England v Australia 2025 - coming to the UK!

[Hopie]

1 hour ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Okay….statue = national stadium does it? Interesting, someone should inform Headingley they have a national stadium too. It depicts moments from challenge cup games…literally. That’s not the definition of a national stadium. I’ve addressed how RL was considered when new Wembley was built and the game can be proud of its links to such a world famous stadium. 

 

See above….its not. 

With logic skills like this I'm surprised you are still alive.

Potatoes grow in the ground, therefore if it grows in the ground it must be a potato.... 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

2 hours ago, Hopie said:

With logic skills like this I'm surprised you are still alive.

Potatoes grow in the ground, therefore if it grows in the ground it must be a potato.... 

That sounded better in your head didn’t it? 
 

….might have been best keeping it there, kid. 

[LeeF]

20 hours ago, sam4731 said:

Enough so that some people will be optimistic about the final total but not enough that there won't be any moaning about why Wembley was the wrong choice.

Rugby League in a sentence

[Leyther_Matt]

22 hours ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Okay….statue = national stadium does it? Interesting, someone should inform Headingley they have a national stadium too. It depicts moments from challenge cup games…literally. That’s not the definition of a national stadium. I’ve addressed how RL was considered when new Wembley was built and the game can be proud of its links to such a world famous stadium. 

 

See above….its not. 

It’s also the only non-club ground in the country that was built with the guarantee of at least one RL game a year (that we didn’t achieve that is down to the RFL)

[Damien]

Ashes training range. Pretty much the usual Oxen fare:

 

Edited May 27 by Damien

[M j M]

According to the SMH Meninga won't be coaching the Kangaroos as they want him to focus on the Perth job.

Potentially bad news for England if Australia put a top quality coach in place. That said they mention Kevin Walters as a potential replacement so perhaps not 

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-to-remove-meninga-from-ashes-series-with-fittler-smith-and-walters-in-the-frame-20250528-p5m30f.html

[Just Browny]

2 hours ago, M j M said:

According to the SMH Meninga won't be coaching the Kangaroos as they want him to focus on the Perth job.

Potentially bad news for England if Australia put a top quality coach in place. That said they mention Kevin Walters as a potential replacement so perhaps not 

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-to-remove-meninga-from-ashes-series-with-fittler-smith-and-walters-in-the-frame-20250528-p5m30f.html

They're going to have a hell of a coaching team at Perth. Is that Arthur, Burgess and Meninga who have all been confirmed now.

[sam4731]

3 hours ago, M j M said:

According to the SMH Meninga won't be coaching the Kangaroos as they want him to focus on the Perth job.

Potentially bad news for England if Australia put a top quality coach in place. That said they mention Kevin Walters as a potential replacement so perhaps not 

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-to-remove-meninga-from-ashes-series-with-fittler-smith-and-walters-in-the-frame-20250528-p5m30f.html

The most worrying part of this is that it's the NRL that have removed him from the post and not the ARLC. How long before IRL is formally taken over by the NRL? I mean there is talk of the WC being played under NRL rules next year. Seems ridiculous to me.

[Hopie]

On 28/05/2025 at 16:01, sam4731 said:

The most worrying part of this is that it's the NRL that have removed him from the post and not the ARLC. How long before IRL is formally taken over by the NRL? I mean there is talk of the WC being played under NRL rules next year. Seems ridiculous to me.

Too late, it already happened!

[Sports Prophet]

On 28/05/2025 at 23:01, sam4731 said:

The most worrying part of this is that it's the NRL that have removed him from the post and not the ARLC. How long before IRL is formally taken over by the NRL? I mean there is talk of the WC being played under NRL rules next year. Seems ridiculous to me.

Where has that been confirmed please Sam?

As to the WC, I would suggest if you are right, it will be because the IRL will adopt the NRL rules as their own.

[sam4731]

1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said:

Where has that been confirmed please Sam?

As to the WC, I would suggest if you are right, it will be because the IRL will adopt the NRL rules as their own.

Sorry, it's just what the article says but I supposed it's not actually fact.

[Click]

1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said:

Where has that been confirmed please Sam?

