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    Union strikes again

    Hi Guys, Came across this. Another Rugby Union stunt. Interesting that it states Turkish Rugby Union is not allowed to compete by European body. http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/turkish-rugby-union-threatens-ban-rugby-league-participants.html
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    AFL Combine USA - Why can't RL do the same

    Guys Saw this article and although good on the AFL it just shits me that the NRL can not do the same. http://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/19475828/american-prospect-drew-martin-likened-west-coast-eagles-ruckman-nic-naitanui As the article states a few players from these combines have made...
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    Hong Kong League .... and Japan??

    Congrats to all those behind this. Who would have thought RL was to be played in such places as HK.
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    Rugby League in Argentina

    Nice little article that I thought I would share http://buenosairesherald.com/article/210436/rugby-league-in-argentina
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    RLEF funding boost

    I think you will find this relates to players of Islander descent not actually coming from these areas directly.
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    Newscorp and International League expansion

    Ok Lockyer4President - you are not clear about what parts you disagree with from this source however if it is about the games getting 30k+ as you seem to think did not happen here is an article about the coverage from the Canadian papers at the time...
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    Newscorp and International League expansion

    Let me make simply for you Evil because you do not seem to get it. I have not stated that this would work if the NRL was shown in Canada. I have simply stated what happened when Aussie Rules was shown there. Clubs where formed directly due to this. Here is the source and I recall when it...
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    Newscorp and International League expansion

    Evil - the history of the Australian Football in Canada is an interesting one. The game got some traction based on it being shown on TV there in the early 1980's. Such was the interest they ended up playing exhibition games in front of crowds of over 30k. There are some 19 clubs there now...
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    The Hayne effect.

    No one has ever suggested a nation wide boom so I am not sure why you are trying to make out this to be the case. The article is 6 months old but the context does not change. I can not speak on behalf of Peter but I would suggest Jarryd making the cut does not change his view. The...
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    The Hayne effect.

    Evil - The USARL do believe this can be positive http://www.usarl.com/2015/03/usa-rugby-league-welcomes-the-arrival-of-jarryd-hayne-in-the-nfl/ But let me guess you live in the real world and would know better.
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    The Hayne effect.

    I dont think that is the issue. He clearly asked what Americans who live in the country think? What's the benefit of an opinion from any one else be it English or Australians unless they are on the ground and know what the general public is thinking. By the way I have read blogs where...
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    400,000 less people...

    No one said that East Coast. What they are saying is that the other changes (4 free to air games etc) which you have conveniently left out are a better way forward.
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    400,000 less people...

    Think you are a hard marker Evil Homer. We will now have 4 free to air games, only one split round and an origin on Sunday which is what a lot of people having been asking for. On top of this the code is likely to get an extra $500M. Maybe less people will watch the test or maybe not...
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    CC semi final ratings

    Free to air coverage is the key to growing a sport. Rugby Union in this country is exclusively on pay TV except for the test matches. They took the quick buck and the sport has gone backwards. Seems to be a similar story with RL in England.
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    Restructure in France

    My statement was more about showing different RL content if there was an exclusive channel rather than specifically French RL. I understand that they do not televise their games and to suggest that an Australian channel would establish this would be ridiculous. In some cases there may be...
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    Restructure in France

    It would interesting to see what content Fox is going to look for going forward. One negotiating point with the new TV negotiations is that the NRL is looking to have its own channel as have the AFL. It would be good to fill it with lots of RL content outside of Australia. Last year the...
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    NZ Origin

    Maybe merkina Kinte can make an appearance.
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    News on Ireland Rugby League

    Well maybe you do not like it but in country such as Australia where RU has to compete against 3 other football codes it is a distant forth. The national body is broke and they can not even keep their good players. So you may not like RL but the rest of the market seems to think differently.
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    UAE Rugby League boss arrested??

    Some more articles on this situation. Good to see great support from these publications https://sport360.com/article/uae/36550/360view-sport-biggest-loser-uae-rugby-league-debacle...
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    News on Ireland Rugby League

    The fuss is about all the great tries compared to field goals to win a game. The big fast mobile forwards compared to the fat slobs in union. When your sports gets billion dollar TV contracts and is the most watched program (not just sports) in your country come back and have a chat. If...

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