RUGBY LEAGUE EXPANDING THE GAME

[pussycat]

It is an English Competition. An English Competition with French teams, A Canadian team, Another Canadian the year after that and a US team the following year. Apparently some NRL teams will play trials with New York next year.

[leeroy*NRL*]

Just on OP - didn't Rugby League start in England? So how is it expanding there lol. Rugby League in Australia is an expansion of the game yes?

lol Fred Fred Fred...

the English are letting in Teams form outside England..
there expanding there three tiers of divisions

[Fred]

Yes I know. Just was thinking people seem to talk as if the game started in Australia lol

[leeroy*NRL*]

Toulouse being promoted could mean new money and record crowds in Super League

Toulouse Olympique earn Super League promotion after Million Pound Game win over Featherstone Rovers

(it is a huge positive for the game in France.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/16377491 ... bar_native

[leeroy*NRL*]

The Ashes 2025
England v Kangaroos
First Test - Saturday 25 October, Wembley Stadium, London

Second Test - Saturday 1 November, Everton Stadium, Liverpool

Third Test - Saturday 8 November, Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Big Announcement in RL

[Terry]

The Ashes 2025
England v Kangaroos
First Test - Saturday 25 October, Wembley Stadium, London

Second Test - Saturday 1 November, Everton Stadium, Liverpool

Third Test - Saturday 8 November, Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Big Announcement in RL

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. The Poms must think they can get big crowds with games at Wembley and Evertons new ground at Liverpool.

It'd be great for the game if the Poms could win one of the first two and set up a decider. Would be the biggest game of RL in England for decades. Sadly I can't see anything other than a 3 nil shutout to the Kangaroos.

[azif]

The Ashes 2025
England v Kangaroos
First Test - Saturday 25 October, Wembley Stadium, London

Second Test - Saturday 1 November, Everton Stadium, Liverpool

Third Test - Saturday 8 November, Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Big Announcement in RL

30K registrations to reserve tickets in just 24 hrs



madness that these soap dodging tossers have scheduled the 3rd & potential series decider at Headingley
way too small
even if its a dead rubber

but if its a decider , it will be one of the stupidest scheduling decisions I have ever seen

It'd be like the NRL scheduling tests against the english at
Accor
Suncorp

&

Shark park

[azif]

The Ashes 2025
England v Kangaroos
First Test - Saturday 25 October, Wembley Stadium, London

Second Test - Saturday 1 November, Everton Stadium, Liverpool

Third Test - Saturday 8 November, Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Big Announcement in RL

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. The Poms must think they can get big crowds with games at Wembley and Evertons new ground at Liverpool.

It'd be great for the game if the Poms could win one of the first two and set up a decider. Would be the biggest game of RL in England for decades. Sadly I can't see anything other than a 3 nil shutout to the Kangaroos.

the record crowd for a Rugby League international is under threat with the series opener at Wembley
The record currently stands at
74,468 for the WC final at Manchester in 2013 , between Australia & New Zealand

I think this number will be well surpassed on Oct 25th this year in London.

[azif]

while the Kangaroos are battling the English in the UK

the Pacific cup will be underway in Australasia
Tier one
New Zealand
Tonga
Samoa

Tier two
PNG
Fiji
Cook Islands

that game between Tonga & Samoa will be simply epic
Im not sure if it will be held in NZ or Australia but just try getting a ticket to it

meanwhile
our fumbling cousins .. what will you lot be doing in Oct/Nov



dick in yr hand again ?

[azif]

look at this beauty of a stadium in Liverpool next to the Mersey river
brand new , completed late last year

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/mar ... shes-test/

will be full as a goog on Nov 1st this year for the 2nd Ashes test
cannot wait

[leeroy*NRL*]

its a beautiful Stadium (very close to the pitch every angle and seat is perfect

for GAME 3 they were better off playing it at Elland Road in LEEDS 37k capacity

[azif]

The UK is going off in anticipation of the 1st Kangaroos tour to the UK in 22 years in October
60K tickets sold in the pre sale in one day , one day !!
what a tour its going to be

meanwhile , fumblers are looking at having a state of origin series as a ..... pre season comp








https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/04/03/rus ... ord-sales/

[leeroy*NRL*]

The UK is going off in anticipation of the 1st Kangaroos tour to the UK in 22 years in October
60K tickets sold in the pre sale in one day , one day !!
what a tour its going to be

meanwhile , fumblers are looking at having a state of origin series as a ..... pre season comp








https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/04/03/rus ... ord-sales/

So Headingley is pretty much sold out.. predicted really 20k Stadium
Everton Catergory 1 sold out (officials expect Liverpool to sell out)

7 months away to game day. great news

[azif]

The UK is going off in anticipation of the 1st Kangaroos tour to the UK in 22 years in October
60K tickets sold in the pre sale in one day , one day !!
what a tour its going to be

meanwhile , fumblers are looking at having a state of origin series as a ..... pre season comp








https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/04/03/rus ... ord-sales/

So Headingley is pretty much sold out.. predicted really 20k Stadium
Everton Catergory 1 sold out (officials expect Liverpool to sell out)

7 months away to game day. great news

40K people outside of the Headingley sellout booking tickets in one day
is the exciting thing for me
Liverpool should sellout with 53K

& this far out Wembley should get a very large crowd too , with hopefully the record attendance for a Rugby League International of 74,468
being surpassed

[leeroy*NRL*]

its very good news..

AZIF

can you fill me in on this

Rugby League Commercial ??

i have been hearing a lot about this of late and its apparently its going well ? what exactly is the story behind this
if you have any news or info

Thanks