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[yakstorm]

American University of Beirut have defeated University of Balamand in the Final of the 2024 Collegiate Rugby League in Lebanon.

Tournament featured four Universities/Colleges with Beirut Arab University & Notre Dame University joining the finalists

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[RL The greatest game]

Salford Red Devils appoint development manager in Ghana.

Salford Appoint Rugby League Development Manager In Ghana

Betfred Super League side Salford have appointed Jafaru Awudu Mustapha as their rugby league development officer in Ghana, a first for the sport. The position extends the agreement between the Red Dev...

europeanrugbyleague.com

 

[Foreign Legion]

Super League prop considered Ukraine invitation before 'surprise' England call-up

Huddersfield Giants prop Oliver Wilson has revealed he'd been contacted to represent his Ukrainian heritage before receiving a 'surprise' England call-up.

www.loverugbyleague.com

 

[Coastbloke]

NRL clubs eye Tongan talent as schools tour inspires participation explosion

South Sydney have recruited two members of the touring Tongan Schoolboys team and others may also be offered life changing opportunities.

www.nrl.com

 

[Foreign Legion]

Cleary's cousin Phoenix Death to represent Ukraine at U19s Euros

www.intrl.sport

 

[Foreign Legion]

Reports emerge that Great Britain Rugby League is set to return - Serious About Rugby League

Reports have emerged that England’s tour of Australia next year will actually mark the return of the Great Britain Rugby League team. That’s per Love Rugby League who have reported that the prospective tour of Australia will actually be undertaken by Great Britain, not by England. Historically...

www.seriousaboutrl.com

 

[Wb1234]

This is stupid

it’s the England team in another jersey

 

[RedVee]

This is stupid

it’s the England team in another jersey

Might get more support by the British diaspora in Oz than England?

Dunno, just fishing

 

[Wb1234]

Might get more support by the British diaspora in Oz than England?

Dunno, just fishing

Stupid poms remember gb sides of the early 90s and think changing the jersey will bring back that era again lol

 

[yakstorm]

It's a shame that despite the Lions being in relative hibernation for the past 15+ years, that it is still a stronger brand than England. Just shows how poorly the RFL have invested in England (and the other home nations)

Whether the team is called England or Great Britain will do little to fix the underlying problems.

 

[Wb1234]

It's a shame that despite the Lions being in relative hibernation for the past 15+ years, that it is still a stronger brand than England. Just shows how poorly the RFL have invested in England (and the other home nations)

Whether the team is called England or Great Britain will do little to fix the underlying problems.

English game will get dragged up as a flow on from a stronger nrl

Super league in Vegas helps them as does more young pommie players here

 

[Foreign Legion]

I think they want a GB team back is because next years ladies vegas test match will have some welsh in the side

 

[yakstorm]

Philippines National Rugby League competition

 

[taste2taste]

Philippines National Rugby League competition
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@yakstorm you seem to know more about the international game than most.

If you could make some bold predictions, were do you see the game in 10, 25, 50yrs time ?

Will there be a 3rd professional comp ? Will there be anyone who could challenge Aus, NZ or Eng ?

 

[Foreign Legion]

A Postcard From Lviv!

Brand new Ukraine Rugby League Team Manager Bozhena Kuzmych gives an insight into how she got involved with Ukraine Rugby League and her experience at the recent European Rugby League U19s Championshi...

europeanrugbyleague.com

 

[Perth Red]

Good news about GB brand coming back. It always separated us from the much better known England rugby union team and GB was always a RL thing in UK.
. Given the lack of RLWC opportunity now for the other home nations players GB Lions is good to see.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

@yakstorm you seem to know more about the international game than most.

If you could make some bold predictions, were do you see the game in 10, 25, 50yrs time ?

Will there be a 3rd professional comp ? Will there be anyone who could challenge Aus, NZ or Eng ?

At the risk of butting in on someone else's question... but you'd have to think at the current trajectory, Samoa and/or Tonga should be consistently competitive against the big 3 over the next 5-10 years.

But that could come at a cost if either one gets elevated to Tier 1 (by virtue of being consistently competitive) and forces their Origin players to make a choice.

 

[Clarkent]

At the risk of butting in on someone else's question... but you'd have to think at the current trajectory, Samoa and/or Tonga should be consistently competitive against the big 3 over the next 5-10 years.

But that could come at a cost if either one gets elevated to Tier 1 (by virtue of being consistently competitive) and forces their Origin players to make a choice.

Samoa and Tonga will never be Tier 1. Rugby Union is the main sport there and they're not even Tier 1 in that sport as we'll

 

[Perth Red]

At the risk of butting in on someone else's question... but you'd have to think at the current trajectory, Samoa and/or Tonga should be consistently competitive against the big 3 over the next 5-10 years.

But that could come at a cost if either one gets elevated to Tier 1 (by virtue of being consistently competitive) and forces their Origin players to make a choice.

Problem is the dont have any great depth and need their very best 17 eligible players to be on the field for them to have a chance.
England are no world beaters at moment but won the series 3-0 last year v Tonga