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Around 100 people in the stadium , go the Irish
As of last year I wouldn’t be able to watch this game in Australia last year, so it’s massive progress, it just needs to continue! Where do you think union started ?, you can’t skip important steps in development, so stay positive.Just depressing watching the standard of coverage of these games. I mean, fantastic that it is televised at all, but it is so amateur hour that it gives you no envy what so ever to continue watching. So why bother?
Bloody hell doesn’t anyone actually play the ball properly in Europe? No one touches the ball
I’ll also point out that we had a Spanish referee which is progress. But when does league play into extra added on mins haha I think they lost track of time
I’ll admit, I absolute live and breath international rugby league, but I have very low desire to watch these games.
Having them played out of second tier stadiums, with half strength squads in front of a few people just does nothing for me.
I would wager one of the reasons that that year’s Championship has seen so small time is that it hasn’t been played in a while? If it were an annual event, outside of World Cup years - at least there would be some familiarity.
I’ll also point out that we had a Spanish referee which is progress. But when does league play into extra added on mins haha I think they lost track of time
Completely agree. I mean, the Northern Hemisphere teams need to do something. Come the 2021 World Cup, unless there is an influx of heritage players, I couldn’t see any team other than England beating a Southern Hemisphere team.That really should be the aim I would love it if the winner got to play England in the mid season origin break the following year.
International league has been allowed to stagnate but hopefully they can build it from where we are now.
Completely agree. I mean, the Northern Hemisphere teams need to do something. Come the 2021 World Cup, unless there is an influx of heritage players, I couldn’t see any team other than England beating a Southern Hemisphere team.
Who was the Spanish referee?
I enjoyed the match. Thought the standard was higher than some SL/NRL matches. The wind made it very difficult but the ball movement was good. Escare played like a little grub, never knew he played that way. Was better quality than the All Blacks v Wallabies last week. No one cared. Played it in Japan 3/4 full stadium. Sponsored by canon.
RL fans need to get over the small things and help grow what we’ve got.
Agree that the RLIF should really be contracting professionals to deliver these events. They clearly don’t have the time or contacts to deliver.