Enjoy yourself until your next ban from here.
What do you think of my post?
Do you agree or what. I see you have an interest in french RL, do you think it will benefit the game greatly to be playing 6 tests a year against top 3 opposition?
Enjoy yourself until your next ban from here.
What do you think of my post?
Do you agree or what. I see you have an interest in french RL, do you think it will benefit the game greatly to be playing 6 tests a year against top 3 opposition?
I've been reading this forum with much interest for a while now. Im yet to comment much because I cant add much value to the discussions at this stage.
The last few threads have gotten me inspired to say something...Particularly the new commission, the TV rights and membership (Fight club has been entertaining for the perspective of other codes supporters... and their dribble)
RL is at its lowest point right now in terms of money, supporters & participation as a lot of people would have you believe. Yet to those that follow the sport closely we would say that we are on the cusp of a ground breaking period of revenue & growth...
For all those that know the game intimately, RL has been through a lot... a hell of a lot. We have been through so many tough periods and always come out the other end stronger. From its inception where RL had to adapt to survive to the Super League war...
I think its important that those that believe in the history & future of RL have a responsibility to re-invest in the game and make sure that we encourgae everyone to do the most that they can. Including the following;
- Watch only TV networks that show RL
- Buy NRL supported products where possible
- Participate in Market Reasearch (you get paid anyway...)
- Become a member of your club (in any format)
- Go to the games
- Talk about RL to colleagues & friends
- Take new people to the game
These are the positive things we can do to support our game. Lets focus on this and make it the best we can. If it comes at the cost of other codes so be it but that is not the focus.
Rugby League has frequently been called the toughest game on the planet & we all know it. Everyone on this forum has a job to do to make it the best it can be.
I look forward to seeing you all at the games... Please add to this list, lets see how we can make this sport better than it already is!
It will never be the number one game in the world.
It will most likely never even be the number 1 game in Australia.
But none of that matters as long as you go and watch a game and encourage supporters to go with you.
Doesn't matter which game is number 1. We are blessed to have a plethora of choice in this country if you don't like one so be it, choose another one or choose more then one.
I have no opinion on your nonsense.
But you have an opinion on everything rl related. Could you clarify which parts in particular are nonsense? Maybe justify your criticism, or is that too much to ask for on a forum such as this one?
Your whole post was a f**king troll, why should I waste my time on you?
I know that whatever I write parra will accuse me of trolling but here go's anyway.
I dont see the point in rugby league just trying to feed off rugby union in countries like russia, france, canada, america, italy etc.
I mean really what at all does that achieve, sure you get some people playing the game and you might even be able to put out a half decent international team when you throw in the Australian mercenaries, but to me at least it just seems like a pointless exercise. When do these teams ever kick on?
I think the way forward for rl is to target countries where rugby isnt played like lebanon and serbia.
That way they can develop the game from the ground up rather than the top down.
I think proper international eligibility rules are also imperative; as is a proper international season.
I was running it I would have a euro and pacific cup, the winner of each moves onto the a smaller more elite 6 country world cup, held every 3 years. So the international schedule would go,
Year 1: Aus 3 test tour of GB, NZ 3 test tour of France.
Year 2: Euro and Pacific Cups, Aus 3 test tour france, NZ 3 test tour GB.
Year 3: 6 team world cup
In addition to this every year, aus would play 3 tests against nz, likewise GB would play 3 tests against france.
So thats 6 tests a year for the big 4, as well as a euro and pacific cup for the minnows. You could also throw in some minnow tours in the first year of the cycle but its all dependent on funding.
I think the basis of a credible international competition is there, but the ego's of those in charge will mean leagues potential will never be reached and instead league will try and copy soccer and union, in a less effective and less popular manner.
Embrace change and a different way forward and I'm sure their will be credible growth.
The fact that this thread is dominated with people talking about the NRL and TV rights is pretty much indicative of why the sport hasn't developed internationally. Get a competent RLIF and we could easily see international activity double within just a couple of years. The people in charge have been too busy f**king about for years with things like Origin to see the bigger picture.
WAPAU said:I dont see the point in rugby league just trying to feed off rugby union in countries like russia, france, canada, america, italy etc.
Funny thing is FIFA is the worst run, most corrupt sporting organisation on the planet, and yet that hasn't hindered the sport one iota.
Im also sick of seeing this "affirmative action" bullshit of lets weaken Origin to try to strengthen something else.
Why not leave Origin as it is, and try to raise the International game to that level.
League strengths in Australia are the best club rugby competition in the world and State of Origin. Those strengths should be leveraged off to raise everything else, not weakened.
Overtake RU?!
Ain't going to happen within the next 50 years.
You are forgetting the growth in RU since it went Pro just 16 years ago. Comps like the Super 15 and the Heineken Cup are at their infancy and look how popular they already are. They have done a great job in getting Pro Club comps off the ground to augment their International profile which was always big when ameteur. They are expanding into places like Russia and Georgia in a major way. Argentina have joined the top table of International teams in terms of their standard of play, not just now they are joining with SANZAR. Rugby is growing at a serious rate, far outstripping the growth of League let's be honest.
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Argentina have joined the top table of International teams in terms of their standard of play, not just now they are joining with SANZAR. Rugby is growing at a serious rate, far outstripping the growth of League let's be honest.
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I like that many sports are popular in Australia and played at a high level.
Not in Australia though, the expansion of the Super Rugby teams has weakened all clubs involved.
Argentina has yet to demonstrate anything in the 4 nations though, other than the 2007 RWC they have been a minnow or second tier nation at best. What if they end up losing every 4 nations game by 50+ in the next 4 years.
I don't think anyone serioulsy thinks League is going to be bigger than Union worldwide though, but why do we have to be? Lets concentrate on our strengths and work on the other stuff along the way.
thats largely true.. but Union had a major growth spurt primarily triggered by the re-addmittance of South Africa in the early 1990's and more or less simulteanously the introduction of proffessionalism....thanks to that it has ridden a wave economically and profile-wise for about 15 years: history may well note that this turns out to be a short term thing that petered out "within a couple of decades" (as indeed it seems to be now) Theres no reason at all why a really good world cup or similar series of event could not create a similar vibe for League and propell it forward in the international publics imagination within a similar time frame. Union was in the right place at the right time; arguably thats where we could be some time in the next few years.
Eh Argentina got to the QFinals in 1999 and nearly did again in 2003. They've been a top 8 team for the past 15 years. They have players at the top level in France (in particular) and my own team Leinster. Considering they have had virtually no control over their players and haven't had access to a 6 Nations/Tri Nations, their performances are remarkable. They are certainly better than Scotland and tbf if they had anything close to the access that our Union have to resources, they'd be better than ourselves all the time (they've been better than us for a quite a period between 99 and now tbf).
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