Sport Accord recognition

[deluded pom?]

So they mentioned the bad treatment ?! If so not many have read their autibiographies as the general public are not aware of what has been happening.

Most of their autobiographies were/are sold to rugby league fans who probably already knew/know about the discrimination union practised/practise.

 

[Stallion]

Most of their autobiographies were/are sold to rugby league fans who probably already knew/know about the discrimination union practised/practise.

From that then its not being discussed openly enough. Simple as that. These are wrongs against people who elect to play a sport. It's repressive activity against a sport. Simple as that!

 

[deluded pom?]

From that then its not being discussed openly enough. Simple as that. These are wrongs against people who elect to play a sport. It's repressive activity against a sport. Simple as that!

I’m not saying otherwise. I’m simply pointing out an argument created by RU that can be used against RU.

 

[Stallion]

I’m not saying otherwise. I’m simply pointing out an argument created by RU that can be used against RU.

Yes. Understand that. And you are very correct. It's just perplexing that this stuff is not known by the wider general public. That's the quandary I've noticed in this despicable unsportsmanlike scenario.

 

[Stormwarrior82]

Yes. Understand that. And you are very correct. It's just perplexing that this stuff is not known by the wider general public. That's the quandary I've noticed in this despicable unsportsmanlike scenario.

Unfortunately unless a rather large public fallingout between the 2 codes happens I feel it will mostly stay quiet to the wider general public. The reason I say that is apart from someone writing more books about it, Rugby League could come across as childish and insecure if they publically tried to shame World Rugby and its history even if it’s true.

Does rugby league become the bigger person and continue on the path to world domination?

 

[Stallion]

Unfortunately unless a rather large public fallingout between the 2 codes happens I feel it will mostly stay quiet to the wider general public. The reason I say that is apart from someone writing more books about it, Rugby League could come across as childish and insecure if they publically tried to shame World Rugby and its history even if it’s true.

Does rugby league become the bigger person and continue on the path to world domination?

I do admire what you are inferring Stormwarrior . It gives rugby league a much higher moral and sportsmanlIke role. Hopefully justice will be brought to the surface eventually. But good point and rich in classiness!

 

[Stormwarrior82]

I do admire what you are inferring Stormwarrior . It gives rugby league a much higher moral and sportsmanlIke role. Hopefully justice will be brought to the surface eventually. But good point and rich in classiness!

I’m sure Justice will be brought to the surface. Maybe a movie about RL during the ww2 or how RL formed would be good. History is something the Nrl and the greater RL fraternity should embrace a lot more around the world.

 

[latingringo101]

(from NRL website)

Rugby League wins fight for international recognition
Author
Brad WalterSenior Reporter

Rugby league's hopes of capitalising on the success of the World Cup have received a significant boost after the RLIF was granted observer status by the Global Association of International Sports Federations.

The decision, which comes after years of lobbying and campaigning the GAISF, formerly known as Sport Accord, to overcome opposition from rugby union, ensures rugby league is an officially recognised sport around the world and will enable the game to access government funding.

This will have an impact in places such as South Africa and the Middle East, where rugby union officials have aggressively opposed the growth of rugby league.


A South African consortium was among the leading bidders for the 2017 World Cup but without recognition from the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, there would have been no government funding and little corporate support.

In 2015, the president of the Rugby League Commission in the UAE detained in a Dubai prison for “managing a sporting body which is not registered and therefore not recognised by the relevant government authority”.

The number of teams in the 2021 World Cup has been increased from 14 to 16, with one place reserved for a Middle East-Africa qualifier and another for the winner of an inter-continental play-off.

The RLIF has 71 member nations but a previous attempt to gain membership of GAISF was blocked in April 2016 after World Rugby sent a letter opposing the application. Further bids later that year and in 2017 were also unsuccessful.

The RLIF’s application was rejected last October after rugby union officials pointed out the existence of the rebel World Rugby League, formed by a banned Greek administrator, and raised questions about which body was responsible for running the game.

This prompted Britain’s All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group to write to GAISF calling for the RLIF’s inclusion and the chair, Judith Cummins, this week welcomed the decision.

“This is an important decision, which will allow the sport to further develop in countries around the world, and especially where rugby league has struggled to secure government recognition,” she said.

