Re: 2022 | RL World Cup : Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:35 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France need to try to catch up with the likes of Tonga, Samoa, PNG & Fiji.

The legacy from thus world cup needs to be a structured international calendar. I know IMG have that as a main objective which is good. But it doesn't need to be reliant of the tier 1 nations. Its great exposure for the lower ranked nations to play the big guns, but there needs to be structured and visible competition for them against the lower ranked nations. Something like the Nations League in football where its all set out with an through the calendar and a tournament at the end.

Re: 2022 | RL World Cup : Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:49 pm  

Broadly speaking the nations fall into 2 groupings, the first tier (NZ, Aus, Tonga, Samoa, England and PNG) and the second tier (France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Lebanon, Greece, Jamaica, Cook Islands, Italy, Fiji). Both could have a rotating International Calendar and have closer more meaningful games that would grow interest and participation.

Re: 2022 | RL World Cup : Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:57 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Broadly speaking the nations fall into 2 groupings, the first tier (NZ, Aus, Tonga, Samoa, England and PNG) and the second tier (France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Lebanon, Greece, Jamaica, Cook Islands, Italy, Fiji). Both could have a rotating International Calendar and have closer more meaningful games that would grow interest and participation.

Agree with this. Second group teams being spanked out of sight by Tier 1 nations isn't the answer to growing the game.

Re: 2022 | RL World Cup : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:02 pm  

I think what could be beneficial for the International game is to have like a Nations League Concept like they have in football were you have different tiers and have promotion & relegation between the Tiers. Based of this years world cup and last couple of years of internationals I think Tiers could look something like this

Tier 1: England, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa & PNG

Tier 2: France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon & Fiji, Cook Islands.

Tier 3: Wales, Scotland, Jamaica, Greece.

Could even have teams like USA, Malta & Serbia involved in Tier 3.

Who ever finishes bottom in Tier 1 is relegated to Tier 2 & Whoever finishes bottom in Tier 2 is relegated to Tier 3

Who ever finishes top of Tier 2 is promoted too Tier 1 & whoever finishes top of Tier 3 is promoted too Tier 2.

If you did this in-between World Cups I think we'd see the International Rugby League flourish. I'd also have the World Cup every 3/4 years.

Wales Bow Out As PNG Set Up England Clash : Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:12 pm  

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Wales Bow Out As PNG Set Up England Clash A quarter final against England on Saturday afternoon was up for grabs as Papua New Guinea took on a brave Wales side who had so far failed to record a win despite a couple of determined outings in the group of death. It was the final game of the group stages and PNG went into it as the clear favourites to take the two points and finish second in the group. But John Kear´s determined Welshmen knew that a win by twenty-two points or more would take them through. All the Kumuls needed to do was lose by less than that twenty-two and with the bookies giving Wales a twenty-eight point start on the coupon, few thought that Wales were in with any chance. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

England Win Seens Solid Start to Women : Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:44 pm  

England Win Seens Solid Start to Women The women's World Cup tournament kicked off at Headingley in Leeds this afternoon, with hosts England welcoming international newcomers Brazil, as part of a double-header at the famous ground. The Amazonas are the the first South American side to play in a World Cup tournament, and while they might not have a lot of rugby league experience – having only played on game, a friendly against France last week, since qualifying against Argentina in 2018, they brought plenty of wider sports background to the tie. Captain Maria Graf has tasted life as a rugby union referee, volleyball player and judoka, as well as an under-18 Brazilian champion league player. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

England Win Seens Solid Start to Women The women's World Cup tournament kicked off at Headingley in Leeds this afternoon, with hosts England welcoming international newcomers Brazil, as part of a double-header at the famous ground. The Amazonas are the the first South American side to play in a World Cup tournament, and while they might not have a lot of rugby league experience – having only played on game, a friendly against France last week, since qualifying against Argentina in 2018, they brought plenty of wider sports background to the tie. Captain Maria Graf has tasted life as a rugby union referee, volleyball player and judoka, as well as an under-18 Brazilian champion league player. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

PNG Women Overcome Early Scare To Beat Canada : Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:48 pm  

