RLWC is an insult and a joke
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Phil Rothfield argues that the rugby league World Cup is a an insult to past Test greats
Some sports are not meant for the international stage - and the rugby league World Cup is one of them.
Australia's 62-nil quarter-final win over USA on Sunday was a farce, a game played in front of 5726 fans on a pitch that still had lines marked out for the local soccer team.
That team and individual records were broken is an insult to our champions of the past who once earned their milestones and greatness against genuine opposition in the days when Tests and World Cups were restricted to countries that could actually play the game.
The scoreline against USA should have been 70-plus but for Johnathan Thurston's rare day off with the boot.
At one stage of the first half four tries were scored in seven minutes against a team of brave but totally outclassed players.
For more than 20 years I've been listening to the same old lines from rugby league officials about having patience with the international game and developing countries.
From Kevin Humphreys to Ken Arthurson to Dave Smith … blah, blah, blah, blah.
When Australia beat Russia 110-4 in England in 2000, we were told to give them time.
The same when we beat France 74-nil in 1994 and PNG 82-nil in Townsville in 2000.
Seriously, no one cares.
Outside of Australia, New Zealand and England, it's a tournament of manufactured teams filled with NRL players, many of whom have never even visited the countries they are representing.
Distant relatives, grandmothers and great aunties, somehow allow them to qualify.
Players who quite frankly are flat out making NRL squads each week, let alone play at an international level.
If there was any real interest in the tournament, Channel Nine and Fox Sports would be showing it.
This rubbish is not fair on the NRL clubs who fork out millions of dollars of wages to the elite players.
They should be resting and recuperating in the off-season, not spending eight weeks in England on what's become not much more than a boozy holiday, with a couple of serious games against the Poms and Kiwis.
Half of them are likely to struggle next year or suffer form lapses and burnout because they missed a proper off-season.
Cronulla have already lost Luke Lewis for half of 2014 and Storm could have similar problems with Billy Slater's knee.
There is one simple solution to fix this debacle.
In future World Cups should be played over three weeks and only include Australia, New Zealand, England and a country that wins a qualifying tournament.
Even a Rest of the World side could be thrown in as the fourth team.
Anything that gives us competitive football.
It's just a joke we've had to wait eight weeks and watch so many meaningless floggings to get to it.
Read more: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/league ... z2l4XAppS0
Some sports are not meant for the international stage - and the rugby league World Cup is one of them.
Australia's 62-nil quarter-final win over USA on Sunday was a farce, a game played in front of 5726 fans on a pitch that still had lines marked out for the local soccer team.
That team and individual records were broken is an insult to our champions of the past who once earned their milestones and greatness against genuine opposition in the days when Tests and World Cups were restricted to countries that could actually play the game.
The scoreline against USA should have been 70-plus but for Johnathan Thurston's rare day off with the boot.
At one stage of the first half four tries were scored in seven minutes against a team of brave but totally outclassed players.
For more than 20 years I've been listening to the same old lines from rugby league officials about having patience with the international game and developing countries.
From Kevin Humphreys to Ken Arthurson to Dave Smith … blah, blah, blah, blah.
When Australia beat Russia 110-4 in England in 2000, we were told to give them time.
The same when we beat France 74-nil in 1994 and PNG 82-nil in Townsville in 2000.
Seriously, no one cares.
Outside of Australia, New Zealand and England, it's a tournament of manufactured teams filled with NRL players, many of whom have never even visited the countries they are representing.
Distant relatives, grandmothers and great aunties, somehow allow them to qualify.
Players who quite frankly are flat out making NRL squads each week, let alone play at an international level.
If there was any real interest in the tournament, Channel Nine and Fox Sports would be showing it.
This rubbish is not fair on the NRL clubs who fork out millions of dollars of wages to the elite players.
They should be resting and recuperating in the off-season, not spending eight weeks in England on what's become not much more than a boozy holiday, with a couple of serious games against the Poms and Kiwis.
Half of them are likely to struggle next year or suffer form lapses and burnout because they missed a proper off-season.
Cronulla have already lost Luke Lewis for half of 2014 and Storm could have similar problems with Billy Slater's knee.
There is one simple solution to fix this debacle.
In future World Cups should be played over three weeks and only include Australia, New Zealand, England and a country that wins a qualifying tournament.
Even a Rest of the World side could be thrown in as the fourth team.
Anything that gives us competitive football.
It's just a joke we've had to wait eight weeks and watch so many meaningless floggings to get to it.
Read more: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/league ... z2l4XAppS0
Nice try Cos.
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Excellent article!
And cue Dave;
"scanning scanning scanning.......News Limited"
*yawn*
And cue Dave;
"scanning scanning scanning.......News Limited"
*yawn*
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waiting...waiting....what's taking dave so long.NRLCrap1 wrote:Excellent article!
And cue Dave;
"scanning scanning scanning.......News Limited"
*yawn*
Nice try Cos.
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Maybe his brain finally stopped? :P
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he needed to of had one in the first place!NRLCrap1 wrote:Maybe his brain finally stopped? :P
perhaps he doesn't have a come back for the article





