The World of Rugby Thread

[niko_cee]

:lol:

Not really the same that is it cobber.

:D

Courageous.

He's still going to be described as an ex-NRL star/player even if THE ORGANIZATION specifically deny his ever having existed. I'm pretty sure washing your hands of him (and by extension the problem) is just about the least courageous way to deal with it.

[Queenslander]

Lol

Lewis


The NRL is reportedly considering a State of Origin qualification rule change to allow Tongan icon Jason Taumalolo to play for Queensland — and it isn’t sitting well with a number of names in the game

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-jason-taumalolo-state-of-origin-eligibility-queensland-maroons-tonga-pacific-test-gorden-tallis/news-story/337342eef08fe7eaa4cf281787ac822a

Broncos club song brings a tear Im back on board this team has heart.

Carn the Broncos!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=785868869017190

The names in this South Brisbane team is very interesting.


https://youtu.be/kT2vma4o7K8

[Queenslander]

:D

Courageous.

He's still going to be described as an ex-NRL star/player even if THE ORGANIZATION specifically deny his ever having existed. I'm pretty sure washing your hands of him (and by extension the problem) is just about the least courageous way to deal with it.

Matt Lodge plays for the Broncos they can pisshim off if they are genuine.

[Queenslander]

Is Daryl Clark still good? Titans are after apparently

[niko_cee]

Re: State of Origin, they've been letting Queensland poach New South Wales born players for years (and vice versa?) so any move towards annexing the islanders is hardly surprising (or new really).

[Queenslander]

Yeah dont like this at all.

For history sake Toni Carroll played for NZ, Australia and Queensland. Plenty of people have played for Samoa/Tonga and Queensland or NSW

Luke Keary is a Queenslander

[Lewis]

Is Daryl Clark still good? Titans are after apparently

He's the best hooker in Super League and would have a ball playing off their big forwards. Doesn't this State of Origin 'debate' come round every few years? I seem to remember Sam Burgess being the focus of it one year which was even more stupid.

[Queenslander]

Jason Tamaulololo's manager has contacted QLD Rugby League. Wants that sweet Origin money.

[Lewis]

He probably thinks he won't see that ten year contract out and is therefore currently selling himself short.

[Queenslander]

Good point I forgot he was on a 10 year contract.

Titans are going to be top 2 next year by the sound of it.

[Baz]

He's the best hooker in Super League2nd, behind Aaron Smith.

[Queenslander]

So a huge signing for the Titans then.

Broncos need at least two props so a couple of hard English blokes would be good.

[Baz]

Josh Simm starts. Lessssgo! :flex:

[Lewis]

Jack Welsby running Lachlan Coote out of the club as well.

[Queenslander]

:lol:


NRLW player Nita Maynard has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards outside of Cronulla pub Northies on Friday night.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-nrlw-player-nita-maynard-charged-with-assault-northies-bouncers-news-updates/news-story/a96cdbc86c07025abbc4c96a0f53e5ee

[niko_cee]

Apparently Warren Gatland's been over here scoping out facilities for the lions (pretty sure they're actually going to Jersey, although yesterday was the first I'd heard of any of it) and everyone seems to be losing their minds about him being allowed in when everyone else has to quarantine. Probably be even more pissed off when they deem the facilities to be rubbish and don't come. Apparently there had been requests for the government to comp him/them flights over as well, fucking penny pinching twats. I guess the Kiwis are the scotch of the southern humisphere.

[Queenslander]

The Fijians had to pay $250 000 to the Kiwis so the NZ Maori would play a game in Fiji.

The only thing stopping the Fijians and the Pacifica team joining Super Rugby is the NZRU.

[Lewis]

:lol:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-nrlw-player-nita-maynard-charged-with-assault-northies-bouncers-news-updates/news-story/a96cdbc86c07025abbc4c96a0f53e5ee

Tiny woman or not, she's Polynesian. Don't feel too bad fellas.

[Queenslander]

See this Lewis?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/comments/mjrl8h/mikaele_ravalawa_kos_kurt_mann/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

That Fijian bloke is enormous.

[niko_cee]

Do they abbreviate St George to STI for a laugh? I always thought it was STG, or do the Illawarians demand recognition even if the consequence is somewhat unfortunate?

[Queenslander]

Illawara probably demanded representation.

How many Manly games have you seen so far?

[niko_cee]

Zero, and going off how they were going the last time I looked that's probably for the best.

I see my other 'local' team (Cowboys) are also going great guns at 0-4.

