Coastbloke
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We do. Les Catalan Dragons that is..
Sigh...Where do we start. Allright. I'll get it off my chest..
Is Catalan needed in the English Super League? I mean, what have they seriously done for French Rugby League?
Did French youth and yawnion players sign up to their local Elite clubs in droves when Catalan won the CC?
Yes they did get a post 30,000 crowd in Spain soon after, but nothing after that.
Do they try and play in places like Paris to showcase the team?
Do we shed tears when we see their run on squads stacked with non French players?
We've had a couple of posts in another thread recently that has suggested that in this Covoid-19 world that England's only hope for a Test is either a Exiles series (not a Test) or a Celt v England Series. Da Fuq?
You know that country that has played Rugby League since 1934 and was once a powerhouse in the game. Our WC is named after a FRENCH League boss. But wait. We keep getting told the French don't want to play Tier 1 Nations (Thanks Pommy ) And that it has to do with Catalan not releasing their players?
Well, in that case what is the point of Catalan if they won't release their players? The whole idea of Catalan was to improve French RL. Well, the 2017 RLWC and last year's Int. Nines proved otherwise. Let's not even mention WIN Stadium..
It is starting to look like that rather than improving the French team, it's becoming a actual stumbling block. Maybe it's time to rethink their place in the scheme of things? Same with Wales. France needs to seriously get it's act together with or without Catalan.
I want to see a return to our shores of France and Wales in a competitive state. 1975 Aust def Wales 13-3 @ SCG in front of 25,000. Can you imagine that now? Our South Pacific neighbours are now providing solid Tests with each other and on occasion against Australia and the Kiwis. A Tonga or Samoa tour to England is now actually viable. I wanna see France or Wales in Australia at a packed Bankwest (at the very least) and be competitive. France should be playing England in October. Catalan seems to be the problem?
Discuss...
Sigh...Where do we start. Allright. I'll get it off my chest..
Is Catalan needed in the English Super League? I mean, what have they seriously done for French Rugby League?
Did French youth and yawnion players sign up to their local Elite clubs in droves when Catalan won the CC?
Yes they did get a post 30,000 crowd in Spain soon after, but nothing after that.
Do they try and play in places like Paris to showcase the team?
Do we shed tears when we see their run on squads stacked with non French players?
We've had a couple of posts in another thread recently that has suggested that in this Covoid-19 world that England's only hope for a Test is either a Exiles series (not a Test) or a Celt v England Series. Da Fuq?
You know that country that has played Rugby League since 1934 and was once a powerhouse in the game. Our WC is named after a FRENCH League boss. But wait. We keep getting told the French don't want to play Tier 1 Nations (Thanks Pommy ) And that it has to do with Catalan not releasing their players?
Well, in that case what is the point of Catalan if they won't release their players? The whole idea of Catalan was to improve French RL. Well, the 2017 RLWC and last year's Int. Nines proved otherwise. Let's not even mention WIN Stadium..
It is starting to look like that rather than improving the French team, it's becoming a actual stumbling block. Maybe it's time to rethink their place in the scheme of things? Same with Wales. France needs to seriously get it's act together with or without Catalan.
I want to see a return to our shores of France and Wales in a competitive state. 1975 Aust def Wales 13-3 @ SCG in front of 25,000. Can you imagine that now? Our South Pacific neighbours are now providing solid Tests with each other and on occasion against Australia and the Kiwis. A Tonga or Samoa tour to England is now actually viable. I wanna see France or Wales in Australia at a packed Bankwest (at the very least) and be competitive. France should be playing England in October. Catalan seems to be the problem?
Discuss...