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So whilst NZRU try and desperately prop up the terminally ill ARU, the NRL is pouring money into NZRL development by funding the Warriors NSW junior pathway.Stuff
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he seems to have followed the standard path for a junior union player who was poached by rugby league
I am sure that the tests will get sell outs (or close) and there will be a fair few international visitors following them around. The mid-week games might struggle and their isn't likely to be the "buzz" of more competitive yearsSo if Wales beat the Wallabies by 40 - 6. The incoming British Lions might put 100 on them - lol
This may not be the money spinner they think it will be
Lots of ads for it showing up on twitter mustn’t be selling well atm
between the tourists and the regulars they will draw a crowd
Which is why we should stick with a 16 team world cup with 2 decent teams in each pool, accept the blow outs as part of growing the sport and ignore union trolls that want to shit on our world cup because of those blow outs
A few more 80+ blow outs over night.
Aus, NZ and the Pacific are rapidly embraced the running Rugby they desire by watching RL in greater and greater numbers
If the ads are popping up on your twitter, that means one of two things:
World Rugby has pumped millions into Italy to try and get them up to scratch, the problem is out side of a few universities nobody cares, as evident when the national team play in small stadiums that are half empty.
As mentioned a few pages back, if the ball was only in play for 30 minutes ( as it is for the RUWC ) in the RLWC all games would be close, tier 2 countries can hang on and be competitive for 30 minutes against tier 1.
I usually point that out to them in comment sections. If our world cup is so shit and so irrelevant than what are they doing even commenting. They know that if we stop holding ourselves back we can make a semi decent international scene pretty quicklyAs mentioned a few pages back, if the ball was only in play for 30 minutes ( as it is for the RUWC ) in the RLWC all games would be close, tier 2 countries can hang on and be competitive for 30 minutes against tier 1.
Union fans ruthlessly troll the league WC, I can only assume they are threatened ? They realise that if in the next couple of decades International League can get its sh#t together people will start to realise it's a far superior spectator sport ?...I mean why else would they spend all thier free time trolling league
Those clubs were originally rugby league clubs
I’d suggest the reduction in our WC is to save money, not to save face.
As Gordon Ramsay would say 'wow, what a shame'