“I look forward to further growth in our sport across the world in the coming years.”

This will allow the sport to further develop ... especially where rugby league has struggled to secure government recognition.

Judith Cummins
Observer status is the first step towards full membership and gives the RLIF the right to attend the GAISF General Assembly and to take advantage of the GAISF network to grow and develop.

RLIF chief executive, David Collier, welcomed the recognition.

“We would like to thank the GAISF Council for their grant of Observer status for Rugby League, it will have a positive impact on the RLIF Membership around the globe,” Collier said.

“We currently have 71 member nations who will all now be able to progress relationships with their own national government and sports organisations. We look forward to taking up our position playing our part at the earliest opportunity.

"We have seen continued and sustained growth in the membership of the RLIF over the past eight years and, built upon the interest generated by RLWC2017 in the men’s, women’s and wheelchair formats, we expect to see that growth carry on.”

 

[Stallion]

I’m sure Justice will be brought to the surface. Maybe a movie about RL during the ww2 or how RL formed would be good. History is something the Nrl and the greater RL fraternity should embrace a lot more around the world.

Agree and many on this site as well!

 

[Stallion]

I’m sure Justice will be brought to the surface. Maybe a movie about RL during the ww2 or how RL formed would be good. History is something the Nrl and the greater RL fraternity should embrace a lot more around the world.

Their's a good book in it! As well as a genuine investigative expose would be worthwhile. It's a remarkable telltale story about the politics of sport in the making. And still occuring!

 

[Coparugby]

Their's a good book in it! As well as a genuine investigative expose would be worthwhile. It's a remarkable telltale story about the politics of sport in the making. And still occuring!

The Forbidden Game is a great book about how French RL was shafted.

 

[Robert B]

World Rugby League (WRL), a breakaway governing body representing a growing number of developing RL nations, has welcomed the news that the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has been granted observer status with GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations), previously known as SportAccord.


The WRL was set up in 2017 to tackle the growing issue of developing nations failing to gain accreditation with their relevant national sport bodies affecting the credibility and integrity of Rugby League within developing nations.


WRL represents a number of nations’ ‘rebel’ Rugby League associations, including Italy, Greece and Pakistan, whose affiliation to their national sports body has been arranged or is pending.


Former England RL international Ikram Butt, one of the founders of WRL, commented: “We are pleased to see GAISF give RLIF observer status as it suggests that international Rugby League is learning the lessons of past mistakes when it comes to expanding the geographical reach of the sport.


“The RLIF has, on a number of occasions, established a ‘token’ presence in developing Rugby League nations, without going through the proper channels in order to gain official accreditation.


“The WRL was set up to highlight those nations where Rugby League has a foothold but no real integrity in terms of recognition. We have already established strong links with GAISF and it’s good to see the RLIF now following suit.


“The question is whether they will learn from their past failings and be sensitive to the individual sporting cultures of developing nations,” added Ikram.


Pierluigi Gentile, Secretary General the WRL, commented: “After meeting with GAISF last June we already knew that the RLIF was going to gain observer status. This is a positive step for Rugby League as GAISF is an organization with credibility and integrity.


“During that meeting we were informed of the criteria for full accreditation to the GAISF which involves having 40 member nations, each with official recognition from their own government or Olympic body. It’s also a requirement that there is only one global governing body for Rugby League.


“We hope that GAISF, who already have our documentation and evidence about the legitimacy of our organization, will apply due diligence when it comes to dealing with both ourselves and the RLIF,” added Pierluigi.

 

[Coparugby]

World Rugby League (WRL), a breakaway governing body representing a growing number of developing RL nations, has welcomed the news that the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has been granted observer status with GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations), previously known as SportAccord.


The WRL was set up in 2017 to tackle the growing issue of developing nations failing to gain accreditation with their relevant national sport bodies affecting the credibility and integrity of Rugby League within developing nations.


WRL represents a number of nations’ ‘rebel’ Rugby League associations, including Italy, Greece and Pakistan, whose affiliation to their national sports body has been arranged or is pending.


Former England RL international Ikram Butt, one of the founders of WRL, commented: “We are pleased to see GAISF give RLIF observer status as it suggests that international Rugby League is learning the lessons of past mistakes when it comes to expanding the geographical reach of the sport.


