Bluebags1908
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According to the Portuguese Rugby League website, this match will take place in Sydney on Thursday 31st January:
http://www.portugueserugbyleague.com/index.php?p=1_1
This will be a welcome re-appearance from the Japanese (most of their players fly in from Japan to play these matches in Australia plus the Cabramatta 9's - which next year is on 2nd February. And their Australian-based players are mostly Japanese-born uni students). Hopefully they will play Thailand in the Asia Cup next year - that will be a very even contest. Philippines with their Aussie expats are way ahead of both these teams.
Good to see Portugal still battling away - but they have had no Rugby League activity in Portugal despite their Aussie expats team being around for a few years.
I haven't added Portugal to my all-time listing of national teams here: http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=386182&page=4 because, unlike all the other countries that started out with Aussie expat teams (Lebanon, Italy, Malta, Greece, Philippines) they do not have a governing body based in the homeland (as well as in Australia) as far as I am aware, and have not played any matches on home soil. The Philippines national team hasn't played on home soil but they do have a governing body based there and a domestic match was played there a few weeks ago.
http://www.portugueserugbyleague.com/index.php?p=1_1
This will be a welcome re-appearance from the Japanese (most of their players fly in from Japan to play these matches in Australia plus the Cabramatta 9's - which next year is on 2nd February. And their Australian-based players are mostly Japanese-born uni students). Hopefully they will play Thailand in the Asia Cup next year - that will be a very even contest. Philippines with their Aussie expats are way ahead of both these teams.
Good to see Portugal still battling away - but they have had no Rugby League activity in Portugal despite their Aussie expats team being around for a few years.
I haven't added Portugal to my all-time listing of national teams here: http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=386182&page=4 because, unlike all the other countries that started out with Aussie expat teams (Lebanon, Italy, Malta, Greece, Philippines) they do not have a governing body based in the homeland (as well as in Australia) as far as I am aware, and have not played any matches on home soil. The Philippines national team hasn't played on home soil but they do have a governing body based there and a domestic match was played there a few weeks ago.
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