Midas touch: merger tees up golden future for the game

[babyg]

Great stuff. Love to see touch footy hitting the schools to run some clinics.

 

[hutch]

No wonder there are no big crowds going to the NRL matches.

They are all busy playing touch footie.

No big crowds?

 

[juro]

I think it would be interesting to occasionally see some touch footy as the halftime entertainment. Not the U9's but players with some skill. Would be good promotion for local teams too.

 

[Perth Red]

Do they have a national touch footy championship? Maybe the final could be on GF morning at ANZ.

 

[t-ba]

Sadly union in England has stolen it, I find it very amusing that they are running and promoting a version of RL.


http://www.rfu.com/thegame/formsofrugby/touch

http://www.englandtouch.org.uk

http://www.in2touch.com/england/index.php

The IRB is running with Sevens, a sport that is at best superficially similar to RU and will likely kill their code and ours in the long run if it's an Olympic success.

It's probably time to stop thinking that they actually care about the game that they are supposed to be running...

 

[maccattack]

Met a bloke who plays Wheelchair rugby today.

Got thinking that the NRL should tie in with them too. Would possibly benefit wheelchair rugby more but that's a good thing isn't it?

 

[thorson1987]

Met a bloke who plays Wheelchair rugby today.

Got thinking that the NRL should tie in with them too. Would possibly benefit wheelchair rugby more but that's a good thing isn't it?

http://www.wrlaustralia.com.au/

 

[thorson1987]

I realize it's not quiet the same as Wheelchair Rugby but it's something.

 

[georgesnmith]

The IRB is running with Sevens, a sport that is at best superficially similar to RU and will likely kill their code and ours in the long run if it's an Olympic success.

It's probably time to stop thinking that they actually care about the game that they are supposed to be running...

union sevens will kill league? lol who gives a flying frigg about RU at the olympics.

 

[Rodney]

Sadly union in England has stolen it, I find it very amusing that they are running and promoting a version of RL.


http://www.rfu.com/thegame/formsofrugby/touch

http://www.englandtouch.org.uk

http://www.in2touch.com/england/index.php

they appear to have stolen half of it so to speak.
Both bodies have a touch arm as far as im aware.
Pretty much the same game
Different governing bodies

http://www.playtouchrugbyleague.co.uk/what_is_touch/how_to_play

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Dont think this has been posted here (i know there was a stitched one, but not a CG image)...

It took me ages to figure out what was bugging be about this picture.

They have made this logo taller than the rest to fit everything in. (not the end of the world, but its just different enough to be annoying...)

 

[TheDMC]

The green and yellow combo doesn't make you want to vomit???

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

They have began advertising Touch Football under the "NRL" banner...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I5cxmWNhRQ

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

The green and yellow combo doesn't make you want to vomit???

You're complaining that the NRL is trying to associate itself with Green and Gold?!?!?

 

[miguel de cervantes]

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-is-the-name-of-the-game-20141022-11ab0k.html

This one went through to the keeper somewhat when it happened but the Rugby Football League has followed the lead of the NRL in merging with other variants of the sport.The RFL have bought back the farm by signing an agreement with Try Tag Rugby – something which should benefit both parties.
Given that most English kids grow up playing soccer, Phill Browne has done a great job recruiting huge numbers of men and women to play recreational tag in London.
That's outside league's heartland and the main factor driving the association is that Aussie-raised Phill is a complete RL tragic.

Only a matter of time before OzTag merges with the NRL I reckon.

 

[Perth Red]

Nothing promoting the link up on our state site? You'd hope there would be the NRL logo and a link to the Warl?


http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-704-0-0-0&sID=309533

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Long term, i hope the IRLF can align themselves with all the national Touch bodies around the world for co-promotion.

Aligning the World Cups would be great, and getting Touch Football into the Commonwealth Games or even the Olympics, would just be amazing.

 

[malleekid]

Unfortunately English touch is aligned with Union. The RFL has their own brand, 'touch rugby league' but they are not the body that competes internationally. The union group do.

 

[hutch]

Unfortunately English touch is aligned with Union. The RFL has their own brand, 'touch rugby league' but they are not the body that competes internationally. The union group do.

Which is ridiculous considering touch is a non contact form of rugby league. How can we even let this happen?

 

[Lockyer4President!]

The cognitive dissonance from Union fans is always hilarious when it comes to Touch Footy, especially when you hear them try to claim that playing a game with a play-the-ball, sets of six, etc isn't rugby league but is 100% rugby union...