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so, let me get this straight. His argument is that one low crowd (or even a few) and a blow out invalidates the entire world cup? Including the 4 MILLION Fiji NRL just got as a result of this?
I can pull out blowouts from RUWC and probably Fifa. That doesn't invalidate them.
The low crowd was due to a mixup with the game. They assumed wales would make it and so put the game in wales. Unfortunately, USA vs Australia (a predictable outcome) doesn't draw to well in WALES.
he's an idiot of the highest order.
International RL has to start somewhere. And for me, and many others, we want it to encompass more than just England and NZ. while growth there is great and should be encouraged we also need to expand to other nations. France, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Png should be the main focuses of this international expansion. Then focus on bringing in more local players to USA and Italy as well as turning Japan, RSA, Russia, Jamaica, Serbia into viable minnows.
I can pull out blowouts from RUWC and probably Fifa. That doesn't invalidate them.
The low crowd was due to a mixup with the game. They assumed wales would make it and so put the game in wales. Unfortunately, USA vs Australia (a predictable outcome) doesn't draw to well in WALES.
he's an idiot of the highest order.
International RL has to start somewhere. And for me, and many others, we want it to encompass more than just England and NZ. while growth there is great and should be encouraged we also need to expand to other nations. France, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Png should be the main focuses of this international expansion. Then focus on bringing in more local players to USA and Italy as well as turning Japan, RSA, Russia, Jamaica, Serbia into viable minnows.
NRLCrap1 wrote:Ignorant goose. International AFL is big and don't you forget it!
the stupidity....NRLCrap1 wrote:Crowds don't mean squat.
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So by that reckoning the Rugby World cup is a farce (in 2011 South Africa flogged Nambia 87-0, wales smashed Fiji 66-0 and put 80 points on Nambia too, Australia and England both put 60+ scorelines on two separate teams), And the Fifa world cup must be a Farce also (Brazil and others have beaten teams by 4 or 5 goals regularly and Germany flogged saudi arabia 8-0 in the 2002 world cup). Just imagine the scorelines if an australian ARs team was in their 'international cup'.cos789 wrote:Phil Rothfield argues that the rugby league World Cup is a an insult to past Test greats
Some sports are not meant for the international stage - and the rugby league World Cup is one of them.
Australia's 62-nil quarter-final win over USA on Sunday was a farce, a game played in front of 5726 fans on a pitch that still had lines marked out for the local soccer team.
off the top of my head you need to include France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, PNG to that list tooThat team and individual records were broken is an insult to our champions of the past who once earned their milestones and greatness against genuine opposition in the days when Tests and World Cups were restricted to countries that could actually play the game.
The scoreline against USA should have been 70-plus but for Johnathan Thurston's rare day off with the boot.
At one stage of the first half four tries were scored in seven minutes against a team of brave but totally outclassed players.
For more than 20 years I've been listening to the same old lines from rugby league officials about having patience with the international game and developing countries.
From Kevin Humphreys to Ken Arthurson to Dave Smith … blah, blah, blah, blah.
When Australia beat Russia 110-4 in England in 2000, we were told to give them time.
The same when we beat France 74-nil in 1994 and PNG 82-nil in Townsville in 2000.
Seriously, no one cares.
Outside of Australia, New Zealand and England, it's a tournament of manufactured teams filled with NRL players, many of whom have never even visited the countries they are representing.
Well we better call the IRB and tell them their next world cup should only include the all blacks, springboks, wallabies, england and wales aswell, tell fifa that only Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Germany, Italy, Netherlnds, Spain and Switzerland should be in next years world cup, and someone call demetriou that only Australia should be in AR's.Distant relatives, grandmothers and great aunties, somehow allow them to qualify.
Players who quite frankly are flat out making NRL squads each week, let alone play at an international level.
If there was any real interest in the tournament, Channel Nine and Fox Sports would be showing it.
This rubbish is not fair on the NRL clubs who fork out millions of dollars of wages to the elite players.
They should be resting and recuperating in the off-season, not spending eight weeks in England on what's become not much more than a boozy holiday, with a couple of serious games against the Poms and Kiwis.
Half of them are likely to struggle next year or suffer form lapses and burnout because they missed a proper off-season.
Cronulla have already lost Luke Lewis for half of 2014 and Storm could have similar problems with Billy Slater's knee.
There is one simple solution to fix this debacle.
In future World Cups should be played over three weeks and only include Australia, New Zealand, England and a country that wins a qualifying tournament.
Even a Rest of the World side could be thrown in as the fourth team.
well thats absolute bullshit cos there hasnt actually been 'so many' meaningless floggings, defineatley alot less than the last RWC.Anything that gives us competitive football.
It's just a joke we've had to wait eight weeks and watch so many meaningless floggings to get to it.
LoL its threads like this that made me stay clear from here for awhile... meaningless dicksizing.