[Queenslander]

They are in deep trouble.

Brisbane linking with the South Brisbane Magpies is positive I reckon K Hunt will be playing for the Broncos in the 2nd half.

[Queenslander]

They are in deep trouble.

Brisbane linking with the South Brisbane Magpies is positive I reckon K Hunt will be playing for the Broncos in the 2nd half.

[Queenslander]

Scariest man in Australia.

https://i.ibb.co/qp80NCK/FB-IMG-1617654238359.jpg (https://ibb.co/NKq19r5)

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/cT_dMSRCvIc

[Lewis]

The stuff I've heard/read about his New South Wales coaching is quality. Binmanning them along with booze and bad vibes.

[Lewis]

That video between 7:48 and 10:15 is the peak of the sport.

[Queenslander]

90's League was amazing as a kid.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/CKKkCmh.png

Any way of life, let alone a sport, without room for that sort of scene isn't worth engaging with.

[Queenslander]

Brisbane Titans

[Lewis]

David Fifita has gone up a level and looks worth every penny. Turns out Mal Meninga knows what he's doing.

[Baz]

This Tetevano is a dirty bastard. Done about six late tackles.

EDIT: Sent off. Get fucked. :youpi:

[Queenslander]

David Fifita has gone up a level and looks worth every penny. Turns out Mal Meninga knows what he's doing.

Mal is a chancer

[Queenslander]

Im looking at following South Brisbane and East Brisbane around for games. Albert Kelly, K Hunt, Kevin Locke and Anthony Milford should score heaps of tries for Souths. I noticed Gerard Beale plays for Easts which is pretty lol

I would really like the Broncos to form a partnership with an English Club. We could send you big Polynesian players and you could send us tough props and 2nd rowers.

[Queenslander]

Brad Thorn. :cool:





https://youtu.be/PGNHIP77GlY

[Lewis]

I know he's been stealing a living for five years, but I think Anthony Milford would be immense on the Gold Coast if they could get him cheap.

[Queenslander]

I know he's been stealing a living for five years, but I think Anthony Milford would be immense on the Gold Coast if they could get him cheap.

He is still a world class broken play runner.

[Queenslander]

Tj Perenara to the Roosters is such bullshit.

[Lewis]

Between wanting enough money to put the Warriors off and the importance of the position it seems like a bit of a risk. Injuries aside, I thought they were pretty set between Sam Verrills and England's Victor Radley, but if not you would think there were better options out there.

[Queenslander]

I'd love to know what the Roosters plan to do when their 4 gun halves are all fit at the same time?

[Lewis]

Ruthlessly cut the least good one and somehow get the pay-off excluded from their salary cap.

1383180113441882113

:cool:

[Queenslander]

Brutal bounce.

[Queenslander]

The South African teams getting canned from the Rainbow Cup gave me a good old lol out loud. Surely the Lions tour is on a knifes edge now?

[Queenslander]

David Fifita is terrifying.

[Lewis]

He has a weird physique where he isn't built like a big man but like a small man made bigger, like Anthony Milford at 150% zoom, with all of his mass is in his thighs and his arse and little arms, so what do you grab to tackle him?

[Baz]

How was Iggy Paasi in NRL?

He seems awesome for us. Similar human-wrecking-ball ability, while being easily a stone lighter than, Alex Walmsley.

[Queenslander]

Imagine thinking DCE is a smart signing.

Peter Nolan needs to go that bloke is suss as.

[Lewis]

He's a great player, but surely he will just take a pay cut to stay at Manly, which means Brisbane would have to pay him more than what he's on now which probably wouldn't be very clever.

[Queenslander]

Now bringing Ponga home to Brisbane makes more sense.

[Lewis]

I'm a Kalyn Ponga sceptic. He is exciting to watch, but his defence is embarrassing to the point where it negates half of what he does at the other end of the field, so for the money he earns he needs to be putting up Billy Slater numbers which he doesn't. Matt Dufty on half the money would be the smart buy.

[Queenslander]

This conference system is 1 step away from Super League with 2 completely separate competitions with seperate grand finals and a Super Bowl.

[Lewis]

It's a crap idea, and this notion that more derbies is better can be proven wrong by our fixture system which everybody hates precisely because it reduces the meaning of those games. If they want more teams just expand the league and handicap the fixture list based on the previous season standings. How can you want to expand and then organise things into Sydney vs everywhere else?

