Rugby League World Cup
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@gibbonrib One for another thread perhaps. But I doubt given vaccination rates and antibody rates (see below) that the UK will be anything like the worse COVID effected country in the world by November. Yes, Covid will be present here but it will be a managed risk.
https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/1418271431381733384?s=19
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@gibbonrib One for another thread perhaps
Yup, definitely veering off topic now
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Don't know if this interview is available where you are. The NZ League boss cites at 3.50 potential vaccine hestinancy.
https://twitter.com/TrendsFM/status/1418597202079985671?s=19
Be interesting to know in detail which safety requests he feels the RFL have not addressed.
Key point that I am yet to see answered is that Black Caps can come the UK for the inaugural Test Championship but not the Kiwis for the League World Cup. I could understand a blanket ban on NZ teams visiting the UK for sporting championships during Covid, but this pick and mix approach will damage NZ's reputation.
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
Key point that I am yet to see answered is that Black Caps can come the UK for the inaugural Test Championship but not the Kiwis for the League World Cup. I could understand a blanket ban on NZ teams visiting the UK for sporting championships during Covid, but this pick and mix approach will damage NZ's reputation.
If remains only the League team I’ll be surprised if anyone cares too much - here or offshore…
Cynicism midway through a Warriors thrashing aside, I think it will stay only the NZ league team doing that - for everything else in the mix I think they’d find a way to be on the plane north later in the year if the Australians were going.
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Don't know if this interview is available where you are. The NZ League boss cites at 3.50 potential vaccine hestinancy.
https://twitter.com/TrendsFM/status/1418597202079985671?s=19
Be interesting to know in detail which safety requests he feels the RFL have not addressed.
Key point that I am yet to see answered is that Black Caps can come the UK for the inaugural Test Championship but not the Kiwis for the League World Cup. I could understand a blanket ban on NZ teams visiting the UK for sporting championships during Covid, but this pick and mix approach will damage NZ's reputation.
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@bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky I'm guessing $$$£££
I’m guessing the administrators said ‘fucked if I’m looking after these mongrels in iso’
@mikethesnow said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
I’m guessing the administrators said ‘fucked if I’m looking after these mongrels in iso’
Nah, no problem. John Hopoate retired years ago.
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@mikethesnow said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
If these athletes - who will be double jabbed before they leave the SH - can’t ‘tell’ COVID-19 to get fucked then the general population of Australia and NZ is fucked.
Unfortunately...
SENZ: KIWIS PULL OUT OF WORLD CUP WITH A "LARGE PORTION" OF PLAYERS UNWILLING TO BE VACCINATED
@donsteppa said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
SENZ: KIWIS PULL OUT OF WORLD CUP WITH A "LARGE PORTION" OF PLAYERS UNWILLING TO BE VACCINATED
Oh, FFS....
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@sparky
Not sure how this reflects on NZ badly, this has nothing to do with the government.@mofitzy_ True, but I doubt it will be seen that way.
Looks as though the competition organisers' hopes are that the players will rebel against their national bodies, either by competing for other nations or by getting the national bodies to reconsider.
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@sparky
Not sure how this reflects on NZ badly, this has nothing to do with the government. -
@mofitzy_ True, but I doubt it will be seen that way.
Looks as though the competition organisers' hopes are that the players will rebel against their national bodies, either by competing for other nations or by getting the national bodies to reconsider.
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
Looks as though the competition organisers' hopes are that the players will rebel against their national bodies, either by competing for other nations or by getting the national bodies to reconsider.
Hope they can make that work and we get some sort of RLWC going.
Not a huge follower, but it's very much the community game in large parts of Nth England and they don't deserve this on top of Covid.
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
I'm going to assume the number one reason is $$$.
You sir, are a very smart man.
@bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky I'm guessing $$$£££
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
I'm going to assume the number one reason is $$$.
You sir, are a very smart man.
@bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky I'm guessing $$$£££
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@bones
Great minds and all thatAs this is the Fern, we really should add the term "relative"...
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@bones
Great minds and all thatAs this is the Fern, we really should add the term "relative"...
@victor-meldrew said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@bones
Great minds and all thatAs this is the Fern, we really should add the term "relative"...
No we don't have the same uncle dad.
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I'm not sure the players were consulted before this decision to withdraw was made. The NRL and ARLC are calling the shots.
@bovidae said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
I'm not sure the players were consulted before this decision to withdraw was made. The NRL and ARLC are calling the shots.
Jason Costigan on ZB sport show yesterday said they weren't
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
I'm going to assume the number one reason is $$$.
You sir, are a very smart man.
@bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky I'm guessing $$$£££
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2021 Rugby League World Cup to be delayed until 2022. It will probably now clash with the Football World Cup in Qatar.
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
2021 Rugby League World Cup to be delayed until 2022. It will probably now clash with the Football World Cup in Qatar.
That'll make big difference to interest in both tournaments.
Wait. No it won't.
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@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
2021 Rugby League World Cup to be delayed until 2022. It will probably now clash with the Football World Cup in Qatar.
That'll make big difference to interest in both tournaments.
Wait. No it won't.
@booboo said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
2021 Rugby League World Cup to be delayed until 2022. It will probably now clash with the Football World Cup in Qatar.
That'll make big difference to interest in both tournaments.
Wait. No it won't.
But what about the dual internationals?
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New dates announced. 15th October to 19th November 2022. Time to change the thread title to 2022 Rugby League World Cup. It will fit between the Commonwealth Games and the Fifa World Cup.
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The Aussies comp is done, now for the real games:
New Zealand Kiwis squad
Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm)
Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm)
Kenneath Bromwich (Melbourne Storm)
Dylan Brown (Parramatta Eels)
James Fisher-Harris (Penrith Panthers)
Kieran Foran (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
Peta Hiku (North Queensland Cowboys)
Jahrome Hughes (Melbourne Storm)
Sebastian Kris (Canberra Raiders)
Moses Leota (Penrith Panthers)
Isaac Liu (Gold Coast Titans)
Joseph Manu (Sydney Roosters)
Jeremy Marshall-King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Ronaldo Mulitalo (Cronulla Sharks)
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Canberra Raiders)
Briton Nikora (Cronulla Sharks)
Marata Niukore (Parramatta Eels)
Isaiah Papali'i (Parramatta Eels)
Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders)
Brandon Smith (Melbourne Storm)
Scott Sorensen (Penrith Panthers)
Joseph Tapine (Canberra Raiders)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters)
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors)Kris seems to be the out and out bolter. CNK with the Olsen Filipaina selection. No Johnson will presumably cause some headlines.
No Hynes named for Australia.
