Even Latvia Now

[taipan]

Whilst the general thrust of the story is about the Czechs ,it also shows things are on the move in Latvia for TGG especially u18.

http://www.totalrl.com/rugby-league-continues-thrive-czech-republic/


Hope Vlad Putin doesn't get wind of it.:sarcasm:

 

[Evil Homer]

Not sure what Putin has to do with it but Latvia have been playing sporadically for a few years, they used to play in a round-robin tournament with Estonia and Ukraine back in about 2008-9. No activity at senior international level since then, but they've been RLEF members and had delegates at events etc so I guess they're just flying under the radar a bit. Great to see youth development in these countries though.

 

[langpark]

Have to say, I'm baffled by this... They have appeared out of nowhere. This must be a Union side playing a one-off League match. But still, no complaints, better than nothing...

 

[taipan]

Not sure what Putin has to do with it but Latvia have been playing sporadically for a few years, they used to play in a round-robin tournament with Estonia and Ukraine back in about 2008-9. No activity at senior international level since then, but they've been RLEF members and had delegates at events etc so I guess they're just flying under the radar a bit. Great to see youth development in these countries though.

Just a touch of sarcasm mate re the gent.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Have to say, I'm baffled by this... They have appeared out of nowhere. This must be a Union side playing a one-off League match. But still, no complaints, better than nothing...

As said above, the Latvians have been around for years now.

https://www.facebook.com/latvianrugbyleague
http://rugby13.lv/lv

They could potentially have the best cheerleaders in the game.

 

[Steve Davy]

Vilmars has been leading things there for a while. It became harder for him when Estonia disappeared adn Ukraine developed further.

As for the best cheerleaders, do not forget Denmark and Sweden.

 

[Twatface Magee]

I wonder if I can trace back to some Latvian heritage at some stage in my family history.
Could be my chance to play International Rugby League.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I wonder if I can trace back to some Latvian heritage at some stage in my family history.
Could be my chance to play International Rugby League.

Don't bother. I'm sure your family tree doesn't have an overabundance of branches.

 

[langpark]

As said above, the Latvians have been around for years now.

https://www.facebook.com/latvianrugbyleague
http://rugby13.lv/lv

They could potentially have the best cheerleaders in the game.

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the U18 Latvians have come out of nowhere. Surely they don't have an U18 competition, or even two teams to play against one another. If they did, we'd have heard news and match reports about it. That's why I suspect that it's just Union boys playing a one-off League match...

 

[miguel de cervantes]

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the U18 Latvians have come out of nowhere. Surely they don't have an U18 competition, or even two teams to play against one another. If they did, we'd have heard news and match reports about it. That's why I suspect that it's just Union boys playing a one-off League match...

Seems to me that there is 1 rugby league club and 3 rugby union clubs that participate in playing rugby league. I guess they just took out the U18s from each and made a team.

 

[Evil Homer]

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the U18 Latvians have come out of nowhere. Surely they don't have an U18 competition, or even two teams to play against one another. If they did, we'd have heard news and match reports about it. That's why I suspect that it's just Union boys playing a one-off League match...

"Latvia, which played its first club championship in 2013, has set up two youth sides who will play their first competitive matches next season."

http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/722/salford-red-devils-donate-kit

 

[Bronco Rob]

Great to see some progress into the youth level in Latvia. It's a shame that the likes of Estonia and Georgia have dropped off but there's always hope of a revival in the future.

I wonder if I can trace back to some Latvian heritage at some stage in my family history.
Could be my chance to play International Rugby League.

With some of the comments you make in here I'd be looking in the zoo for your heritage mate.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Latvia U18 v Czech U18 Game 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46NFb9UPNI

Latvia U18 v Czech U18 Game 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAwfJvvQBAw

 

[Evil Homer]

^ Good find, that's actually a really good standard for developing nations.