Rugby League World Cup 2025 in disarray after hosts France pull out

[Beaussie]

Where to next?

France have pulled out as hosts of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, organisers said on Monday, due to problems with government funding guarantees.

The organising committee released a statement saying it could not guarantee the financial viability of the event and had therefore decided to forgo its hosting rights.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/france ... 5d8lp.html

[Fred]

I" think France is the big loser here.

[truthbomber]

Where to next?

France have pulled out as hosts of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, organisers said on Monday, due to problems with government funding guarantees.

The organising committee released a statement saying it could not guarantee the financial viability of the event and had therefore decided to forgo its hosting rights.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/france ... 5d8lp.html

where to ?
well NZ wants to host it , Aust could co host it ... or the UK again , they've hosted it many times & the last one was the most successful ever
but this contender caught everyone by surprise
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... up-in-2025
wow
what a concept
all the stadiums are there ready to go , so why not ?
30K travelling RL fans from Europe & Australasia would be a boon for the middle east country
i say lets do it

meanwhile
the aflol world cup will be held in the burbs of...... Melbourne .... again & be played by Australians pretending to be other nationalities

[Terry]

Where to next?

France have pulled out as hosts of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, organisers said on Monday, due to problems with government funding guarantees.

The organising committee released a statement saying it could not guarantee the financial viability of the event and had therefore decided to forgo its hosting rights.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/france ... 5d8lp.html

I dunno beatup. But the point is that Rugby League actually has an international arm to the game. I suspect it will be a mix of Australia, NZ, PNG, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Or parts thereof.

Thanks for your interest pal. Well done. And sorry about the AFL's current state in NSW. I'm sure Gilty and the boys have got a few trillion dollars more to throw at Australia's greatest city lolololololololol!!!!! Won't help. But god luv 'em they try lolololololol!!!