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Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:57 am
by Jeffles
50,000. The Rah Rah World Cup will have Eden Park at 60,000 with temporary seating behind the eastern and western stands.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:29 pm
by IanRitchie
i am so not going to gloat about that.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:31 pm
by HoldenV8
All I can say is unphucking believable. Twice in two finals we've lost at the death to NZ at Suncorp Stadium.

Haven't seen the game yet (supposed to be on right now here in Adelaide on GEM but they seem to be playing Goodfellas instead.....). Either the Kiwi's played 100% better than last week or maybe the old guard of Aussie players are getting passed it at international level? Just guessing here.

No point trying to second guess selections. Whats done is done.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:39 pm
by IanRitchie
our first try was off a forward pass - somewhat. i've seen worse (tonight). but australia scored their first after morris did a jig on the touchline, so it evens out.

i can't believe no referee saw the pass before the winning try as being forward. i was just waiting for it to be called back - i still am.

i'm enjoying the win because my good victim mentality means it's nice to be the beneficiary, but....eeeh i don't think we should have.




at the very least it's dampened my interest in going to the anzac test in christchurch next year, we always get dicked after a tournament win over oz.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:36 am
by Jeffles
A friend of mine used the defence on the last try that if Nightingale's hands are moving back, it is a legal pass even if the ball travels forward. That is true under the rules but I saw no indication that the hand was moving backwards.

Anyway, as crap as Archer was, that's footy. Well done NZ.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:39 pm
by keithroosters
http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html

.........Meanwhile, it has emerged that England and New Zealand are considering playing a Four Nations Series without Australia in the lead-up to the 2013 World Cup.

There is currently a blank in the international schedule for 2012, when Australian officials want to give the players a summer off after three consecutive Four Nations competitions since the last World Cup in 2008.

A Kiwi tour of the UK has been proposed but England and New Zealand believe there could be enough interest to warrant playing a Four Nations without the Kangaroos and may invite Wales and France to make up the numbers.

Wales are already assured of a place in the 2011 tournament, courtesy of their victory in this year's European Cup, while France would be confident of drawing big crowds for the visit of England and New Zealand.

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:11 am
by bazza
Games for the 2013 rugby league world cup to be held in England, France, Ireland and Wales

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 909803.stm

Re: International Rugby League

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:09 pm
by keithroosters
RFL defends decision to take 2013 World Cup abroad


The Rugby Football League have defended their decision to take 2013 World Cup matches to France and Ireland.

Although the bulk of the tournament will take place in England and Wales, group matches will be held in Avignon and Perpignan, which are in France's rugby league heartland, and Limerick's Thomond Park, a traditional rugby union stronghold.

"It's important that we remind ourselves that rugby league is played in other parts of Europe and our decision to take matches to France, and indeed Ireland, is a reflection of that," tournament director Nigel Wood said at the announcement at Salford's MediaCityUK.

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"Rugby League Ireland have made some significant gains over the last decade and only a few weeks ago Ireland played France at Thomond Park in front of a reasonable crowd so we wanted to show our support."

Thomond Park, with a capacity of 26,000, is the largest of the stadia announced so far, with the RFL still deliberating on venues for the opening ceremony, semi-finals and the final.

The quarter-finals will be held at Headingley, Wrexham, Warrington and Wigan.

With Cardiff's Millennium Stadium tipped to host an opening double-header involving England and Wales and Old Trafford expected to get the final, Wembley could miss out along with Elland Road, venue for the recent Four Nations final which drew a capacity crowd.

Wood declined to comment on venues for the showcase matches but admitted the selection process involved some tough decision-making.

"We've still got some ongoing discussions with a number of quality facilities and so we've held back the announcements on the rest of the venues until February," he said.

"We had a terrific bid from the city of Leeds but there are only 28 games to go round so somebody has to be disappointed.

"The selection committee have done what they could to ensure the most appropriate mix and blend of facility has been allocated."

Other failed bids include Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium, which has hosted Challenge Cup semi-finals in recent years, and Bramall Lane, current home to Sheffield Eagles.

Organisers are using the new grounds which St Helens and Salford will move into for the start of the 2012 Super League season, as well as the planned Pow Beck Stadium in Whitehaven, for group matches, but Widnes' Halton Stadium misses out because its synthetic pitch has not been sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation.

The other venues announced today were Bristol's Memorial Ground, The Shay (Halifax), Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium, Hull's KC Stadium and Craven Park, The Gnoll (Neath), Rochdale's Spotland and Leigh Sports Village.

Phil Cole, chairman and founder of Bristol Sonics Rugby League Club, said: "As a Bristolian, I'm thrilled that the city will play host to a match in such a prestigious global event and as a rugby league fan I'm overjoyed that the sport's premier competition is coming to my city.

"This is a shot in the arm for rugby league in the city. It will give all of us in the community game something to work towards. It's a huge thing for the sport in the south west."

Jon Dutton, the RFL's host cities manager, said the panel had heeded the lessons from the ill-fated 2000 World Cup in allocating fixtures.

The venues revealed today were a direct result of a lengthy bidding process designed to ensure total commitment from the hosts and avoid a repeat of the disappointing crowds for the last World Cup.

"It's been a really interesting 11-month project," Dutton said. "It was a really competitive process and we had some really tough decisions to make.

"We were pleasantly surprised not only by the quantity, but also the quality of bids. We looked long and hard at 2000 and we've gone through a different process this time.

"Of the 28 games, we're taking three overseas for reasons we think are in the interests of the international development of the game.

"France staged two fantastic autumn internationals and Limerick is the new home of Rugby League Ireland and presents some really great opportunities.

"It's a fantastic stadium, the biggest we've revealed today, and we have a challenge to make sure we do it justice, but we've got two years to go.

"We need to attract new spectators to the sport and we think that's a really good way of doing it."




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