Hard to believe the
@Kangaroos
have played just four times since beating ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 6-0 in this game almost four years ago. How is that promoting
@IntRL
? BTW, of those four games, they lost two of them including their last one... against ๐น๐ด so no wonder theyโre in hiding! ๐
#RugbyLeague
Terribly sad news out of England. This man was a hero to so many... well beyond the Greatest Game of All. My deepest thoughts & prayers to the family & closest friends. Vale, Rob Burrow ๐ฅฒ
News Corp reported today that
@ABCaustralia
spent $26.3m in legal fees over the past four years. Makes me think a few more $ of taxpayersโ money wouldnโt hurt after
@abcsport
sacked me a week after asking me to call
@NRL
, as reported by
@BuzzRothfield
#NRLCowboysBulldogs
If
@SuperLeague
wants to raise the standard, itโs simple. Increase the value of the competition. And how you do that? Well, stop confining the ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ teams to mostly towns on that M62 corridor & broaden the appeal to broadcasters to attract greater investment.
#EnglishRugbyLeague
One of the dumbest decisions by
#RugbyLeague
in ๐ฆ๐บ was to wind down the Perth Reds. Put simply, we need the West back in our flagship comp as a matter of urgency & yes,
#Adelaide
still has enormous merit too
#NRL
Canโt believe
@NRL
failed to mention the New Zealanders. After all, it is
#AnzacDay
this week! We all make mistakes but this must be called out! Remember,
#NewZealand
has been part of ๐ฆ๐บโs premier
#RugbyLeague
competition for almost three decades!
#NRL
AUSSIE COMMENTATOR TO BROADCAST IRISH RUGBY LEAGUE DECIDER
IRISH rugby league has scored a major coup, securing Australian commentator Jason Costigan to broadcast this yearโs Rugby League Ireland (RLI) First Division grand final.ย
@CostoJason
Someone just made the point that rugby union is outside the top 10 of sports watched in the USA. What a shame! I say letโs keep it there & fire up
#RugbyLeague
once & for all by getting people to work together in North America. Whoโs keen?
#USA
#Canada
#InternationalRugbyLeague
Sad news out of ๐ฌ๐ง with the passing of former
@IntRL
star Des Drummond, aged 63. This electrifying winger, capped 24 times by GB, thrilled crowds far & wide & his heroics at
@LeighCenturions
is the stuff of legend. Shame we didnโt see him touring ๐ฆ๐บ in โ88. Vale, Des Drummond ๐ข
๐ฃ๏ธ "It's a six figure hit for us as a club"
@RochdaleHornets
were due to host a warm up game between England & Fiji ahead of the Rugby League World Cup.
Chairman
@andy_mazey
says the postponement will be severe..
๐ฑ More:
#RLWC
#bbcrl
Now that we know
@FFRXIII
is hosting
#RLWC2025
, Iโm going to respectfully suggest to our friends at the
@IntRL
that ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ & ๐ฟ๐ฆ should be next in 2029 & 2033 respectively. Then ๐ฏ๐ต in 2037, ๐ง๐ท in 2041 & back to ๐ฌ๐ง in 2045 to celebrate
#RugbyLeague
โs &
@TheRFL
โs 150th birthday ๐ฅณ
I think the
@TOwolfpack
ship has sailed re:
@SuperLeague
& we should immediately focus on broadening the gameโs appeal in key markets in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ + new teams from ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐ซ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐ธ as per my bold expansion plan, set out two months ago in
@leagueexpress
#RFL
#SuperLeague
#EnglishRugbyLeague
One of the great mysteries of
@IntRL
is how
@JAMRugbyLeague
, administering
#RugbyLeague
in an outpost of < three million people, is a tier-one nation with the ๐ governing body... in stark contrast to
@USARugbyLeague
&
@CanadaRL
with their first ๐ economies & history in the game
Thoughts & prayers continue to be with the good people of
#Tonga
. As details slowly emerge, Iโd suggest one way for the
@IntRL
community to raise a few $ is a ๐น๐ดv๐ผ๐ธ
#Test
. Scheduling should not be an issue for the
@NRL
as the night before Origin II looks free... for
@edenparknz