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The RLWC 2013 seems to be exceeding everyones expectations in terms of crowds, publicity and competative games.
Has our international game finally turned a corner?
I remind myself and everyone who will listen, of the time I was living in Sydney in 1987. Two mates asked me if I wanted to go watch a rugby match the next day. I said what match was that? Oz v France, it was a World Cup semi at (if my recollection is correct) Concord Oval. They did not have tickets and were buying them on the day. The 1987 Rugby World Cup back then, had less interest than the league world cup has now. BTW, I didn't go, I wasn't interested. Neither were many people as the crowd was about 17-19,000 (I haven't looked it up as I couldn't be bothered but thats within cooeee.) It was not much of a big deal at the time, not as far as I could work out.
Give Rugby its credit, it is well managed. In my view it has to be, because its a c%ap game, but administered extremely well. League is a great game whos administration is appalling!
We might have earned some respect, some fans and some money out of this tournament. If we invest that back in the internation game, we can finally move in the right direction.
I don't think we can grow as fast as the Raa Raa world cup. By 1991, I was in England and it seemed a big event there. I increasingly wish I was in Europe for this event. It would be a fantastic experience and thats a real good achievement to have people thinking like that.
Has our international game finally turned a corner?
I remind myself and everyone who will listen, of the time I was living in Sydney in 1987. Two mates asked me if I wanted to go watch a rugby match the next day. I said what match was that? Oz v France, it was a World Cup semi at (if my recollection is correct) Concord Oval. They did not have tickets and were buying them on the day. The 1987 Rugby World Cup back then, had less interest than the league world cup has now. BTW, I didn't go, I wasn't interested. Neither were many people as the crowd was about 17-19,000 (I haven't looked it up as I couldn't be bothered but thats within cooeee.) It was not much of a big deal at the time, not as far as I could work out.
Give Rugby its credit, it is well managed. In my view it has to be, because its a c%ap game, but administered extremely well. League is a great game whos administration is appalling!
We might have earned some respect, some fans and some money out of this tournament. If we invest that back in the internation game, we can finally move in the right direction.
I don't think we can grow as fast as the Raa Raa world cup. By 1991, I was in England and it seemed a big event there. I increasingly wish I was in Europe for this event. It would be a fantastic experience and thats a real good achievement to have people thinking like that.