Danish AR greater than Danish rl

[ParraEelsNRL]

No none at all, only pics of International AFL in public parks with people walking their dogs through the game and having sleeveless jumpers as goal posts.

[cos789]

Now that thr rl types have conceded Canada, Denmark, Germany and Japan we'll move onto Sweden

[ParraEelsNRL]

As usual the biggest AFL liar on the net strikes again.

[NSWAFL]

No none at all, only pics of International AFL in public parks with people walking their dogs through the game and having sleeveless jumpers as goal posts.

No such arrangement.

[ParraEelsNRL]

Don't make me post the pics again dumbarse.

[NSWAFL]

You would only have pics of unorganised backyard footy which is off topic here. This is an organised competition we are talking about.

[cos789]

Ok it looks like the rl set have capitulated again so Sweden joins Japan, Germany, Denmark and Canada as wins to AR.
Time to move on .

[NSWAFL]

Moving!

[cos789]

So we have Australian Football greater than rl in Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Japan and the USA by the looks - ready to move on ?

[NSWAFL]

Yep!

[cos789]

Danish Australian Football League

Clubs

The Aalborg Kangaroos were formed in 1993, the first DAFL club outside Copenhagen and lasted until 2003, when with the DAFL league restructure, the Aalborg club created two squads, the Kangaroos and the Power for the newly-formed Jutland Conference.
http://www.aussierulesinternational.com ... _kangaroos

Amager Tigers

Arhus Bombers
The Ã…rhus Bombers formed in 1997, as the DAFL's seventh club and the second in Jutland. When the league restructured in 2003, Ã…rhus competed in the 3-team Jutland Conference with the two squads from Aalborg, then in 2005 becoming a feeder side for the Shinboners in the DAFL premier league while continuing to play in the Jutland local league.

Copenhagen Crocodiles

Egedal Eagles

Farum Cats
Farum have had an active junior department program since 1998, with half of the current senior players originally coming to the club as juniors. A partnership arrangement with the Geelong Football Club of the Australian Football League saw the club change its name and playing strip to match that of the Geelong club, and send senior and regular junior sides on tours of Australia.

Jutland Shinboners

Randers Dockers

North Copenhagen Barracudas
The Barracudas are one of the founding clubs of the Danish Australian Football League, and winners of the first ever DAFL game in 1989. The Barracudas also won DAFL's inaugural premiership in 1991.

The club has a number of Australian players, but the majority (80%) of the club's players are Danish. The club has also boasted players from afar a field as Belgium, Great Britain, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa and USA.

The success of the Barracudas has resulted in participation in every Grand Final from 1999-2004, coming out as victors in 2000-01, 2004 and most recently in 2008.

http://www.aussierulesinternational.com ... pe/denmark

hey parafeel, 9 premier AFC and 4 conference teams

[ParraEelsNRL]

So, you can go on as much as you like about AFL over there.

Dutch RL are planning for bigger things.

http://globalrugbyleague.net/?p=1124

Dutch for Super League
BY RYAN NORMAN – DECEMBER 30, 2011
POSTED IN: EUROPE, NEWS/RESULTS, THE NETHERLANDS

Rotterdam Spartans RL
Rugby League in the Netherlands could be set for a boost with new Dutch

rugby league club, the Rotterdam Spartans aiming to gain a license into the

Super League by the end of their 10 year plan.



Known as Sparta, the new club has ambitious plans to launch Netherlands

rugby league into greater heights under the guidance of Rotterdam Spartans

Rugby League Chairman Mr Philip Kimmet who describes himself as a motivator and

places important on delegation and transparency.



The Spartans will be based in the city of Rotterdam that boasts a

population of 620,000 as the second largest city in the Netherlands. The

Spartans are in the process of attracting home and away fixtures against UK or

French rugby league clubs over the summer months for 2012, at this stage strong

interest is shown by leading British amateur and conference level teams. The

Spartans depending on (on and off-field progress) results and league

requirements will than likely target playing in the UK (either conference or CC1),

or a French RL competition.



As part of their 10 year plan, Sparta aim to be a highly respected and

internationally recognised club with the club goal central to the Nederlands

Rugby League Bond’s efforts to develop a strong domestic league, as Philip says

“at least the equivalent of rugby union, albeit characterised by a culture

of excellence and achievement underpinned by strong family values that strikes

a chord with Nederlanders feeling somewhat disenfranchised by hooligan behaviour

at football matches.”



