World Cup Schedule Leak

[Last Week]

You know what would have been interesting, if Lebanon vs France was the last pool game as that game would determine which team would make the quarter finals. That would pull a few more fans in to the SFS.

 

[jim_57]

Hope there's some method to this apparent madness.. some of those venues have severely undersold the product.

See some of these games being really hard sells.. now that it's done though they should be aiming to sell out all of the following:

ALL Finals
ALL Australia (30k+ SFS), NZ & PNG pool games.
Perth, Townsville & Cairns double headers.
Tonga V Samoa

Some of these are infuriating and honestly defy belief, Australia likely playing a quarter in Darwin, Brisbane getting semi and final, AAMI & not Etihad, Cairns & Townsville getting 3 games, SFS, no regional NSW or Western Sydney.. and the worst of all IMO is Mt Smart Stadium instead of Eden Park.. FFS.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Draw is now officially out - http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/official-rlwc2017-draw.457210/

 

[moffla]

AAMI Park for the opener. Sweet!

 

[PaulyTom]

I think they have done a good job. I'm a definite for at least 3 games including the final.

 

[PaulyTom]

So is it Aami or Etihad for rlwc games in melbourne?

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I dont understand what all this misery is about. The stadium choices all looks pretty good...

Im surprised Newcastle and Wollongong didnt get any, but thats about it.

 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

I'm glad they're using a rectangular stadium in Melb., but would have had the opening match in Brisbane.

 

[PaulyTom]

Opening game will start the tournament off great, a full house in a great stadium in a superb spring in Melbourne. Melbourne will be a buzz with race fever too.

 

[Foreign Legion]

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_22824-voss-calls-for-world-cup-every-two-years.html


Vossy wants a wc every 2 years

 

[adamkungl]

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_22824-voss-calls-for-world-cup-every-two-years.html


Vossy wants a wc every 2 years

This is not a good suggestion.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_22824-voss-calls-for-world-cup-every-two-years.html


Vossy wants a wc every 2 years

I can understand the sentiment but there are better ways...

The "middle year" in the WC cycle should have a major event, but a World9s or something similar would be a far better choice.

And a World9s could be taken to far more ambitious places given it would only be over 1/2 weekends rather than 5 and in only 1 location rather than 15. We could take it to Vegas or Johannesburg or what ever the capital or Saudi Arabia is.

I like the commitment to the International game, but we need a format that can push the games traditional boundaries and take the game to new places...

Edit: he does have a point about the arbitrary 4 year cycle. I dont think a WC could be played any more often than that, but if the World9s took off it could be worth having one every non-WC year

 

[Perth Red]

World Nines and proper ashes tours please

 

[Evil Homer]

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_22824-voss-calls-for-world-cup-every-two-years.html


Vossy wants a wc every 2 years

We're having an Intercontinental Cup every 2 years between WC cycle as has been discussed many times on here.

 

[PaulyTom]

I like the idea of a 9s world cup every 4 years. 16 countries battle it out for 9s supremecy.

Possible Destination-
Hong Kong
Dubai
Sydney
London
Melbourne
Perth
Las Vegas
Brisbane