Basically the title. I don’t know the full criteria of becoming a full member but I was looking at this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Rugby_League_members and it seems like there’s two European nations (Netherlands and Greece) that seem like the should be full members if Serbia and Ukraine are, so I was wondering if anyone knew what criteria they weren’t hitting.

Why is there so few international rugby league competitions? I get why teams are perhaps not too keen to get constantly thrashed by the Aussies and Kiwis, or why those two maybe not too interested either, but what about the rest? I mean, Samoa choosing one on one with England over Pacific Championships? Or the championships themselves, why are they so frugal? For most teams there is one or two tests a year at best if that. Is it only down to overwhelming domination of the Aussies or there are other factors at play?

Is there any hope and ways to make international competitions at least on par with those in cricket or rugby union in terms of importance relative to national comps?

I don’t know about you but I’d really like a documentary on Phil Gould’s influence on the Panthers dynasty? Perhaps I’m giving Gus too much credit but when he came on board as GM the Panthers were flailing.

True, the premierships didn’t come to fruition until a few years later but it’s not unreasonable to posit that he must’ve implemented some serious change.

I would love a book on that or a doco. Am I alone here?

As many of you know it’s been a tumultuous year for London Broncos. After a mighty win in the Championships last year, their Super League journey has been fraught with challenges thanks in no small part to the new grading rules implemented by IMG. Their owner has now left the team, meaning unless they secure funding or new ownership soon they will cease to exist. The Supporters Association has set up a Crowd Funding page in an attempt to keep them going through the off season. Please see the link below and if you can, donate. If not, please share. No team deserves to ride such a high only to cease existing altogether.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-london-broncos?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3D6jhleK6Z-eDNb0erPjoyGWsgYOF7Qif39kUh3GhRPX42r4Gl9MD5XBA_aem_2jU8MZGxAtIazJ1wK9xs5A

I heard recently that Brazil pulled out of qualifying for the women’s World Cup, is there any reason for this besides just logistic and financial issues?

I'm 25, really hungry to play representative footy. I'm American born, but have Congolese heritage. (Still thinking of giving the USA a go still but my heart wants to rep the Congo..) Last I heard was that DRC Rugby a XIII were just re-developing the game in the country. Rumors did circle about using heritage players for international test matches but so far nothing has come about.

Personally, I would love to start a heritage team but I don't know how to get started on that. There's lots of rugby players of Congolese heritage globally. Any help would be appreciated!

I really hope this is the right sub all these sports confuse me

I know the squad will be named after the NRL finals. I just wanted to get head start and look up some players. Excited for the test series. Hopefully they put up a fight after last year 0-3 England debacle.

Basically for those who don’t know, Nigeria beat Kenya in the first leg of a Women’s World Cup qualifier 22-14, but Kenya won the second leg 0-8, making it 22-22 on aggregate. Nigeria have advanced though, rather than golden point. I think, and this is why I’ve asked because I’m not sure, because they were tied on points, it went to tries scored, which was also 4-4, and then went to goals kicked? Which being 3-2 to Nigeria, means they go through? (If anyone’s wondering where the other two point went apparently Kenya kicked two drop goals)

If anyone can confirm this is how it works please do, I’m curious.

Don’t really have a link to anything, just saw on Twitter and thought it’d be worth bringing up. It’s a Two-legged play off for the World Series berth. I would’ve loved them to expand the competition to have more of a chance for these smaller sides to come through, but I understand why they haven’t.

Pretty much the title, was the match between the Netherlands and Scotland all community club based? I saw from the 18 man squad it certainly looked like it, which is a good sign. I’m glad Scotland doesn’t seem to be England B anymore, and the old Scotland A side seems to have superseded it.

By 5 stars I mean GOAT level status

Is it just me or do a lot of Fijian NRL players seem to be wingers (sometimes centres)? Players like Radradra, Sivo, W.Blake, Tuquiri, Koroibete, Vunivalu, Ravalawa, Uate, list goes on.

Can't believe that a few years ago we weren't even in the league now we top. There is hope for all the teams. We're just enjoying our 5 mins in the sun

The club (formerly Coventry Bears) have qualifed for the League 1 play-offs for the first time in the combined history. They will play Workington Town in the 5th/6th place eliminator game with the venue depending on the 2 teams' results next weekend.

Hurricanes announcement

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Does anyone know if Samoa and Tonga are still considered second tier nations for rugby league

Shots on

I’m a bit ignorant to how exactly it works in the USA, so any help is much appreciated. I’ve seen on Twitter a bit of information about the USARL final, but I don’t fully understand what’s happened. As far as I can tell, there’s four conferences (pacific, Utah, Florida and east) and the winners of each play each other (pacific vs Utah and Florida vs east) and then the winners of those two play each other in the final. Utah won the semi final, but for some reason the teams pulled out? I’ve tried to find why but either it hasn’t been said or I’ve missed it, so any help is appreciated.

Our U7 season has just wrapped up, and in the main it's been a successful season.

Next year, in the U8 it's a big step up, as I'm no longer on the pitch to guide the players as to who will be dummy half and first receiver etc. Hopefully the introduction of the vests will help with this, but my main concern is getting them to the point where they will decide who between them will get the ball, and other things such as playing the ball correctly.

Any advice of drills that will encourage this? My players aren't the best at listening and concentrating, and still prefer the games such as scarecrow and octopus. I want to keep my sessions as game based as possible, whilst still keeping the fun element, as I acknowledge that they're still young kids.

Any advice from U8 coaches or parents would be most appreciated.

Many Aussie and Kiwi rugby union fans also follow rugby league. Is it the same in Europe?