen to know what the French coach meant when he said that.

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1 minute ago, Skinnywinger said:

Are all the England players non disabled? Kind of takes the shine off for me if so. Abled bodied players have a big advantage when it comes to fitness and training. 

No, there is a limit to how many able bodied you can have on the pitch. You can have two legs and be disabled.

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2 minutes ago, Skinnywinger said:

Are all the England players non disabled? Kind of takes the shine off for me if so. Abled bodied players have a big advantage when it comes to fitness and training. 

No you can only have the maximum of two able bodied players at time on the pitch. 
 

I’m not expert and someone will help but I heard it was just one at this World Cup. 
 

He’s probably having a dig when it comes to how England use their bench 

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1 minute ago, Copa said:

Many of the England players were clearly disabled so I’m keen to know what the French coach meant when he said that.

I assume it was getting in your sour grapes early.

The rules are the rules - no point complaining. 

If only Samoa had some native Samoans etc etc.

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Futtocks

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4 minutes ago, Skinnywinger said:

Are all the England players non disabled? Kind of takes the shine off for me if so. Abled bodied players have a big advantage when it comes to fitness and training. 

The rules of the game (as codified by the French, who invented it) are that each team can have up to two able-bodied player on the court. So the England team is the same mix, more or less (albeit no female players) as every other one in the tournament.

That inclusivity is something at the heart of the game, and one that stops it from getting disability sport funding or, if enough nations end up playing it, Paralympic acceptance. Let nobody say that Rugby League ever makes things easy for itself.

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1 minute ago, Copa said:

Many of the England players were clearly disabled so I’m keen to know what the French coach meant when he said that.

Yeah I didn’t understand it either. Would be interested to know what he meant 

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Just now, Copa said:

Many of the England players were clearly disabled so I’m keen to know what the French coach meant when he said that.

I think he was making a general point that the proliferation of able players now in wheelchair is taking away from the less able players and it’s becoming uncompetitive for them with all the physicality. James Simpson gave a response that whilst at the top level that may appear the case, at the community league level, it’s completely different and still a sport for all

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