GB Lions Tour 2019

[roughyedspud]

The pacific series isn't even a competition...it's 2 hit outs without a final

 

[Storm13]

The pacific series isn't even a competition...it's 2 hit outs without a final

Again I have honestly no f**king idea what's going on . If that's the case then International rugby league is dead, how so much incompetence prevails year on year is mind boggling.

 

[Stallion]

Has anyone read mascords latest piece of bull$hit ?

http://rugbyam.co.uk/discord-what-can-british-rugby-league-learn-from-the-nrl-all-star-game/



So even though GB aren't playing Australia the tour depends on the RLPA reducing the green & golds match fee....

Does that make sense to anyone??

It was shear lunacy from the outset. To propose a Lions tour without the Lions playing the Kangaroos is an absolute embarrassment .

 

[DlEHARD]

I can't see a Lions Tour without a game against the Kangaroos as a good idea.

 

[Storm13]

Undoing the work the England brand has accomplished in recent years is a baffling idea considering no plan has been put to the public on how this GB team will be put together. Are GB a tier 1 nation? Be interesting to see if they are classed below tier 1 and they could recruit say Tyson Frizell to represent Wales in the side.

 

[Stallion]

I can't see a Lions Tour without a game against the Kangaroos as a good idea.

Yes. It's diabolical how the league is treating international football! Every person I've spoken to and mentioned that the Lions are to tour the South Pacific with no game against the Kangaroos are shocked and stunned at this fact!

 

[Stallion]

Once again another conversation with a female teacher today: I informed that the British Lions are to tour the South Pacific later this year and they are not playing the Kangaroos. Her response was "What!" with a look of amazement. She then followed up with "Why" I answered that "The league thinks it's not viable." She shook her head and said "They are kidding!" I added that "Even if they staged a match in Newcastle it would be an absolute sellout with extra seating required." She was in full agreement. I offered an opinion that : "There must be people within the league that are deliberately stuffing it up! " We continued on with lunch.

 

[Pommy]

Once again another conversation with a female teacher today: I informed that the British Lions are to tour the South Pacific later this year and they are not playing the Kangaroos. Her response was "What!" with a look of amazement. She then followed up with "Why" I answered that "The league thinks it's not viable." She shook her head and said "They are kidding!" I added that "Even if they staged a match in Newcastle it would be an absolute sellout with extra seating required." She was in full agreement. I offered an opinion that : "There must be people within the league that are deliberately stuffing it up! " We continued on with lunch.

Cool story 8/10.

 

[Springs09]

Geez not only are people agreeing with you but you are doing well with the females too

 

[Burns]

Once again another conversation with a female teacher today: I informed that the British Lions are to tour the South Pacific later this year and they are not playing the Kangaroos. Her response was "What!" with a look of amazement. She then followed up with "Why" I answered that "The league thinks it's not viable." She shook her head and said "They are kidding!" I added that "Even if they staged a match in Newcastle it would be an absolute sellout with extra seating required." She was in full agreement. I offered an opinion that : "There must be people within the league that are deliberately stuffing it up! " We continued on with lunch.

Things that did not happen

 

[Stallion]

Things that did not happen

What looks like "Did not happen" is the stark reality that the Lions will not be playing the Kangaroos this year whilst touring the South Pacific! An embarassing scenario, however it seems many would like this ridiculous and embarassing lack of decent international scheduling to fly through to the keeper once again.

 

[roughyedspud]

International scheduling is exact why Australia aren't playing GB..

The ARLC wanted to completely re do the already agreed fixture list..it was agreed at the RLIF Congress during the 2017 world cup that NZ would tour the UK in 2018,GB would tour Australia in 2019 and Australia would tour the UK/Europe in 2020...then the 2021 world cup..

Everyone agreed to this...and then Peter beattie arrived at the ARLC and,naturally,tried to implement his own strategy,wanted to flip 2019 & 2020 around,came up with silly 4nations ideas for other countries even though it ran right over agreed RLEF/RLIF fixtures..and when these ideas got rejected at not one RLIF meeting but TWO! in June &.Oct last year iirc, that's when the Aussie's took their ball home...told GB to whistle and are putting on Tonga v NZ mid season so England can't play NZ...it's pathetic

 

[Springs09]

Right, Australia is putting on Tonga v NZ.

It seems Australia were the only ones with foresight enough to see the GB tour was a stupid idea.

 

[siv]

International scheduling is exact why Australia aren't playing GB..

The ARLC wanted to completely re do the already agreed fixture list..it was agreed at the RLIF Congress during the 2017 world cup that NZ would tour the UK in 2018,GB would tour Australia in 2019 and Australia would tour the UK/Europe in 2020...then the 2021 world cup..

Everyone agreed to this...and then Peter beattie arrived at the ARLC and,naturally,tried to implement his own strategy,wanted to flip 2019 & 2020 around,came up with silly 4nations ideas for other countries even though it ran right over agreed RLEF/RLIF fixtures..and when these ideas got rejected at not one RLIF meeting but TWO! in June &.Oct last year iirc, that's when the Aussie's took their ball home...told GB to whistle and are putting on Tonga v NZ mid season so England can't play NZ...it's pathetic

The comments here are very interesting

And why there seems to be a push for 3 independant directors on the RLIF

And NZRL is stuck in the middle with the ARLC holding all the money that pays for matches and tours

 

[Stallion]

The comments here are very interesting

And why there seems to be a push for 3 independant directors on the RLIF

And NZRL is stuck in the middle with the ARLC holding all the money that pays for matches and tours

So Peter Beattie or his advisers stuffed it all up! Ultimately Australian rugby league officials to blame for this embarrassment. Pathetic!

 

[roughyedspud]

Right, Australia is putting on Tonga v NZ.

The NRL are putting it on as part of the mid season pacific series..

Keep up lad

 

[roughyedspud]

It seems Australia were the only ones with foresight enough to see the GB tour was a stupid idea.

A 3 test series between Australia & GB or England isn't a stupid idea...we've done it for a hundred years..

The fact that the ARLC would have to pay the Aussie players $1m in match fees is the stupid part

 

[Stallion]

A 3 test series between Australia & GB or England isn't a stupid idea...we've done it for a hundred years..

The fact that the ARLC would have to pay the Aussie players $1m in match fees is the stupid part

The fact that it still would have made money regardless! A tv deal alone should have covered costs and the sellout crowd at the new stadium in western Sydney or at the 33000 plus capacity Newcastle stadium would have been lucrative as well. On top of that the code loses much needed international relevance! A genuine stuff up and disgrace !

 

[roughyedspud]

I agree....the ARLC don't though..



Anyway...there's a revised schedule..

GB v Tonga on 26th Oct
GB v nz on 2nd Nov
GB v nz on 9th Nov
GB v png on 16th Nov

Could be announced this week,first 2 games likely double headers with a Australia v nz then Australia v Tonga then stand alone tests v NZ & png.

 

[adamkungl]

Double headers in tier 1 international sport fmd please no

GOOD
Announced before the NRL season start
Something actually happening
PNG and Tonga getting games against the highest quality opposition

MEH
2 game 'series' v NZ instead of 3
England in a different shirt to satisfy old codgers nostalgia even though they probably won't pay for a ticket

BAD
Probably should have been announced last year.
Ireland and Scotland still conflicted with players, 3 games scheduled for the same weeks.
No game v Kangaroos.

VERY BAD SERIOUSLY DONT DO THIS
Rumoured double headers