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So the World Club Challenge has now been expanded and the World Club Series will become the latest cash grab by clubs on both sides of the world. Great, looks like League Freak needs to make another bloody banner for his site! The NRL Grand Finalists will join a third team and play one off…
There is only one moment in which Rugby League supporters across Australia can come together as one and get behind a single team. No, I’m not talking about the team that is playing against the Sydney Roosters on any given weekend…I’m not talking about the NRL at all. I’m talking about the Australian Kangaroos, our…
The following is an official media release on behalf of Mr Petero Civoniceva and Mr Greg Browne for the official launch of the Fiji NSWRL Bid. Petero Civoniceva & Greg Browne are proud to announce that they have secured the rights for a franchise rugby league team to play out of Fiji in the New…
Fijian born and raised winger Semi Radradra has expressed his desire to represent New South Wales and Australia. This despite the fact that he has only been in Australia a few years and even under the new State Of Origin eligibility rules he does not qualify to play for New South Wales. The worst part…
The RFL have announced a 34 man England training squad that will meet on the 15th of June in preperation for the 2014 Four Nations to be held in Australia and New Zealand in October and November. The 34 man squad is: Daryl Clark, Craig Huby, Michael Shenton, Elliott Whitehead, Leroy Cudjoe, Brett Ferres, Joe…
One of the big things that came out of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the clear message that supporters of the game were giving administrators. Give us more international Rugby League. Heading into this weekend, plenty of people were saying the Australia vs New Zealand test match was a waste of time. Even…
No one seems happy with the way international Rugby League is being run right now. The eligibility rules are completely ridiculous and need changed, the scheduling of games is terrible, one off test matches give erratic results and too many one sided contest, basically no one likes the way anything is being run. The only…
I always find it funny when some Rugby League supporters believe they are more important than others. That just because they occupy a patch of dirt in a certain area they are more entitled to be listened to the games administrators. I am a Penrith Panthers supporter that lives in Penrith. I’m a New South…
In my entire lifetime I have only ever seen the Australian Rugby League team played really poorly once. In the 2005 Tri Nations final Australia were terrible against New Zealand. They lost the game 24-0 and in that they lost their first series of any kind since 1978. In every other game and series I…
Stephen Kearney has named his lineup ahead of New Zealand’s clash with Australia in the 2014 Trans-Tasman test match. There are a few interesting selections with Issac John secure the five-eighth role and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck named on the wing rather than at fullback: 2014 New Zealand Kiwi’s Lineup 1. Peta Hiku 2. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 3….
Earning a representative jersey of any colour should be the proudest moment of a players career. It should be acknowledgement of the fact that a player has reached a new level in their game and that their ability has been recognized by entering a rare club of talented players that get the chance to play…
The Australian Kangaroo’s Rugby League team has been named for the 2014 Trans-Tasman test match to be held in Sydney on Friday night. The team is very similar to the one that won the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final. Official Australian Test Team Fullback: Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm) Wing: Darius Boyd (Newcastle Knights) Centre:…
New Zealand have named six rookies in their Trans-Tasman Test squad that willl take on Australia in Sydney on Friday night. Peta Hiku, Isaac John, Ben Henry, Siliva Havili, Martin Taupau and Kenny Bromwich all join the Kiwi squad for the first time in a side that has seen a lot of change since losing…
Reports suggest that Sonny Bill Williams will “boycott” the New Zealand team team if they select him in the ANZAC Test against Australia. Williams is apparently unhappy at being named in a report about the alleged abuse of prescription drugs in the New Zealand camp during the 2013 World Cup campaign. The official report found…
The Federazione Italiana rugby Football League (FIRFL) is growing visibly and has now officially announced another bead to their international stature: the Federleague, in fact, has signed an agreement with the “Kenya Rugby League Federation” for the creation of an “Rugby Academy”, which will be launched in the Watamu area, the location where the Italian…