[Queenslander]

A stab in the dark would be to sell out more games eg that fancy western Sydney stadium?

Are they trying to kill the game outside of Sydney? The Reds should sellout Suncorp in 2 weeks, the Brumbies will sellout Bruce Stadium this week. Union is back in the good books outside of Sydney.

[Queenslander]

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/raiders-knights-likely-to-be-biggest-losers-under-conference-system-20210428-p57n3f.html

So the conference system will kill off Newcastle and Canberra. Lol

[Queenslander]

Will Aidan Sezer and Gareth Widdop do a job for the Donkeys?

[Lewis]

Aidan Sezer has been really good here and nobody knows how he ended up at Huddersfield, but Gareth Widdop is finished. Could you have imagined that conference idea over the past decade? Melbourne would have been in the final every year.

[Queenslander]

Would have won more than lost easily.

[Queenslander]

Broncos of Queensland.


https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2021/04/30/broncos-singing-the-team-song/

[Queenslander]

RIP Brett Morris.

[Queenslander]

Black face Matt Johns as Wendell Sailor holds up.


https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/comments/n5uhbk/tbt_matty_johns_does_a_blackface_impersonation_of/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[Lewis]

He used to do that gay character as well. On the other hand, he was onto Don Burke earlier than most, so he's probably still in credit.

[Queenslander]

Trent the Airline bloke will pop up I'm sure.

[Lewis]

He was at the centre of one of the great sexual assault allegations as well. Speaking of which, five years for the 'Hayne Plane' lol. If he gets out in three he could play stand-off for Brisbane.

[Queenslander]

Apparently our Justice System is woke after having my ear chewed last night.

The league followers online and in person are seething. I saw a Hayne fan spat on the victim outside of court.

We are pound for pound the best wife beaters in the Western World.

[Baz]

Bloody hell Rob Burrow (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/07/rob-and-lindsey-burrow) can’t even speak anymore.

[Queenslander]

That is the worst way to die surely?

Poor bugger.

[Lewis]

Apparently our Justice System is woke after having my ear chewed last night.

The league followers online and in person are seething. I saw a Hayne fan spat on the victim outside of court.

We are pound for pound the best wife beaters in the Western World.

Tony 'T-Rex' Williams lost his contract with the fledgling New York franchise for questioning the verdict, and Salford are 'investigating' Krisnan Inu for doing likewise. I'm not sure how that would fly in any sort of tribunal.

[Queenslander]

Nah the polies are cooked in the head

[Queenslander]

42k at the Super Final no big deal

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/u3NlFz9.png

I don't think I've ever seen one like that before.

[Queenslander]

Incredible

[Queenslander]

Sir Brad Thorn




https://i.ibb.co/Wv5zPhb/FB-IMG-1620641261251.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Queenslander]

I can't tell is Adam Reynolds is a good but or not?

[Lewis]

I think it's a good move for Brisbane in the sense that 1) they need someone like him; and 2) they haven't been rinsed for him like Cronulla were going to be, which suggests that they're still a draw. Is he really that good though? I don't think he's in that top tier of halves, which is probably why Souths haven't gone all out to keep him when he would more than likely have taken unders for a longer contract.

[Queenslander]

I really hope Perth can pop out 1 or 2 blokes like Duhan van der Merwe. The bloke is a monster.

[Queenslander]

RIP NRL in Brisbane congratulations to the AFL.

[niko_cee]

Broncos must be well shite.

Manly resurgent!

:cool:

[Lewis]

Tom Trbojevic is an absolute freak. If he hadn't spent most of the past three years injured I think he would untouchable as the best rugby player in the world.

[Queenslander]

Turbo has to start at fullback for NSW best fullback in the by far.

[Queenslander]

The 8 sin bins in 2 games makes for good reading today. The NRL are only 10 years too late though

Edit: Super Rugby back to form last night with Wellington v NSW deciding to play basketball 64-48 to the Kiwis... :cab:

[Queenslander]

Not selling out tonight is a big L for the NRLol considering that Reds v Crusaders will be 52 K next week

[Lewis]

Magic Weekend is shit enough in this country where all the teams are two hours away from whichever ground they choose, but imagine doing it in Brisbane a thousand miles from anywhere.

[Queenslander]

AFL is taking over.

[Lewis]

How when it's such a stupid game?

[Queenslander]

How when it's such a stupid game?

900k registered players 400k Rugby League

Plus all the Mexicans moving North

[Baz]

Anyone into Women’s rugby league?

