Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

[Llangennech]

Shwmae!

Even more so here in Wales with just 2 Welsh RU players called up and the focus on the in-fighting with the WRU and it's teams which will likely come down from 4 to 3 and possibly 2 not before the decade is out.

That's not to say it won't get a level of coverage and make money for the ARU, but the northern summer's sporting 'event' schedule is more full than normal with the women's football Euros and FIFA's wanktastic Club World Cup taking more eyeballs. The Lions Tour will still have it's niche but it is getting crowded out, and I think the tour lengths will get smaller too over time.

Itha da.

Lions tours are ridiculous for the number of matches played, they're only used nowadays to help balance the budgets of the ARU and NZRU.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

And to think, way back, it was the RL version of the Lions going to Aus that had the crowds and so on, even around the start of the Barmy army.

 

[JamesRustle]

That would be a win for the knights

 

[T to the T]

Itha da.

Lions tours are ridiculous for the number of matches played, they're only used nowadays to help balance the budgets of the ARU and NZRU.

The tours will decrease in length to the point they will play 1 or 2 warm-up matches in the UK, keeping the money up here, then just play a 3 match series. I don't think Australia RU warrants a series, could be used as a warm-up game for NZ.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[taste2taste]

Masakini will be playing next Thursday night on the wing for NSWU19

He was one of the Jnr wallabies best in last years series against the Jnr All Blacks. It was a rare series win for the Jnr wallabies. The day after they won the series Makasini signed with the Tigers. It pissed off a lot of the Raras because they have a policy of not selecting players that are signed to NRL clubs and they were keen to keep him.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Masakini will be playing next Thursday night on the wing for NSWU19

He was one of the Jnr wallabies best in last years series against the Jnr All Blacks. It was a rare series win for the Jnr wallabies. The day after they won the series Makasini signed with the Tigers. It pissed off a lot of the Raras because they have a policy of not selecting players that are signed to NRL clubs and they were keen to keep him.

The kid`s 17 weighs 108kg`s and he`s a back. Certainly one to watch out for.

 

[T to the T]

All this wank about snubbing rugby union, any chance of RL being played at the private schools and ending this nonsense narrative that RL are 'poaching' players?

 

[wgd]

All this wank about snubbing rugby union, any chance of RL being played at the private schools and ending this nonsense narrative that RL are 'poaching' players?

AIC in Brisbane started playing RL in 2019. They are the 2nd strongest private school sporting competition up in Brisbane.

I would say it is a matter of time until RL is played at GPS schools.