PNG Women Overcome Early Scare To Beat Canada The second game of the Women´s World Cup pitched Papua New Guinea against Canada with PNG the clear favourites with the bookies, Canada given a twenty-four point start on the coupon. But the Ravens were very much an unknown quantity on the international stage and had a side made up of experienced rugby union players. PNG are world ranked fourth, while Canada are currently ranked in sixth place. The two sides met at the 2017 World Cup when Canada won by 22-8 in Sydney, however very few players who experienced that game were on show this evening at Emerald Headingley Stadium. It promised to be a little closer than England´s big win over Brazil in the first match of the double header. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

PNG Women Overcome Early Scare To Beat Canada The second game of the Women´s World Cup pitched Papua New Guinea against Canada with PNG the clear favourites with the bookies, Canada given a twenty-four point start on the coupon. But the Ravens were very much an unknown quantity on the international stage and had a side made up of experienced rugby union players. PNG are world ranked fourth, while Canada are currently ranked in sixth place. The two sides met at the 2017 World Cup when Canada won by 22-8 in Sydney, however very few players who experienced that game were on show this evening at Emerald Headingley Stadium. It promised to be a little closer than England´s big win over Brazil in the first match of the double header. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Kiwi Ferns Launch World Cup Defence With Win Against Gallant France : Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:14 pm  

Kiwi Ferns Launch World Cup Defence With Win Against Gallant France Group B of the Cazoo Women's World Cup got under way at  York's LNER Community Stadium this evening three-time champions the Kiwi Ferns came up against France, who then go on to face double winners Australia in the next round. The Chanticleers will be hoping for a stand-out performance in a “group of death” containing the only two teams  to have won the women's World Cup, before hosting the competition themselves in 2025. But the odds were definitely in favour of the Kiwi Ferns – and the only time the tournament has come close to producing a shock so far was the previous night when Canada's women scored 12 points despite going down to the PNG Orchids. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Kiwi Ferns Launch World Cup Defence With Win Against Gallant France Group B of the Cazoo Women's World Cup got under way at  York's LNER Community Stadium this evening three-time champions the Kiwi Ferns came up against France, who then go on to face double winners Australia in the next round. The Chanticleers will be hoping for a stand-out performance in a “group of death” containing the only two teams  to have won the women's World Cup, before hosting the competition themselves in 2025. But the odds were definitely in favour of the Kiwi Ferns – and the only time the tournament has come close to producing a shock so far was the previous night when Canada's women scored 12 points despite going down to the PNG Orchids. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Jillaroos Start Campaign With Perfect Performance : Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:10 pm  

Jillaroos Start Campaign With Perfect Performance Australia´s Jillaroos were given a massive sixty-six point handicap on the coupon and the bookies had stopped taking bets on them winning their game with the women from Cook Islands, who you could take at odds of 100/1 for the win. The Cook Islands met Australia in the 2017 World Cup where they went down by 58-4, scoring their only points six minutes from full time, but they did beat the England Knights by 26-14 in their warm-up match in Leeds last week. It was the final game of the opening round, Australia ranked as World number one in the women´s game against the side ranked eleventh. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Jillaroos Start Campaign With Perfect Performance Australia´s Jillaroos were given a massive sixty-six point handicap on the coupon and the bookies had stopped taking bets on them winning their game with the women from Cook Islands, who you could take at odds of 100/1 for the win. The Cook Islands met Australia in the 2017 World Cup where they went down by 58-4, scoring their only points six minutes from full time, but they did beat the England Knights by 26-14 in their warm-up match in Leeds last week. It was the final game of the opening round, Australia ranked as World number one in the women´s game against the side ranked eleventh. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Re: 2022 | RL World Cup : Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:22 am  

D4mo78 wrote:

The legacy from thus world cup needs to be a structured international calendar. I know IMG have that as a main objective which is good. But it doesn't need to be reliant of the tier 1 nations. Its great exposure for the lower ranked nations to play the big guns, but there needs to be structured and visible competition for them against the lower ranked nations. Something like the Nations League in football where its all set out with an through the calendar and a tournament at the end.

France, Wales, Ireland and Scotland have previously played a European Cup, when did that tournament last take place? It should be an annual tournament in all years there isn’t a World Cup.