“The RLIF has, on a number of occasions, established a ‘token’ presence in developing Rugby League nations, without going through the proper channels in order to gain official accreditation.


“The WRL was set up to highlight those nations where Rugby League has a foothold but no real integrity in terms of recognition. We have already established strong links with GAISF and it’s good to see the RLIF now following suit.


“The question is whether they will learn from their past failings and be sensitive to the individual sporting cultures of developing nations,” added Ikram.


Pierluigi Gentile, Secretary General the WRL, commented: “After meeting with GAISF last June we already knew that the RLIF was going to gain observer status. This is a positive step for Rugby League as GAISF is an organization with credibility and integrity.


“During that meeting we were informed of the criteria for full accreditation to the GAISF which involves having 40 member nations, each with official recognition from their own government or Olympic body. It’s also a requirement that there is only one global governing body for Rugby League.


“We hope that GAISF, who already have our documentation and evidence about the legitimacy of our organization, will apply due diligence when it comes to dealing with both ourselves and the RLIF,” added Pierluigi.

They just won’t go away

 

[Robert B]

They just won’t go away

They remind me of the AFL with all their fake news and propaganda.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

WRL represents a number of nations’ ‘rebel’ Rugby League associations, including Italy, Greece and Pakistan, whose affiliation to their national sports body has been arranged or is pending.

"A number". So that number is 3. It only ever seems to be Italy, Greece and Pakistan mentioned as being part of this organisation. That's it.

 

[latingringo101]

I can't believe they are still trying to get brownie points even when they've been defeated.

 

[Pommy]

I can't believe they are still trying to get brownie points even when they've been defeated.

Seems like a group of people with not much going on in their lives looking for attention.
The RFL should be trying to help the very large British Pakistani community (very very large in the the heartlands of Lancashire and Yorkshire) to get a side going and just blow them out of the water.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

World Rugby League (WRL), a breakaway governing body representing a growing number of developing RL nations, has welcomed the news that the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has been granted observer status with GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations), previously known as SportAccord.


The WRL was set up in 2017 to tackle the growing issue of developing nations failing to gain accreditation with their relevant national sport bodies affecting the credibility and integrity of Rugby League within developing nations.


WRL represents a number of nations’ ‘rebel’ Rugby League associations, including Italy, Greece and Pakistan, whose affiliation to their national sports body has been arranged or is pending.


Former England RL international Ikram Butt, one of the founders of WRL, commented: “We are pleased to see GAISF give RLIF observer status as it suggests that international Rugby League is learning the lessons of past mistakes when it comes to expanding the geographical reach of the sport.


“The RLIF has, on a number of occasions, established a ‘token’ presence in developing Rugby League nations, without going through the proper channels in order to gain official accreditation.


“The WRL was set up to highlight those nations where Rugby League has a foothold but no real integrity in terms of recognition. We have already established strong links with GAISF and it’s good to see the RLIF now following suit.


“The question is whether they will learn from their past failings and be sensitive to the individual sporting cultures of developing nations,” added Ikram.


Pierluigi Gentile, Secretary General the WRL, commented: “After meeting with GAISF last June we already knew that the RLIF was going to gain observer status. This is a positive step for Rugby League as GAISF is an organization with credibility and integrity.


“During that meeting we were informed of the criteria for full accreditation to the GAISF which involves having 40 member nations, each with official recognition from their own government or Olympic body. It’s also a requirement that there is only one global governing body for Rugby League.


“We hope that GAISF, who already have our documentation and evidence about the legitimacy of our organization, will apply due diligence when it comes to dealing with both ourselves and the RLIF,” added Pierluigi.

I'm not sure how they think their application will be approved with only three nations. Although, I suspect that they are just a decoy organisation setup by World Rugby Union to delay / defeat our application to GAISF

 

[siv]

So RU going to play the no rebel associations card to stifle the RLIF

When is their RLWC beign held ?

How many internationals have the presided over ?

Well at least is not going to be a situation where RU says that the WRL runs their 13 man game

 

[Coparugby]

When is their RLWC beign held ?

They are currently organising a 9s World Cup.