GB Lions Tour 2019

[Pommy]

What happens if the Lions tour is cancelled? What do England do?

I feel it would be 50/50 that there is no replacements lined up and England/Great Britain do not play a test this year.

I think England would still play a couple of games. Maybe France and someone else at Leigh.

 

[adamkungl]

The tour should have been based on a 3 match series V NZ with standalones V Tonga and Samoa

Absolutely nothing wrong with that as a concept. I have some gripes with the thing but this isn't one of them

 

[Coastbloke]

Has the RFL made any noises re the Tour. Seems odd that if rumours of the tour being cancelled are untrue then surely they would make a statement?

 

[roughyedspud]

There's not rumors that's it's untrue though..everyone knows the tour is in deep trouble...

And the idea of a England,Wales,France & Jamaica 4nations has received alot of positive comments...far more than a GB tour has lol

 

[roughyedspud]

There's not rumors that's it's untrue though..everyone knows the tour is in deep trouble...

And the idea of a England,Wales,France & Jamaica 4nations has received alot of positive comments...far more than a GB tour has lol

 

[Foreign Legion]

Great Britain tour in doubt It seems that the Great Britain Lions tour to New Zealand planned for autumn may not well not go ahead, report League Weekly. The New Zealand authorities feel that it is still not sure if the tour would generate a profit. The tour is supposedly to go ahead at the end of the season, but the fixture list has not been drawn up and the longer matters draw out, the less likely, according to League Weekly. The Kiwi authorities cannot understand why such an iconic brand as the Lions is struggling to pull in sponsorship.



https://www.loverugbyleague.com/pos...ted-dispensation-great-britain-tour-in-doubt/

 

[roughyedspud]

Cos it's not as iconic as the old farts think!

I'm 40 in a few weeks...I've never seen GB win anything....says it all

 

[adamkungl]

Maybe they should have continued with the English shirt that just over a year ago nearly stole the World Cup under Australia's nose, that last year convincingly beat NZ 3 games to 1, that in 2 years is hosting a World Cup and hopes to sell out high capacity stadiums across the country?

Instead of bringing back an obsolete property that's damaging to those it claims to represent, and only holds nostalgia value to old blokes who have a dozen other reasons why the games gone to the dogs and they wont pay for it anyway

 

[roughyedspud]

Which is exactly what I've been saying since day one...

There was a easy out in all this too...instead of all the speculation about the lack of sponsors & money,further damaging a already garbage brand,they could have said

" Ireland & Scotland have important RLWCQ games at the same time as the proposed GB tour therefore we feel now is not the right time to take players away from teams with important games,we are committed to bringing back GB so we will work with our fellow home NGB's too find a suitable time to do so.."

And everyone would say...."fair enough"

 

[adamkungl]

An ENGLAND tour or a 4N with the already WC qualified teams are both fine ideas, but I doubt the England v GB issue is what has the NZRL struggling to find funding.

They just arent particularly good at finding funding for bloody well anything.
Or promoting NZ games.
Or running worthwhile competitions.

 

[roughyedspud]

Oh I agree it's not a GB v England issue...

It's the lack of a meaningful series for the NZRL to sell that's the issue...a 3 test series v GB or Eng would have sold

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

And the idea of a England,Wales,France & Jamaica 4nations has received alot of positive comments...far more than a GB tour has lol

That would be GREAT!!!

England would be easy winners, but 2-4 would be hard to pick.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

The Kiwi authorities cannot understand why such an iconic brand as the Lions is struggling to pull in sponsorship.

This is what you get when you demand “RL people who KNOW the game” to run the sport”. You get brain damages thugs with no qualifications just following their gut.....

 

[Perth Red]

What happens if the Lions tour is cancelled? What do England do?

I feel it would be 50/50 that there is no replacements lined up and England/Great Britain do not play a test this year.

Opportunity for tonga and png to tour France and England maybe?

 

[roughyedspud]

Opportunity for tonga and png to tour France and England maybe?

The pacific sides can't tour anywhere!!

They have the world 9s then the pathetic "pacific" cup

 

[roughyedspud]

That would be GREAT!!!

England would be easy winners, but 2-4 would be hard to pick.

England would be easy winners,we can even rest players,try some kids....but France and Wales would get a good hit out and Jamaica would plant some serious seeds and earn some decent money to spend on development

 

[roughyedspud]

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/

From what I can gather, the proposed Great Britain Tour is now dependent on the NRL successfully negotiating with the Rugby League Players Association for the Australian players to drop their match payments so the green-and-golds can take part in the gazetted Pacific series.
If that happens, Great Britain will play in a series of triple headers on the back of this series, saving money for ground hire, promotion and the rest. They still won’t play Australia.
If the negotiations are unsuccessful, Britain may still just go to New Zealand but the Kiwis are concerned they’ll lose money on a two-Test series and could also baulk, scuppering the whole thing. GB have pencilled in a PNG visit on the way home.

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??

 

[Storm13]

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 says Pacific series, so maybe they are trying to free up funds from the Australian players to put that money into the GB tour to try and turn a profit???

 

[roughyedspud]

The way I read it is when Australia plays NZ in the pacific series...GB will play Tonga as a curtain raiser..

Likewise when Australia plays Tonga GB will play NZ as a curtain raiser...

And then off to PNG...

If that's true then.......ffffuuuuuuccccckkkkkk ooooffffff

 

[Storm13]

I honestly have no f**king idea what's happening.

Just add England and France to this competition and call it the Confed Cup.