ROOS V ALL BLACKS

[Diesel]

Yawn(ion)

 

[King hit]

He got absolutely smashed by Geoff Toovey as well. He was back playing union before the year was out.

 

[StadiumXIII]

Be interesting to see!! All Blacks would have SBW, NMS and Matt Duffie in there having RL backgrounds.. If the money goes to the RLIF I'm all for it.

 

[THE CHAMP]

The rules are simple. One half of league then everyone has a nap for the second half

 

[Perth Red]

Will the crowd have to drink vb in the first half and pimms in the second?

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Was attempted once behind closed door in the 1920s

Yeh but the rules they trialed were shit.

Would have been good to get a national game, even though it would have isolated Aus from sprot in other countries.

Better is VFL has simply reverted back to soccer rules.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

If there so much interest from sponsors in Japan the NRL should do their due diligence and ask for a list of backers for the game.. Then politely decline Hybrid Rugby and go to those backers with an NRL/Origin/Internarional game proposal..

Very much doubt there is much truth to it though.

Sounds more like a promoter trying to push the idea than an actual examination of the lay of the land...

 

[Teddyboy]

Ever noticed that the rules for these hybrid rugby games always read as basically a game of Union except you play league when you're attacking in your half of the field. Why would you want to stifle the most exciting part of RL (attacking your oppositions line) for unions boring rucking and playing for penalties.

If I was writing a hybrid game it'd basically be modern RL (six tackle sets, 13 a side, 6 points for a try, 2 for a conversion, etc) with mauling, contested scrums, and line-outs chucked in.
The simplicity and intensity of RLs' attacking and defending play added with the ball being (almost) constantly contested and the added tactical play that creates of union, it'd be the best of both worlds.

That might bring the codes together.

 

[POPEYE]

If it comes down to 'push' the thicknecks will score but will it be enough to catch up on the scoreboard after shit tackling lets in try after try by the Roos

 

[Foreign Legion]

That might bring the codes together.

arrh yea....no, btw Izzy would be spewing

 

[mozza91]

The risk of injury is just too high for it to be viable imo. The NRL couldn't afford to have 17 of its best dead due to boredom.

 

[Travitoh]

Usually anything with the word hybrid means its generally sh...t

Not always

 

[Life's Good]

If it comes down to 'push' the thicknecks will score but will it be enough to catch up on the scoreboard after shit tackling lets in try after try by the Roos

Tackle. Union players think tackle is only for fishing.

 

[T-Boon]

I'd like to see the Australian Touch Football team v the Kangaroos in a touch footy game.

 

[adamkungl]

If I was writing a hybrid game it'd basically be modern RL (six tackle sets, 13 a side, 6 points for a try, 2 for a conversion, etc) with mauling, contested scrums, and line-outs chucked in.

Pretty much this.

Worth noting that a "Hybrid" Rugby with rules somewhere in the middle would be something very close to Rugby League before limited tackles era.

Anyway this rubbish comes up every offseason. Don't see either game having the appetite to promote the other or risk their top athletes being embarrassed. The promoter is full of shit as is any media that seriously entertains the idea.

 

[Coparugby]

Stupid idea. I’ve seen it played and it’s not a good look.

They essentially switch rules depending on what half the attacking team is in.

 

[axl rose]

The risk of injury is just too high for it to be viable imo. The NRL couldn't afford to have 17 of its best dead due to boredom.

Reminds me of a quote from Jack Gibson "a corpse has more life in him than a Union recruit"

 

[Nerd]

Should never happen. Pretty hard to see any clubs letting their very highly paid employees risk being hurt in a one off game that they get nothing out of. I can't see anything positive in this for Rugby League and just gives Union a free leg up. Would be a carve up anyway. Anyone who has played both games will tell you how slow Union is compared to League. Use Brad Thorn as an example, he was struggling with the pace of the game at the Broncos so retired and went to Union and then played on for years with the all blicks.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Stuff this Rugby Lunion crap. They ain't the same and we all seem to like it that way, been good for 122 odd years now, you'd think we'd be used to it all by now.

 

[kdalymc]

yep. the world is confused as to what we mean by "2 rugbys" so lets confuse them even more.. f**kkkkkkkkk