GB Lions Tour 2019

[Storm13]

"GB is a household name in Australia"

Lol effing idiot...why aren't Australia playing GB then....dickhead

RLPA

 

[Stallion]

RLPA

And an extremely poor thinking rugby league administration. The Lions should have been playing the Kangaroos once at least in NSW during their southern hemisphere tour. A totally embarassing mistake from all concerned with this not happening.

 

[roughyedspud]

You don't have to tell me about the RLPA...I've had many a battle with Clint Newton on twitter

 

[roughyedspud]

I actually like it tbh

 

[adamkungl]

I actually like it tbh

Is this the first time an Englishman has ever liked a shirt the RFL has put out

 

[adamkungl]

Are Ireland involved in this?
I note they arent calling it "Great Britain and Irish Lions" in recent stories

 

[Pommy]

Are Ireland involved in this?
I note they arent calling it "Great Britain and Irish Lions" in recent stories

It’s an interesting question when you consider Ireland doesn’t compete as a single country anyway.

 

[roughyedspud]

Is this the first time an Englishman has ever liked a shirt the RFL has put out

I've liked most of the England kits..

 

[Arucard]

What's up with the missing GB&I crest on the chest?

 

[jim_57]

What's up with the missing GB&I crest on the chest?

Shhh.. don't worry about Ireland. They're just a little too inconvenient to fit in to any of the branding or marketing.. But if they have another Brian Carney laying around Great Britain* will take them.


* "& Ireland" removed because it made the sentence too inconvenient.

 

[Pommy]

What's up with the missing GB&I crest on the chest?

It’s not being called Great Britain and Ireland and it has a union flag on the back so it appears Ireland have no part in it.

 

[jim_57]

It’s not being called Great Britain and Ireland and it has a union flag on the back so it appears Ireland have no part in it.

They had a quote from the RLI chairman when they officially announced the tour. Since then though there hasn't been any mention of Ireland at all so hopefully they aren't involved.

 

[adamkungl]

It’s not being called Great Britain and Ireland and it has a union flag on the back so it appears Ireland have no part in it.

I could have sworn Ireland were originally going to be involved. Maybe they've told the RFL to sod off so they can keep their players for World Cup Qualifiers which actually matter.

Oh the irony if Scotland have their best sitting on the bench for GBL and get knocked off by f**king Russia or something

 

[Pommy]

They had a quote from the RLI chairman when they officially announced the tour. Since then though there hasn't been any mention of Ireland at all so hopefully they aren't involved.

There’s a better chance of having an Australian in Blake Austin in the team than any native from the other home countries.

 

[Pommy]

I could have sworn Ireland were originally going to be involved. Maybe they've told the RFL to sod off so they can keep their players for World Cup Qualifiers which actually matter.

Oh the irony if Scotland have their best sitting on the bench for GBL and get knocked off by f**king Russia or something

I think they were but somewhere down the line it’s obviously changed.
We now have the situation where nobody knows what this team is supposed to represent?
Is it the British isles and a danish designer has added the Union Jack not knowing the difference and the RFL have approved it. This whilst none of the recent media announcements have mentioned Ireland and they excluded the crest.
Is it the island of Great Britain if that’s the case the RFL haven’t done themselves any favours in getting unionists in NI in to the sport.
Or is it the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Only rugby league could have a rep team that nobody knows who it’s repping.

 

[adamkungl]

I think they were but somewhere down the line it’s obviously changed.
We now have the situation where nobody knows what this team is supposed to represent?
Is it the British isles and a danish designer has added the Union Jack not knowing the difference and the RFL have approved it. This whilst none of the recent media announcements have mentioned Ireland and they excluded the crest.
Is it the island of Great Britain if that’s the case the RFL haven’t done themselves any favours in getting unionists in NI in to the sport.
Or is it the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Only rugby league could have a rep team that nobody knows who it’s repping.

The England in Different Shirts Lions
The Good Old Days of Rugby League Lions
The British Anti Toronto Anti Expansion Lions

 

[Pommy]

The England in Different Shirts Lions
The Good Old Days of Rugby League Lions
The British Anti Toronto Anti Expansion Lions

I won’t lie I have bought the shirt because I’m a bit of a shirt nerd but I would have much preferred an England tour to this.

 

[adamkungl]

I won’t lie I have bought the shirt because I’m a bit of a shirt nerd but I would have much preferred an England tour to this.

I'm past the point where I'm still bitching about what could/should have been.
If this is what they are doing, and they will back it and put in a long term plan, I'm more than happy to get behind it.

But it is frustrating and confusing that we still don't know basic details like who this rep team reps.

 

[deluded pom?]

It’s an interesting question when you consider Ireland doesn’t compete as a single country anyway.

In rugby league? Yes they do.

 

[deluded pom?]

Is this the first time an Englishman has ever liked a shirt the RFL has put out

Careful. You don’t want another tirade from ‘spud about it being nothing to do with you foreign types.