Perhaps the French RU should pay up!? They certainly have the money and connections.
Legally, French RU didn't create and pass the law that saw RL 'deleted' or their assets handed over to Union. Rugby Union certainly benefitted directly and almost solely out of RL's demise, but it was the Vichy Govt that passed the decree, which absolves them of any responsibility, even though its pretty clear that they were behind the push. It's a governmental issue.
MU I do not think you are a RU apologist on the basis of your recent posts.
none of my posts anywhere, on any forum, at any point in time, supports Rugby Union. But at least you've started to learn how to read.
Obviously I'm ignoring your rude comments and I'm sure you would do the same if you were to read the insults delivered.
Nothing I said is on a par with the insult you hurled at me, without provocation and without apology. You deserved everything you got and I will stand by all of it until you apologise for calling me a Union apologist.
Your rudeness is something you have to deal with on your own terms.
You provoked me!! You have issues to deal with. If you hadn't called me a f**king apologist for Union, I would never have spoken so harshly towards you. You caused that. I don't have to deal with anything.
I have a clear understanding of the impact RU and its friends in high places are having on the game of RL and I am now noting that you have the same concern. This is the major issue for RL and its growth.
Most people do. My point all along was that it was RL's birth and the interaction of the two codes directly after that caused RU to have such a major dislike for RL. RU felt betrayed, because it's mistreated players wanted better, so they created a solution, Rugby League.
You do acknowledge that their are various examples of RU repression on the game of RL around the world and this is great to see.
So now you finally realise that I was never against RL. Better late than never.
I've recently seen what has happened to RL in Russia and once again people in high places have made a decision to not certify RL as a sport in this country in preference to RU purely due to RU7s getting Olympic status. It looks very much like "whatever excuse is about lets stop RL" scenario in many areas of the world. Furthermore, RL has had to declare itself as an amateur code to have a chance of being officially accepted by the government. Im sure a sport like soccer hasn't had to go through this persecution/repression like RL has!
It's astonishing what is going on! RU's friends in high places have had and continue to have an immense impact on limiting the growth/existence of RL. More people should know more about this. At the moment only very few people do know about this repression of our great sport.
I hope that RL can be more proactive and do something about this grossly untoward and unfair treatment of our game.
In my view, the RLIF today is as equally to blame as Rugby Union. RU bullies RL out of these emerging countries and the RLIF does sweet f**k all to help them out.
We need a much stronger and dominant International body. Sadly, it appears the pinnacle in World Rugby League is when two states in one country place each other in a game.
It's one thing to sit here and bitch about all that RU has done to RL, no matter how right the bitching is, but it won't mean shit until we get an International body with balls that can and will defend, support and fight for each emerging country's existence and right to life.
Until that happens, RU will just keep bullying the game wherever and whenever it wants.
