World Cup warm up games

[jim_57]

Fiji will get better, but they don’t have some key forwards this comp and it will hurt them. Final 8 the max they will travel this year.

Yeh it was disappointing to see Daniel & Jacob Saifiti, Tariq & Korbin Sims, Taane Milne, Waqa Blake, & Joe Lovodua all out for various reasons. A lot of those finished their club seasons so Fiji haven’t seemed to have got the same “buy in” from the playing group as Samoa or Tonga unfortunately, not with all players at least.

 

[jim_57]

Who are they predicted to play if everything goes to form nz? Maybe a Scotland could provide an upset

Yeh NZ in the quarter assuming they finish 2nd, like 2017 but I don’t see an upset this time.

 

[The Clan]

England missing Tomkins, Johnstone, Percival, Makinson, Lomax, Lees, Walmsley, Bateman & Knowles for that Fiji match. All bar Percival and Lees would have been definite starters had they been available

 

[League Unlimited News]

NEW ZEALAND 74 (Kris 3, Nicoll-Klokstad 2, Mulitalo 2,K Bromwich, Whare, Marshall-King, Nikora, Hughes, J Bromwich, B Smith tries; Rapana 9 goals) def Leeds 0 at Headingley. Crowd 9,125

ENGLAND KNIGHTS 28 (Thewlis 4, Litten, J Broadbent tries; Russell 2 goals) def Scotland 4 (Linnett try) at Myreside.

LEBANON 38 (Rajeb, Kiraz, El-Zakhem, Tannous, Mansour, Maroun, Maarbani, Kazzi tries; Doueihi 3 goals) def Wales 22 (Walker, Curtis Davies 2, Kyle Evans tries; Olds 1, Kear 2 goals) at Heywood Road

TONGA 48 (Fifita 3, Tuipulotu, Hurrell, Koula, Olakau'atu, Amone, Otukolo tries; Taukeiaho 2, I Katoa 4 goals) def France 12 (Sangare, Rouge tries; Mourgue 2 goals) at the Shay, Crowd 1,500

Bradford 34 (Gill 3, Hoyle, Scully, Gibbons tries; Flanagan Jr 5 goals) drew with Greece 34 (Mougios, Nianakis, Magoulias 2, Mamouzelos, Vrahnos tries; Ilias 3, Sue-Tin 2 goals) at Odsal

 

[Irish-bulldog]

NEW ZEALAND 74 (Kris 3, Nicoll-Klokstad 2, Mulitalo 2,K Bromwich, Whare, Marshall-King, Nikora, Hughes, J Bromwich, B Smith tries; Rapana 9 goals) def Leeds 0 at Headingley. Crowd 9,125

ENGLAND KNIGHTS 28 (Thewlis 4, Litten, J Broadbent tries; Russell 2 goals) def Scotland 4 (Linnett try) at Myreside.

LEBANON 38 (Rajeb, Kiraz, El-Zakhem, Tannous, Mansour, Maroun, Maarbani, Kazzi tries; Doueihi 3 goals) def Wales 22 (Walker, Curtis Davies 2, Kyle Evans tries; Olds 1, Kear 2 goals) at Heywood Road

TONGA 48 (Fifita 3, Tuipulotu, Hurrell, Koula, Olakau'atu, Amone, Otukolo tries; Taukeiaho 2, I Katoa 4 goals) def France 12 (Sangare, Rouge tries; Mourgue 2 goals) at the Shay, Crowd 1,500

Bradford 34 (Gill 3, Hoyle, Scully, Gibbons tries; Flanagan Jr 5 goals) drew with Greece 34 (Mougios, Nianakis, Magoulias 2, Mamouzelos, Vrahnos tries; Ilias 5 goals) at Odsal

France look like they will struggle massive, wales did better then I thought. Scotland terrible, Greece did ok, considering they have Greek domestic players in the team.

 

[Coastbloke]

I wonder if they do that ehen it happens in union WC

Frustrating isn’t it. I remember around 15 years ago or so. England smashed Fiji at Twickenhan. Score line was expected. No surprises. Over 70,000 still turned up. Wish League had that problem.

 

[Coastbloke]

Ouch, that Leeds shoreline surprised me a but. I expected something 38-8/12

 

[LeagueXIII]

France look like they will struggle massive, wales did better then I thought. Scotland terrible, Greece did ok, considering they have Greek domestic players in the team.

France were at 22-12 For a period of the game

 

[Irish-bulldog]

France were at 22-12 For a period of the game

I don’t enjoy watching France fail, they are a key nation that needs to improve for our international game, I want them to win

 

[Gobsmacked]

A near full strength GF Leads team flogged by a half strength Kiwis missing all of the GF players + Manu and Hues only played in the second half .... 74 - 0 !
You have been warned

 

[yakstorm]

Jesus Jamaica in for some terrible scores lol.

Fiji were missing some of there best players.

Jamaica were competitive until Golding went off injured. If he's on the field they'll offer some attack, though they are grouped with three opponents who'll have no trouble putting on big scores.

Loosing the likes of Young to England doesn't help nations with such little depth.