Rugby League World Cup
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Yep, watching and agree.
So many neck rolls and head highs you can't help thinking the spotlight should be on league rather than union.
Also the intercepts. PNG with all the hustle and when spreading the ball wide look dangerous down that left flank, but Tonga's muscle and sheer power should see them pull away this half. -
PNG have blown one chance and had two denied
Tonga committing fouls on the last pass and the tackle
Reffing / League rules are fucking shit
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
PNG have blown one chance and had two denied
Tonga committing fouls on the last pass and the tackle
Reffing / League rules are fucking shit
Even the biff after the last try was shit.
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Fucking great match
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
Fucking great match
Amazing last try. 71 passes and 4 bounce-passes.
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Good match for the neutrals.
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PNG a little screwed by the refs.
Sheesh hasn’t Lolohea packed it on and still playing halfback.
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was theirs for the taking! unlucky warriors i mean PNG
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Deserved hard fought 18-12 win for the Cooks over Wales. Fitness levels and speed of ruck ball told in the last quarter. Tonga look out!
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@Jailbreak7 said in Rugby League World Cup:
Deserved hard fought 18-12 win for the Cooks over Wales. Fitness levels and speed of ruck ball told in the last quarter. Tonga look out!
Great defending and heart from Wales, but second best in the second half
Could have nicked it but not to be
Wales captain was in the same class in school as Sam Warburton and Gareth Bale
3 national captains!
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:
Wales captain was in the same class in school as Sam Warburton and Gareth Bale
3 national captains!
That’s quite something. Kear is a decent fullback. Not the biggest player going around, but is pretty fearless.
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@Mackerzzzz said in Rugby League World Cup:
Had only just looked at nrl website now... was expecting a win... but not that!
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For some reason my brain has lost the ability to comprehend when games are being played at this RLWC. Last week I got up on Sunday to watch the Kiwis and they were on Monday. Today I flicked on Kayo to see what games were on overnight and the Kiwis had played.
Another training run, this time against Jamaica. Final score 68 - 6.
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@Bones said in Rugby League World Cup:
Crowds have actually been very good. The last world cup only averaged 13,000 per game and that featured games in three countries and blockbuster pool games.
I just haven't engaged much with this tournament because I am not going to get SparkSport just to watch. Plus, the pool games are predictable. In 2017, we lost to Tonga in the pool game.
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Think if RL wants to grow its showpiece event, it needs more regular Test matches rather than just NRL and SL.
These 60+ margins aren't much fun and only one pool looks like it'll be competitive.
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@NTA said in Rugby League World Cup:
Think if RL wants to grow its showpiece event, it needs more regular Test matches rather than just NRL and SL.
These 60+ margins aren't much fun and only one pool looks like it'll be competitive.
too many countries unable to supply players from a professional league of their own. Rugby is barely an international sport and it's miles in front of League.
The test match game absolutely should increase, but it won't because Australia have all the power. All the players. and all the money. And no way are they supporting anything that takes any attention from Origin and the Premiership.
Aus, NZ, England, PNG, Tonga and Samoa should all be playing each other regularly.
