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  1. yakstorm

    Canada 2024

    Draw for 2024 Ontario Men's draw has been released, with a new club, Tavistock, joining Brampton Beavers, Toronto City Saints and Brampton Beavers. The Ontario Ospreys remain the only Women's club in Ontario. The Ospreys have confirmed matches against the Midwest Rogue Runners (April 20)...
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    Fiji's bid for 18th NRL license

    Hadn't seen anything about this story till I went over to Fiji, but this was in the Fiji Sun last week: Fiji’s NRL Bid Boost Feedback: waisean@fijisun.com.fj* · Mar 16, 2024 Government is expected to strengthen the country’s sports tourism sector by endorsing Fiji’s bid to be the 18th...
  3. yakstorm

    Silktails matches to be broadcast on Free-To-Air across Pacific

    https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/03/06/kaiviti-silktails-matches-to-be-broadcast-across-the-pacific/ Key points from article: In a huge boost for rugby league in the Pacific region, all of the Kaiviti Silktails' matches in the Jersey Flegg competition will be distributed by PacificAus TV in 2024...
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    Vegas Nines

    What we know so far for the tournament: - Men's & Women’s open age events - $20K prize money for both events - Open to any sporting team - Will run on Thursday / Friday leading into NRL Double Header Confirmed clubs for the event so far: - LA Mongrel (California) - M&F - San Diego Barracudas...
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    Silktails move to Jersey Flegg Cup

    Interesting move by the Silktails to move from Ron Massey Cup to Jersey Flegg Cup in 2024. The move will likely help the Bati long term, with clubs more likely to pick up an U21s player than anyone any older (although questionable if U21s is still too old) though it seems to end any plans of...
  6. yakstorm

    USA 2024

    With a new year fast approach, thought it was time for a new thread. Utah: Utah Junior Rugby League has announced an U17s Men & Women’s 9s competition to run from December to February at Zions Bank Indoor Stadium in Herriman. The clubs entering teams are the Timp Panthers, Wolfpack, Rabbitohs...
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    Australia PM XIII v PNG PM XIII

    Confirmed for September 23-24 at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby. Saturday will feature School boys, School girls, Defence Men & Defence Women. Sunday will be Men's & Women’s PMXIII double header.
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    Port Moresby Vipers launch bid for NSW Cup

    https://www.thenational.com.pg/vipers-launch-nsw-bid/
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    Digicel Cup 2023

    Waghi Tumbe out, Sepik Pride are in https://asiapacificrl.com/2023/02/08/sepik-pride-to-join-2023-png-digicel-cup-season/
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    Pacific Games 2023

    The tournament is still months away, but already we've had confirmation from some nations whether they'll be taking part in the Men's, Women's or both RL9s events. Solomon Islands: Men's & Women’s Cook Islands: Men's & Women’s Fiji: Men's & Women’s Vanuatu: Men's & Women’s PNG, Tonga & Samoa...
  11. yakstorm

    Should we have a Bronze medal final at future World Cups?

    Now that we are at the point where arguably 5 nations are capable of winning a World Cup, I was wondering should we look to add a Bronze Medal / 3rd Place Play-Off match in future tournaments? If we had something in place for this tournament and 2017, we would have ended up with two quality...
  12. yakstorm

    AMNRL is back, USARL limited to South East, new USA Commission

    Okay... just some small changes have happened in the US this week.... https://championshiprugbyleague.com/irl-reform-concludes-with-the-unification-of-rugby-league-in-the-usa/?fbclid=IwAR3zv-9-MlaP6LKNr_DEkdZSFfrG4Ddm7aDY0viScnWbsHoLW2ZP6KGG92E
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    Broadcasters

    So with the tournament about to kick off, here are the known Broadcasters for different markets: Participants: England - BBC (FTA) Wales - BBC (FTA) Scotland - BBC (FTA) Northern Ireland - BBC (FTA) Ireland- ?? Australia - Foxtel + Kayo (Subscription) New Zealand - SparkSport (Subscription)...
  14. yakstorm

    2022/23 South Africa Season

    The 2022/23 South Africa Rugby League season kicks off this weekend, with 12 teams set to feature in the Gauteng Conference. The University of Pretoria Tuks, who have been one of the dominant sides of the SARL for the past decade, have rebranded as Harlequins Pretoria. The Limpopo / Mpumalanga...
  15. yakstorm

    Prime Ministers XIII is back

    Set to be held at Suncorp Stadium with the NRLW Semi Finals https://asiapacificrl.com/2022/08/26/suncorp-stadium-to-host-mens-and-womens-australia-prime-ministers-xiii-v-png-prime-ministers-xiii/
  16. yakstorm

    2022 NSW Cup

    https://asiapacificrl.com/2021/10/29/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-set-to-return-to-nsw-cup-in-2022/ Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have confirmed that they'll be back in the NSW Cup for 2022. They will still maintain a relationship with Mounties, indicating the competition will expand back to...
  17. yakstorm

    World Cup Kits

    England Jamaica Brasil
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    Chicago to play in Tampa 9s

    Chicago North Shore have announced their plans to introduce Rugby League into Illinois and have already committed to taking part in the Tampa Bay 9s in mid-May (https://www.northshorerugby.com/post/rugby-league-happening) They'll join the likes of Tampa, South Florida and Jacksonville, who have...
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    Rugby League in the US

    So after a number of seasons of it feeling like the game was 'treading water' a bit, it feels like Rugby League in the US is set to explode in 2021, with the country set to enjoy possibly the most significant period of growth since the Jacksonville Axemen helped establish the Southern...
  20. yakstorm

    Latin America 2021

    Melina, Maringa and Vitória qualify for Brazilian Women’s Semi Finals https://www.asiapacificrl.com/2021/02/15/melina-maringa-and-vitoria-qualify-for-brazilian-womens-semi-finals/ Photography: @ruasmidia The semi-finalists for the Brazilian Rugby League Women’s Premiership have been decided...
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