Question re SL

[LeagueXIII]

Would someone list the original 14 who made the cut ie. the initial list of 14 clubs.

 

[dallymessenger]

off the top of my head :

workington
sheffield
Paris St Germain
Leeds
St helens
oldham
widnes
london
hull FC
huddersfield (not sure)
warrington (not sure)
gateshead

 

[eastsrule]

Chandos is not only illiterate but he can't count.

That is 12 you nitwit.

 

[dallymessenger]

Chandos is not only illiterate but he can't count.

That is 12 you nitwit.

:lol:

i couldnt think of the other 2 union boy.

hows the hakoah club going

 

[eastsrule]

:lol:

i couldnt think of the other 2 union boy.

hows the hakoah club going

I thought you were a "real rl fan" though???

 

[roughyedspud]

our SL or your SL?

 

[pcpp]

European Super league had only twelve clubs to start off with:

Wigan, St Helens, Bradford, London, Warrington, Halifax, Sheffield, Oldham, Castleford, Leeds, Paris and Workington

 

[dallymessenger]

our SL or your SL?

there were only 12 clubs in the SL comp here so i think he means yours.

which teams did i miss by the way

 

[eastsrule]

there were only 12 clubs in the SL comp here so i think he means yours.

which teams did i miss by the way

There was 10 teams you illiterate gimp. :lol:

To steal something off you:

rl fan....

snigger

 

[In-goal]

Wigan for one, oh and another small fry team Bradford arguably the two most famous places in Rugby League you goat.

Wigan CC Kings
Bradford home of the famous Odsal Stadium

 

[LeagueXIII]

Sorry I was referring to the original top 14 from the NRL criteria in 1999.

 

[dallymessenger]

Sorry I was referring to the original top 14 from the NRL criteria in 1999.

i know balmain were actually 14th but had decided to merge so penrith got a call up.

if balmain hadnt merged then penrith would be out

take out souths and the titans and its pretty much who we have now

 

[dallymessenger]

There was 10 teams you illiterate gimp. :lol:

To steal something off you:

rl fan....

snigger

to quote you :

i hate rugby league

 

[eastsrule]

i know balmain were actually 14th but had decided to merge so penrith got a call up.

if balmain hadnt merged then penrith would be out

take out souths and the titans and its pretty much who we have now

Northern Eagles?

Once again you prove that you are not a real rugby league fan.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Sorry I was referring to the original top 14 from the NRL criteria in 1999.

1998 was the first year of the NRL but they didn't cut the numbers of clubs down to 14 until the 2000 season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League_season_2000

According to the above wikipedia link the 14 clubs were:

Auckland Warriors
Brisbane Broncos
Canberra Raiders
Bulldogs
Cronulla Sharks
Melbourne Storm
Newcastle Knights
Northern Eagles
North Queensland Cowboys
Parramatta Eels
Penrith Panthers
Sydney Roosters
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wests Tigers

 

[Tom Shines]

I think he meant the criteria that determined which 14 teams would be part of the competition had none of them merged.

 

[LeagueXIII]

Exactly

 

[dallymessenger]

Northern Eagles?

Once again you prove that you are not a real rugby league fan.

hakoah boy, what does pretty much mean

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

I was always under the impression that Norths missed out although recently I read that it was Penrith... In hindsight, Norths were given special consideration as a regional team, weren't they?

The ideal 14 would've excluded Canterbury & Cronulla as well as Penrith.

 

[Man_of_Steel_1982]

I know Illawarra were f**ked when we were classified as a "metro" team. From memory, weren't Norths upset because they weren't considered regional either?