Greece to have 1st Local comp in Athens 2006

[grl]

We are finally having our first local competition in Greece in 2006. There are 4 teams to kick the season off with players coming from England, Australia, and New Zealand to help out. Yes there will be local base players from Athens who will have a go at league.

The Competiton will run for 4-6 weeks with 2 games per week. The length of the competition will increase over time. It will be fully sponsored by a major company based in Greece.

We will be looking for are development officer to be based in Greece 3-4 months of the year paid by personal sponsors from Australia.

After the competition is completed, an international will follow in Athens. Tme line is Oct/Nov.

More information will be posted on the Greek Rugby League web site in the coming weeks.

Regards

 

[Copa]

wow! Congratulations.

Where are the teams based? in universities like in lebanon? or will it be a more loosely based set up?

After the first home based international I'll buy myself a greek jersey.

 

[BatiFan]

Fantastic news. Im sure there will be a number of people put their hands up for the Development Post over there. Well done to the GRL and I hope it all goes well for you guys.

 

[roopy]

Another step forward.
This has been a great year for International League.

 

[Jamaica RLA]

Congratulations. having just completed our own Inaugural season in Jamaica. We appreciate what it has taken to achieve this.

 

[Costaki]

great news cant wait till it starts

 

[Sun_Down]

Whoa...I really didnt expect that! Hope its very successful.

 

[Evil Homer]

Well done and good luck.

 

[Humphrey]

Keep us posted mate on how it goes, who you get as Development and the results

 

[dimitri]

kali ticki

that is great news

good luck!

 

[taipan]

Great development news,the Greeks gave us democracy we now return the complement and give them rugby league .I likes it baby
Expect in the near future a certain troll from another code,bagging the fact that Greece doesnt have 10,000 league players or some other huge statistic.

 

[hutch]

great news, hope all goes well and the code kicks off. i may bag a lot of the sydney based 'countries', but this shows that greece's intentions are in the right place, and hopefully one day we see some local players progress through to the national team.

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

Great development news,the Greeks gave us democracy we now return the complement and give them rugby league .I likes it baby
Expect in the near future a certain troll from another code,bagging the fact that Greece doesnt have 10,000 league players or some other huge statistic.

Goodluck and hope all goes well for the Greek rugby league . Thanks for compliment taipan ! but lets see how it goes first mate .

 

[taipan]

Goodluck and hope all goes well for the Greek rugby league . Thanks for compliment taipan ! but lets see how it goes first mate .

PW you werent the person I had in mind,it was in fact someone else south of the Qld border.I give compliments on rare occasions mate.;-)
Anycase I am just pleased that an effort is made in the country(Greece),rather than continuing to have an international team residing in Australia for years,and be expected to be taken seriously by the media and public.
Greece,Jamaica,Lebanon,Holland and Germany and Malta are really putting in the new countries,and those responsible deserve the best of recognition and congratulations.

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

:^oIt not that Wood Pecker who plays for some Wood Stock club in Sydney is it ?

 

[taipan]

PW now you have blown it,every knows .cant you keep a secret ;-)

Woodstock ? is he a hippy from the 70s ?

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

And by the sound of his union and league post I think he might have smoke quite alot at Woodstock .:alcho:

 

[Evil Homer]

Is there any actual confirmation of this other than this post?