RLWC 2025

[astreizix]

Just wondering, did Rugby Union in France have something to do with France not hosting the Rugby League World Cup??? Something sounds fishy to me..its like Vichy revisited...

Not directly but rugby league representing so little and with actual economic and geopolitical situation, with next french RUWC 2023, Paris Olympics Game 2024 prioritized, the fact that the various public organizations and the possible broadcasters abandon French RL activity can be understood and It's hard to accept it

 

[Harry O]

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Not directly but rugby league representing so little and with actual economic and geopolitical situation, with next french RUWC 2023, Paris Olympics Game 2024 prioritized, the fact that the various public organizations and the possible broadcasters abandon French RL activity can be understood and It's hard to accept it

CAN'T wait to see the blow-outs in the YAWNION WORLD CUP.. YAWNION ALWAYS HAMMERED RUGBY LEAGUE IN FRANCE. But it's ok to have the yawnion WC hey?

Did FRL get there stolen money back? AND STILL till this day NOT even a SORRY Ha?

 

[taste2taste]

I wonder if Qatar are confusing the league world cup with the Union world cup :[]
Why would they want to host a tournament with very few fans and will make a loss ?

 

[Perth Tiger]

I wonder if Qatar are confusing the league world cup with the Union world cup :[]
Why would they want to host a tournament with very few fans and will make a loss ?

I imagine it would only be so that some of those stadiums they build for the world cup can get a bit more use. No other possible reason.

 

[Billythekid]

I wonder if Qatar are confusing the league world cup with the Union world cup :[]
Why would they want to host a tournament with very few fans and will make a loss ?

Have a look at things like LIV golf. A lot of the sports where this money is being poured in aren't going to make a profit, it's more about relevancy in some cases.

 

[RedVee_8]

Have a look at things like LIV golf. A lot of the sports where this money is being poured in aren't going to make a profit, it's more about relevancy in some cases.

And image washing

 

[yakstorm]

I wonder if Qatar are confusing the league world cup with the Union world cup :[]
Why would they want to host a tournament with very few fans and will make a loss ?

Honestly Qatar would take anything they could buy, regardless of whether people would turn up or not, as others have said they are trying to improve their image in the international community (hence why they are sponsoring the Women's Football World Cup in A/NZ) and also have some relevancy.

In the scheme of things, after spending billions for the FIFA Men's World Cup, buying the RLWC would be pocket change for them and would give them tourist from markets they want, like Australia & England.

As much as I hate writing it, I almost feel like the IRL should go with Qatar for 2025. Australia is showing very little interest hosting before 2029, NZ & the Pacific would be a stretch with 5+ years lead in time to secure funding (NZ also only want to host with Australia), a number of people part of the South Africa 2017 bid team have moved on, including a lot of the backers, so we'd just be repeat USA+Canada & France again.

The IRL has zero budget as well. They drew down from RLWC2021 during COVID to keep the lights on (a contributor to why that tournament didn't announce a profit) and are currently surviving on a loan from the NRL.

Qatar would be the only place I could see that could guarantee a profit for the IRL with such a small turnaround and at least help put something in the bank so we can avoid the France 2025 scenario again where we can't go guarantor.

 

[Pleb]

If Qatar are prepared to cover the whole tournament honestly we would be mad to say no considering where we are at the moment.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Play the whole thing across South East Asia.

1 pool in HK
1 in Singapore
1 in Bali
1 in Bangkok
(All in the same stadiums as big double headers)

We could probably get good funding by each of the governments looking for Australian relations/Aussie tourism and I reckon we could fill the stadiums just out of novelty.

South East Asia is the frontier with the most potential for NRL.

 

[yakstorm]

As amazing as that would be, you'd struggle to get the deals required over the line in such a short time frame.

RLWC2025 is arguably a 'distressed asset' now, which doesn't help trying to negotiate with any government. Qatar is the only government who has said they want it, everywhere else will possibly pay something for it, but a lot less than what could have been negotiated.

 

[Perth Red]

Id rather see it in NZ and the PI's but if Qatar want to throw silly money at the IRL and that helps in the long run then go for it. As said in reality it'd be less investment for Qatar than than a single F1 race spend. Id probably go but the wife wouldnt be happy, she was keen on the Sth of France and Paris lol

 

[Harry O]

When will we know which country is going to host it?

And if the IRL can't decide, can the fans on here decide for them, coz 99% fans on here could/ would do a better job.
After hearing they might delay it till 2026 or even 2029 now. This would piss alot of people off..

So if Qatar throws 100 million say, take the bloody money and run..

 

[Last Week]

When will we know which country is going to host it?

And if the IRL can't decide, can the fans on here decide for them, coz 99% fans on here could/ would do a better job.
After hearing they might delay it till 2026 or even 2029 now. This would piss alot of people off..

So if Qatar throws 100 million say, take the bloody money and run..

Probably when the RLPA tells the NRL who will then tell the IRL when they can play it. If the players feel like it that is

 

[taste2taste]

IRL - News

Global rugby league news

www.intrl.sport

Lots of answers here, as always Troy Grant is very transparent with no BS

 

[Harry O]

Probably when the RLPA tells the NRL who will then tell the IRL when they can play it. If the players feel like it that is

It seems to me, the International Rugby League has no power whatsoever.

So what's the point of having them? Maybe the NRL should run it.

 

[Last Week]

It seems to me, the International Rugby League has no power whatsoever.

So what's the point of having them? Maybe the NRL should run it.

Weak body with international games best interests at heart vs strong body who don't have best interests of the international game at heart.

If the NRL ran the international game we would have 2 tests at the end of the year involving Australia, NZ, Tonga and Samoa, that's it.

 

[Perth Red]

You can feel the frustration!

"The IRL, quite frankly, should never have been placed in a position where we were trying to identify a host within that limited period of time; the host for 25 should have been secured well before 2020, but we did the best we could.

Unfortunately all the time we let the tail (NRL/SL) wag the dog (IRL) then nothing will change.

 

[Perth Red]

It seems to me, the International Rugby League has no power whatsoever.

So what's the point of having them? Maybe the NRL should run it.

Yes putting such a bastion of international RL in charge wouldn't be a bad thing at all lol

 

[The Great Dane]

Yes putting such a bastion of international RL in charge wouldn't be a bad thing at all lol

Yeah their profit motive would kill a lot international RL, but I'm not so sure that that is necessarily a bad thing.
Who knows, it might force some nations to actually put a bit of effort into developing the game locally, and trying to build a business out of it.

The NRL won't take internationals really seriously until they aren't expected to provide the lion's share of the talent to most events and major matches globally, there's at least another professional comp or two that can supply drawcard and household names, and it's commercially viable for them more often than not.

 

[Perth Red]

Yeah their profit motive would kill a lot international RL, but I'm not so sure that that is necessarily a bad thing.
Who knows, it might force some nations to actually put a bit of effort into developing the game locally, and trying to build a business out of it.

The NRL won't take internationals really seriously until they aren't expected to provide the lion's share of the talent to most events and major matches globally, there's at least another professional comp or two that can supply drawcard and household names, and it's commercially viable for them more often than not.

I wonder if other sports feel the same? You dont hear the EPL complaining about having to supply the players for soccer world cup. Fact is RL is a very small sport in every country except one. No signs that will change in any near future.