As to the WC, I would suggest if you are right, it will be because the IRL will adopt the NRL rules as their own.

That would be stupid to do.

[Leyther_Matt]

On 27/05/2025 at 22:14, Damien said:

Ashes training range. Pretty much the usual Oxen fare:

 

Fully expecting this to be on clearance by the end of the summer and another range released by then. Tbf my wife and I have built up quite a collection of £5-£10 training tops ahead of planning on behind at RLWC next year  

[Sports Prophet]

5 hours ago, Click said:

That would be stupid to do.

Why?

[Click]

9 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

Why?

Because the NRL hasn't perfected the laws of the game? 

Why should the international rules automatically be the NRL's rules when everyone outside of the NRL plays by a different set?

[Sports Prophet]

5 minutes ago, Click said:

Because the NRL hasn't perfected the laws of the game? 

Why should the international rules automatically be the NRL's rules when everyone outside of the NRL plays by a different set?

There is no consistency in the laws anywhere. The Aus pro/semi pro game plays to the NRL. SL and Semi pro British play to RFL. I believe France pro games play to rules different to both. So yes, every nation plays professionally to a different set than each other.

Leading back to the beginning of your post, I never said the International Laws should change to NRL Laws, I just questioned why it would be a bad idea. We’ve seen SL and IRL follow ARL/NRL Laws in the past, for great benefit. See 40/20 and corner posts. So there is history of it being a good thing.

In reality, there are only the most minor of differences I can think of, about restarts. I don’t care which Laws they play to, as long as they are those adopted by the IRL at the time of the tournament.

[JM2010]

Looks like I’ll be going to the opening test. Just needed to confirm I was free. I’ve been to 4N, WC games, tests vs NZ, Samoa and Tonga, even SOO but this will be my first time at an England vs Australia test. Can’t wait to watch an Ashes test at Wembley 

Edited May 31 by JM2010

[sam4731]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cd90k2801zxo

Should we be considering something similar? For me, a drawn series would be the biggest anti-clinax.

[Hopie]

1 hour ago, sam4731 said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cd90k2801zxo

Should we be considering something similar? For me, a drawn series would be the biggest anti-clinax.

Golden point is BS, a draw is a valid result in any test match. 

[sam4731]

16 minutes ago, Hopie said:

Golden point is BS, a draw is a valid result in any test match. 

I wouldn't advocate for it in either of the first 2 tests or the 3rd if either of the first 2 were drawn, it just seems a bit meh if the whole series was drawn.

[Gav Wilson]

My head would be found in a yet to be discovered galaxy if we lost a Test series to the Aussies by golden point.

[Big Picture]

1 hour ago, Hopie said:

Golden point is BS, a draw is a valid result in any test match. 

And not needed either, total points can be used to determine the series winner in that event.

[Hopie]

48 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

I wouldn't advocate for it in either of the first 2 tests or the 3rd if either of the first 2 were drawn, it just seems a bit meh if the whole series was drawn.

That's almost worst, if the first game is a draw we leave is as a draw, but if the third game is a draw with the series scores level we go to golden point? Why is that different to a team one-nil up going to Headingley losing? Is one kind of drawn series ok, and another isn't? It is just manufacturing something that is not required.

Golden point should be our equivalent of a penalty shoot out, only in knock out games, and only after regulation extra time. 

[17 stone giant]

I'm probably in the minority but I would prefer a clear winner for each test match.

That means golden point and kicks after every match.

I followed that RU Lions series in NZ and for me it was completely flat to have it end 1-1 with a draw.

I would feel equally flat if the Ashes this autumn ended the same way.

Maybe it's my football background but I'm accepting of the fact that games have to be decided in a different way.

Ultimately, if you don't want to risk losing in golden point or kick shootout, be good enough to beat the opposition in 80 minutes of play.

I'm going to Wembley in November and if it's 16-16 at full time, I want the drama of watching extra time and 'penalties'.

[WN83]

Golden point in the league fixtures does my head in (probably because Wigan are dreadful at it) but I can see the merits of it in the Ashes. In saying that, if somebody offered me a 1-1 drawn series now, I'd probably take it! 

Edited May 31 by WN83