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Fiji got $4million because of a game that had nothing to do with them?? Proof read your comments again, Fyiar!!pHyR3 wrote:so, let me get this straight. His argument is that one low crowd (or even a few) and a blow out invalidates the entire world cup? Including the 4 MILLION Fiji NRL just got as a result of this?
The US shouldn't have got anywhere near Australia! The fact that they did shows that the whole thing was poorly organised and presented from the fricking start!!
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Fear? Oh yeah I smell it. Yours! Because you know I'm right!
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Somebody cared.pHyR3 wrote:The low crowd was due to a mixup with the game. They assumed ...
Nice try Cos.
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Which game has nothing to do with them? ******NRLCrap1 wrote:Fiji got $4million because of a game that had nothing to do with them?? Proof read your comments again, Fyiar!!pHyR3 wrote:so, let me get this straight. His argument is that one low crowd (or even a few) and a blow out invalidates the entire world cup? Including the 4 MILLION Fiji NRL just got as a result of this?
The US shouldn't have got anywhere near Australia! The fact that they did shows that the whole thing was poorly organised and presented from the fricking start!!
NRLCrap1 wrote:Ignorant goose. International AFL is big and don't you forget it!
the stupidity....NRLCrap1 wrote:Crowds don't mean squat.
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up to 145,000 people to attend the RLWC semi's & final in the next 2 weekends
Christ knows how many will be watching the final on TV in the UK alone should England beat NZ in London on Sat & play Australia in Manchester the following week .... 5 Million plus...... 6 Million ?

wow
just wow ..... what a world cup =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
I mean
could the fumbles n bumbles get 50 poms to watch a game between England & NZ in London ?

I think not




I
think not

the only jokes here are fumblers & their unbridled fear of RL

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pHyR3 wrote:Which game has nothing to do with them? ******NRLCrap1 wrote:Fiji got $4million because of a game that had nothing to do with them?? Proof read your comments again, Fyiar!!pHyR3 wrote:so, let me get this straight. His argument is that one low crowd (or even a few) and a blow out invalidates the entire world cup? Including the 4 MILLION Fiji NRL just got as a result of this?
The US shouldn't have got anywhere near Australia! The fact that they did shows that the whole thing was poorly organised and presented from the fricking start!!










Did the US/Australia game have a third team in it, DOUBLE ******???










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