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England take over the Lions brand

Mr Angry

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Well Lions are red white and blue.

When I think Lions, I think Liverpool

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Serengeti, near Manchester
 
jim_57

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Springs09 said:
Not talking about the flag, talking about colours. England has always been red and white, not red, white and blue.

Can't stand when England's cricket team has blue shirts just like I can't stand when Australia uses black shirts.
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Rugby League's England? Yeh. But there is plenty of history of teams having blue as well see football and cricket. Red & White is hardly England Sport's only 2 set colours.

For the recors I agree they should stick with Red & White and bring the GB Lions out once every 1 or 2 world cup cycles making it more of a 'once in a career' type oppurtunity.
 
Springs09

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jim_57 said:
Rugby League's England? Yeh. But there is plenty of history of teams having blue as well see football and cricket. Red & White is hardly England Sport's only 2 set colours.

For the recors I agree they should stick with Red & White and bring the GB Lions out once every 1 or 2 world cup cycles making it more of a 'once in a career' type oppurtunity.
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I agree. Only bring GB out for a tour every 8 years and possibly when they host the Ashes against Australia.
 
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If the Lions tour is to remain

Then I would play it in Aus winter immediately AFTER a RLWC

E.g. if RLWC is 2021

Then Lions tour in 2022 playing a grand slam during SOO period

PNG Samoa Fiji Tonga NZ

And a Australia test on a Tuesday night after SOOIII
 
Springs09

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siv said:
If the Lions tour is to remain

Then I would play it in Aus winter immediately AFTER a RLWC

E.g. if RLWC is 2021

Then Lions tour in 2022 playing a grand slam during SOO period

PNG Samoa Fiji Tonga NZ

And a Australia test on a Tuesday night after SOOIII
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Sorry but no thanks, that doesn't sound great not to mention unfeasible.
 
roughyedspud

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Immediately after a RLWC is the correct time to go on a GB tour...

But not this "grand slam during origin" nonsense
 
roughyedspud

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siv said:
What would you like to see ?
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if we are to persist with this GB bullshit then tour the year after a world cup..

Australia tour - 3 tests v Australia & tests v Fiji & PNG

New Zealand tour - 3 tests v NZ and tests v Tonga & Samoa..

The reason for having the tours the year after the world cup is so that the separate nations are together and in the spotlight for 3 years before the world cup..
 
Storm13

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I like how the GB social media only post highlights of past England performances. Northern hemisphere rugby league is a joke.
 
Dakink

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roughyedspud said:
if we are to persist with this GB bullshit then tour the year after a world cup..

Australia tour - 3 tests v Australia & tests v Fiji & PNG

New Zealand tour - 3 tests v NZ and tests v Tonga & Samoa..

The reason for having the tours the year after the world cup is so that the separate nations are together and in the spotlight for 3 years before the world cup..
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My thoughts exactly. If they insist on using the GB team, it should be the year straight after a WC. Individual nations leading up. GB tour straight after. Allows the home nations yo build into the cup and then presents the novelty and tradition after the WC when people would be most receptive and the UK players are still fresh in people's minds.
 
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siv

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roughyedspud said:
if we are to persist with this GB bullshit then tour the year after a world cup..

Australia tour - 3 tests v Australia & tests v Fiji & PNG

New Zealand tour - 3 tests v NZ and tests v Tonga & Samoa..

The reason for having the tours the year after the world cup is so that the separate nations are together and in the spotlight for 3 years before the world cup..
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That's 10 matches

When would it occur in the calendar?
 
adamkungl

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Dakink said:
My thoughts exactly. If they insist on using the GB team, it should be the year straight after a WC. Individual nations leading up. GB tour straight after. Allows the home nations yo build into the cup and then presents the novelty and tradition after the WC when people would be most receptive and the UK players are still fresh in people's minds.
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I see what you mean.
There's a lot of value in it not clashing with individual nations Qualifiers though. If the calendar was filled out for t2 nations properly in years 1 and 2, and those games were given professional treatment so they get good exposure,
it would be good to do the GB tour in year 3.

This time round we should have had:

Year 1 -
(likely) Qualifiers for Wales, Ireland, Scotland.
NZ tour to UK
Australia 1 game in London vs England

Year 2 -
International Cup - Aus NZ England Tonga
International Shield - Fiji Samoa PNG Lebanon
International Bowl - France Wales Jamaica
Second round qualifiers for Ireland, Scotland

Year 3 -
GB Tour 3 games v NZ, 1 game v Aus, 1 game v Tonga
 
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siv

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roughyedspud said:
At the end of the season like normal
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I see two rep windows in a calender season

During SOO period

And last 6 weeks of Oct-Nov

I prefer two standalone rep fornights in season. Last 2 weekend's May. First 2 weekend's July.
 
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