Rugby League World Cup
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60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.
That's put quite a dampener on the tournament in a way. 16 teams is too many. This was really the only heavyweight clash in the pool games.
Unless you're a fiend for RL you can pretty much ignore the tournament until the semis. With the exception of an expected clash between Tonga and Samoa in the QF I suppose.
NZ playing Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland is quite the pool lineup. Coaching staff will have their work cutout keeping the lads focused and not hitting the piss midweek. Fiji in the QF will be a little harder but then Australia in the semi will be definitely worth tuning in for.
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@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.
Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.
Will tune in for the Quarters onward.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.
Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.
Will tune in for the Quarters onward.
What was up with the commentary?
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@Bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@Victor-Meldrew said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.
Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.
Will tune in for the Quarters onward.
What was up with the commentary?
Imagine Miles "And England are showing why they are just sooo good" Harrison, multiply by 10, and aim for an audience of 13 yr-olds.
At least Jonathan Davies didn't get a chance to say "space out wide!"
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It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,
I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ? 😀
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@kiwiinmelb said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:
It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,
I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ? 😀
Just like always. Teams like Lebanon Ireland Italy etc are just NRL players who can't make the Kangaroos
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@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:
It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,
😀
I think so too. SOO is awesome and any NZ/GB/Oz game is always a good watch, but RL has never really kicked on like RU for me.
Will enjoy the RLWC though.
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@kiwiinmelb was a piece on the news last night about Jordan Meads, a Kiwi guy who is playing for Greece, for a period, many of the games played illegal over there!!
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Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.
Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.
Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.
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@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:
Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.
Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.
Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.
What’s the picture quality like with Kayo ?
I’ve got Foxtel but alternate between 2 houses , Foxtel box in my main house , perfect , but in my country house I stream Foxtel and the picture quality to the tv is garbage . Stan much much better . So is dazn ( boxing app)
I thought maybe kayo being more of a specialist streaming app it would be better to run that and ditch Foxtel .
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What a shambles! The Rugby League World Cup organisers couldn't even get the basics of their opening ceremony right .
Oh my god, I can’t believe it – Kaiser Chiefs’ set cut short at World Cup opener
Ricky Wilson and his band were warming up the crowd in Newcastle when they hit a technical failure
I'll be back for the Semi Finals.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:
It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,
I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ? 😀
Google isn't that hard to use is it? 😬
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@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:
@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:
Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.
Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.
Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.
What’s the picture quality like with Kayo ?
I’ve got Foxtel but alternate between 2 houses , Foxtel box in my main house , perfect , but in my country house I stream Foxtel and the picture quality to the tv is garbage . Stan much much better . So is dazn ( boxing app)
I thought maybe kayo being more of a specialist streaming app it would be better to run that and ditch Foxtel .
Their normal 1080 HD is generally fine, but they drop down to 720p too often for my liking - but might be particular to my area rather than a nationwide thing. Stan maintains 1080/4K better than Kayo.
I think it's worth ditching for the financial savings (but not sure if a property magnate like you would have that concern
) if you don't mind the odd dropping down to 720p.
Rugby league in Lebanon - Wikipedia