The Italians (FIRFL) have rated their recent pioneering Kenyan International Tour “a great experience” and “a good test for our growth”, commented the National Rugby League Technical Commissioner Tyrone Sterry after the international match last Friday against Kenya. The match, played at Watamu in front of around five thousand enthusiastic and warm spectators, saw the…
The Federazione Italiana Rugby Football League (FIRFL) have reached days of fire as the Coppa Italia came to a climax with the Triangular Finals played on Saturday and the Azzurri will soon depart for Kenya. Last Saturday, the first trophy of the 2014 season was awarded to USAG Lazio at stadio Avezzano with the capital…
To expect Wigan to fly out from the UK after just one Super League game, to arrive in Auckland for a match against a squad of New Zealand Warriors players, and then to be competitive against the Sydney Roosters is asking for a miracle. I feel very sorry for Wigan and the ridiculous schedule they…
The Rugby League International Federation has announced that Australia and New Zealand will jointly host the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. They beat a bid put in from South Africa who were always at long odds to host the tournament. It will be interesting to see where the final is hosted, although you would guess…
The writing is on the wall for Stephen Kearney as the NZRL has made the decision that he will have to re-apply for his role as the coach of the New Zealand Rugby League team. Kearney guided the New Zealand team to their first World Cup success in 2008 and backed that up with an…
The Sydney Roosters host Wigan on the 22nd of February in the first World Club Challenge match held in Australia since the 1997. Wigan are putting everything they have into their preparation for this match. While they did lose fullback Sam Tomkins from their Grand Final winning team they did manage to pick up Matthew…
The following is an interview conducted with new Spanish Rugby League coach Darren Fisher that has been sent out by Espana Rugby League. Enjoy! Darren Fisher, Spanish Rugby League coach, responded to his first Rugby League questions in Spain on the Balon Oval website with Juan Maria Garcia Talona. 1. Good morning Mr Fisher, the…
In a huge story broken by Phil Rothfield in today’s Sunday Telegraph, it is being reported that an agreement has been made between the Rugby Football League and Australian Rugby Union to play a cross code match at Wembley Stadium in 2014. The game would see the Great Britain Rugby League team taking on the…
“An extremely formative experience”, says Beppe Moncada, one of the technicians of the Federleague that has participated in the London exhibition, describes the important course for coaches that he and four other Italian coaches participated in a week ago. In the “chair”rose Ty Sterry, technical manager of the FIRFL Italian National team (Federazione Italiana Rugby…
Australia has completely dominated New Zealand at Old Trafford and reclaimed the Rugby League World Cup by a score line of 34-2. The Kangaroo’s were at their clinical best throughout the match. From the very first minute their brutal defense put the Kiwi’s under pressure and they didn’t let up until the final siren sounded….
And so we meet again… If you think the 2013 Rugby League World Cup final is just another game, you are very much mistaken. This game is carrying a legacy for many of the greatest players in a generation. This game will dictate whether or not history will look back on certain players and judge…
After a month long tournament, we arrive at the second of 3 games that really matter, the final. The dream rematch from the 2008 World Cup final that saw the Kiwis upset the heavily favoured home side has eventuated and people across the Tasman are gearing up to stay up to watch the top 2…
In a big blow for the New Zealand team, Frank Pritchard has been left out of the Kiwi’s World Cup final squad due to injury. Pritchard has been battling a hamstring injury for the last couple of weeks. He was absent in the Kiwi’s semi final win over England. His size, mobility and ball playing…
Billy Slater is all but assured of a return from injury in the World Cup final against New Zealand after Tim Sheens named him in the Kangaroo’s 19 man squad. Slater has been working hard to overcome a knee injury in recent weeks. His addition to the squad means that it is all but certain…
New Zealand skipper, Kieran Foran, admits he will have to be at his best if he is to outfox Manly half-back partner, Daly Cherry-Evans, in Saturday’s World Cup final against Australia. The pair recently guided the Sea Eagles to the NRL Grand Final but they will be on opposite sides in the clash at Old…