The revelation comes to fruition with the initiative of Sparta Rugby

with a brand new 5 Million Euro (funded) facilities being developed for joint

use by Rugby League and Union through the Rotterdam City Council. The joint

project will open from May 1st 2012, which will optimise ground usage, generate

revenue over the bar in the summer and overrule cricketers wanting a pitch on the

field. The new premises will feature a large clubhouse, indoor training

facilities, state of the art gym and player accommodation, while upon opening

will only have a grassed bank around the field, but grandstands can be

developed upon further league requirements and spectator interest.



Spartans have been in the process of inviting clubs from Europe to

participate for friendly matches at the new ground, while also looking to play

matches away on tour prior to May 1st. Rotterdam Spartans are hoping to play at

least one CC1 semi pro club. Visiting clubs will receive support from the

Spartans in their stay with travel and accommodation assistance through

potential Sparta’s corporate sponsors with travel packages. The Sparta Board

have the goal of attracting ten clubs to their new ground from 2012 May and are

confident in having a strong record with the Board already confirming teams

“Siddal, Leigh Miners, Bank Quay Bulls and Chester Gladiators, are all

keen to play us at home, while Leeds Akkies are hopeful and we are confident we

can provide the venue for the Netherlands residents side’s annual game against

Oxford University. We are also confident of attracting representative sides

such as the UK Firefighters, Army Services teams and East England.”







The Sparta are in the process of recruiting a number of international

players through young talented Australasian players to relocate to the

Netherlands, while looking to gain a chance at a professional career in future.

They will set the bar high with the club looking for high standard opposition

and looking to establish a winning culture from the outset with high

competitiveness.



The question on reader’s lips may be – but how will this rugby league

expansion be funded while other league expansion has failed? Philip outlines

that many potential sponsors have been approached already since the initiative

began, but says “the Spartans do not underestimate the enormity of

building a new sporting culture in a country dominated by football”, but

realise despite the current economic climate they will be taking small steps

toward their goals, intending to be well positioned when the economy picks up.



Rotterdam possesses the largest port in Europe ensuring the economy

stays robust meaning the city naturally has many large businesses that could be

potential sponsors. The Spartans believe positive media attention in the nation

and the UK (with rugby league media) will help achieve stronger financial

support, but only through strengthening the product they can sell: establishing

a strong winning culture to attract fans, exotic location and credible business

plan, after potential sponsors feedback on exposure and an having an expanding

supporter base. A major part of the potential Spartans (on and off-field)

success will be the essential task of gaining the media exposure and long term

viability. The Spartans RL will be under the Sparta club brand synonymous with

Dutch sport (chiefly Football) and will

be partnering with Sportief Capelle, a local government sporting agency (again

with Rotterdam Topsports included) we extensive media and promotional contacts.

While more support through a government body called Rotterdam Topsports would

also help their cause, as the agency was commissioned to establish the city as

a sporting capital in Europe.



This theory of attempting to build a new sporting culture in a football

dominant country aims to emulate the NRL club Storm’s success as Philip says

“We take heart in Melbourne Storm’s success, where AFL is more a religion

than just the dominant sport. Nederlanders love to dress up in orange and

support their national teams, and let’s face it, everyone loves a winner. And

if the Spartans didn’t believe that rugby league is a great spectacle, they

wouldn’t be embarking on this journey at all.”



Known as the gateway to Europe, could Rotterdam be a gateway for the

future of rugby league? Its sheer proximity to the UK (half the distance of

Perpignan to North England) makes the location a viable future option requiring

just a short flight or “just a ferry ride across the North Sea from Hull

and London”. They will be relying on this handy, yet exotic location and

hopefully an emerging reputation as a competitive team to continue to attract

touring sides to help generate revenue at these home games, and to demonstrate

our potential to sponsors. The Spartan’s goal is to tour frequently and to

visit the teams that so generously come to play us, and clearly establishing

the finances to do this is fundamental to being invited to join a foreign

league.



