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  1. clarency

    New North American Competition?

    You mean that cutting the existing competition in half and trying to start again has resulted in the new competition failing and the old competition falling apart? No one could have predicted this! No one!!!!
  2. clarency

    New 12 team comp announced

    Nope not going to do it. Every season we see a NZ top, Aus bottom ladder in super rugby is another step closer to the game dying. I'll check back in a couple of years time and see if it is still around.
  3. clarency

    RLWC 2021 confirmed for 15 Oct - 19 Nov 2022

    The moment this happens is the moment the Australian organisers (NRL) recommence regular Kangaroo tests that will be more attractive to the more talented players. This, alongside the fact that SOO eligibility requires commitment to the Australian national team means that any player with talent...
  4. clarency

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    It is tricky with Indonesia as it puts many of the tournament matches smack in the middle of a tropical climate. Some teams playing in Australia, Indonesia, or both is not something I would think FIFA would like the appeal of. Australia should go with NZ and both countries need to recognise...
  5. clarency

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Airbnb en masse. No problems!
  6. clarency

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Suncorp doesn't need an increase in capacity... just a facilities upgrade and it is good to go. Gold Coast have a nice stadium but doesn't lend itself to major upgrades. Can't see it getting in. Newcastle would be certain to get an upgrade and post event downgrade. Sydney would get ANZ and SFS...
  7. clarency

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    It is really important to recognise that Fifa's stadium rules are more like guidelines. The Qatar WC will only use 8 stadiums across the 32 teams; Meanwhile the Russian WC had 2 stadiums that were barely over 30k. As long as the bid is considered superior to/attractive over their counterparts...
  8. clarency

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    So that's confirmation that they will never fix the end seating...
  9. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    Well this will be interesting. I expect the IRL will try to schedule to event to end before November... coz... yeknow.... the world's biggest sporting event will start around then. And of course we wouldn't dare to impede on the precious NRL that typically ends with their grand final at the end...
  10. clarency

    rugby league at the olympics

    It's pretty well known that the athletes bang each other en masse at each Olympic games. Otherwise the thought of RL players degrading other athletes for their chosen sport would just make them look petty and childish.
  11. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    50/50 huh... Let's see if Int RL bows to the NRL again...
  12. clarency

    rugby league at the olympics

    Remember when RL was giving a trial run for the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and Australia decided to send the Roosters SG side as their national representative? They didn't even give them Australian jerseys for their matches... Remember that? Yeah... there's no chance of this happening. "11...
  13. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    Change their minds? Remember when the NRL cancelled the Four Nations in 2012 to give the players time to rest and prepare for the world cup... 12 months prior to it starting? lol. International league is a sideshow. Dropped at the slightest inconvenience. They are well and truly out.
  14. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    Unfortunately that is all he needs to do. The cold truth is that while the NRL does not care for the international game, neither does the average joe fan. They aren't looking for a rational argument... they just want reaffirmation of their existing beliefs; NRL #1. They know that, which is why...
  15. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    Then we can both agree that the NRL's "it's about player safety" speech is BS. It is all about money but they don't want to admit that. In RL's situation, the RLWC is about generating wider interest and honouring the sport. It is an investment. Yes the NRL is the biggest show in town. Today...
  16. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    No it isn't going to change it but don't think we aren't going to declare that it is wrong. A single league shouldn't hold power over the sport worldwide, but it does. That's patently unfair to the other leagues that participate in the sport.
  17. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    This pandemic safety statements are just nonsense. For a comparatively small group of players that can be properly tested, isolated and monitored there is more than enough evidence that it works. There is a growing list of sporting events that have gone ahead since the hit. Euro2020 just took...
  18. clarency

    Australia and New Zealand withdraw from RLWC

    Nothing is new here... It's just reaffirmation of what people don't want to believe. NRL > rugby league. It's how it has always been and there is nothing to suggest that will ever change.
  19. clarency

    Will the RL World Cup go ahead without Southern Hemisphere countries and still be a world cup

    Half the participating national teams wouldn't be able to field a team if Australia remains locked down.
  20. clarency

    RU in Australia on “life support”

    Unfortunately this was the outcome of making the game professional. Spend all day at the gym, eating, staying fit. For games where size gives advantage it has become more of a solved game it appears.

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