The Spartans player recruitment model will be based on attracting some

young (early 20′s) Australasian talent who are looking for a second chance at a

professional career with a potential pathway to Europe, as they are still

looking for higher opportunities to play at the elite levels. Mr Kimmet says

“The Spartan’s provide a great support network and the opportunities to

make an impression in the UK and France against quality opposition. Our role at

the Spartans is simply to do all we can to get our best talents noticed by

professional clubs.” While the club will provide an ideal opportunity for

ambitious coaches as they have already attracted interested well-credentialed

coaches for 2012. They are in current talks for 10 young players from the

Southern Hemisphere, looking to secure at least half (or more), while already

having useful expats and young Dutch talent that the Spartans will seek to

improve through the imports and qualified coaches. They say an aim is

“making stars out of our Dutch players will be central to building our

supporter base.” Such talent includes players with NYC experience,

Queensland or NSW Cup contracts, or feature in A-Grade level (QRL local

competitions, CRL Cup, Group level) and have expressed for 2012 “to come

to the Rotterdam Spartans for a playing holiday to check the club than the club

will look to secure their services for 2013″.



The club states “We are anticipating a training squad of around 40,

which will allow us to field two strong teams in an afternoon. The idea is to

have the Capelle Spartans (Dutch local club) to play another Dutch outfit, to

be followed by the Rotterdam Spartans playing the tourists we have lined up. On

the weekends we aren’t hosting or touring we intend trialing **** ourselves.

We are hoping that our success will encourage teams to form out of the existing

rugby clubs as word spreads and the season progresses.”



The Netherlands domestic competition is in early development with the

existing (summer based) competition undergoing 3 seasons with currently 4 clubs

in the Zuid (South) Holland province. Expansion is touted for 2012 in The Hague

for starters, while various senior internationals, tour matches and some youth

internationals have been played since 2003 (for a full review see the State of

Nation – Netherlands

article on Rugby League Planet). There are also several rugby union clubs in

the Spartan’s same province, but union is seen as a student’s game (for social

times) rather than aspiring to excellence (having higher fitness and skill like

elite nations).



The challenge of ensuring rugby league becomes a recognised and accepted

sport for Dutch families is one in the minds of the NRLB and Rotterdam Spartans

RL as NRLB Chairman Jason Bruygoms said “Nederland is a soccer crazed

country and most parents don’t really like the idea of their children playing

contact sports due to fears of injury.” They aim to overcome this by

looking at successful lessons from other Rugby playing nations in

“repackaging and marketing” junior rugby league through programs such

as South Sydney’s Bunny ball program, weight for age in juniors (Sydney’s West

reintroducing) and League Tag. Philip reiterates the initiative with “the

game needs to move with the times, and the great thing about the Netherlands is

that we have an empty canvas and a great opportunity to trial innovative

strategies to appeal to young people, and importantly their parents.”



While the Sparta has an existing relation with some local schools they

will be undertaking coaching clinics and practical elements within physical

education programs to increase rugby league awareness and knowledge. An

interschool rugby league tournament is being looked at for future junior

recruitment for a development academy as general interest increases for rugby

league and the club.



Spectators will be encouraged to attend with initial free entry for the

first season, whilst supporting the club with canteen, bar, raffles and member

initiatives. Signed and potential sponsors will have corporate marquees and

hospitality services available for entertainment arranged first with the club

contact. The Spartans urge any willing business “to get behind a team

determined to build a wining culture, in the knowledge that we will be loyal to

those who help us early in our development when we most need it. So any

businesses regardless of where they are based, looking to expand in the

Netherlands generally and Rotterdam in particular, should seriously think about

the increasing exposure we are hoping to offer for a very modest

investment.”



Fans can support the initiative through the Spartans supporters’ packs

available online for only 50 euro each, which includes a year’s subscription to

the Spartan Chronicle (official newsletter), a team poster and the team’s polo

shirt, available in the full range of sizes. The team’s kit can also be ordered

next year. Their website is http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/rotterdamspartans/

or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotterda ... 9898011121.



Having a game every weekend is vital for Spartans success, and the

Spartans are predicting that 2012 will be the beginning of great things in

Dutch rugby league. The Rotterdam Spartans goal for 2012 is to be undefeated.

Will your club take up the challenge?



Any interested club wanting to challenge or business willing to sponsor the

Rotterdam Spartans Rugby League can contact the Chairman at

spartarotterdamrl@hotmail.com

[cos789]

This is frigging brilliant, absolutely brilliant .

Parafeel cannot tell the difference betwee Dutch and Danish.

[NSWAFL]

[cos789]

Humour me parafeel, home many teams does the danish, sorry dutch rl have ATM. ?