Saints won their last 2 league matches 90-0 and 86-0. :lol:

[niko_cee]

Not even remotely, and it doesn't sound like whoever they were playing were either.

[Lewis]

There are only a few teams who take it seriously (Castleford, Leeds, St Helens, Wigan) and the rest just make up the numbers (not unlike actual Super League). St Helens were quite clever about it. Instead of trying to set something up from scratch they just sent Thatto Heath a load of kit and said you're our women's team now, and they've got that lezzer couple to keep Sky Sports interested.

[Baz]

:lol:

All true. Just the 54-6 win over Warrington today.

[Lewis]

the only things to look forward to are Greg Inglis and Kyle Eastmond. If he does the business Leeds could be quite dangerous.

Well that worked out.

[Baz]

I think Salford accidentally sent their ladies team. :huhu:

[Queenslander]

Albert Kelly and former hard man Jason Hetheringtons son Kobe have both been called up.

If Kobe is as half as hard as his Dad then Broncos have a good bloke that will make tackles.

[Queenslander]

QLD Government will build a $56 million boutique 10k stadium for the Brisbane Lions AFLW team.

RIP Rugby League in Queensland.

[Queenslander]

Vunivalu to the Broncos is a good move as he is a bit shit defending in Union.

[Queenslander]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/israel-stands-by-the-bible!802592

Israel Folau is a moron.

Edit: Polynesian blokes for the most part hate gay men it isn't just Folau on his own here.

[hfswjyr]

It's a shame the Aus teams continue to struggle in the Trans Tasman Super Rugby comp. A strong NZ/Aus rivalry is good for the game. Not sure what needs to change to bring up the skill level of Aus teams (excluding competition with AFL and NRL).

[Queenslander]

It's a shame the Aus teams continue to struggle in the Trans Tasman Super Rugby comp. A strong NZ/Aus rivalry is good for the game. Not sure what needs to change to bring up the skill level of Aus teams (excluding competition with AFL and NRL).

We have enough for 2 and half teams.

[Baz]

Belting finish in the Catalan Saints game here.

[Lewis]

Arthur Mourgue is a player. They should keep him there and play Sam Tomkins in the halves.

[Queenslander]

Crusaders are a bit good

[Baz]

Arthur Mourgue is a player. They should keep him there and play Sam Tomkins in the halves.

Yeah he was absolutely quality. Uncatchable at times.

[Queenslander]

NRLoL

[Queenslander]

The Sunshine Coast Storm have come home.

[Queenslander]

Is this bloke Oliver Gildart any good?

[Baz]

He’s decent, but there are better, eg Mark Percival. Small and fast, but seems to be injured quite a bit.

[Queenslander]

Sounds about right for the Tigers.

[Lewis]

Him and Mark Percival are the two best centres in the country, and I think Wigan injure their players more than any of them are particularly injury prone. He also doesn't seem to be one of the complete thickos like John Bateman and George Williams, so hopefully he stays out there and makes a go of it.

[Queenslander]

Is he similar to anyone in the NRL?

[Lewis]

I'm trying to think of non-Polynesian centres. Curtis Scott, but a bit more of an elusive runner.

[Lewis]

State of Origin looks a bit more evenly matched this year. If Queensland can turn it into a shitfest I would fancy them rolling the New South Wales forwards. Then again, Nathan Cleary is playing as good as anybody has for years, so he might just kill them on his own.

[Queenslander]

I'm hoping for an ugly dog fight.

This new 18 year old from Cherboug looks like who could be a real win for the Donkeys.

[Lewis]

Scamming the first match to Townsville could make Lang Park the decider as well. :drool:

[Queenslander]

Scamming the first match to Townsville could make Lang Park the decider as well. :drool:

All over by game 3. :drool:

[Queenslander]

Garn to the pub to watch the Donkeys tonight I'll no doubt be a spaz around Dragons fans when we win.

[Queenslander]

New Zealand is chock full of dorks.



https://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-union/video/the-famous-gully-haka-from-nz-schoolboy-rugby-is-absolutely-spine-tingling-1130619/




The Roar
The famous 'gully haka' from NZ schoolboy rugby is absolutely spine-tingling

[Lewis]

It seems like the haka/associated dances have proliferated to the point of worthlessness now, with people doing them at every possible opportunity (or making them gay like that one), so it must be time for Maoris to start getting indignant about it and insisting on controlling its use like how [pretend] aboriginals have elbowed their way into all sorts of Australian things.

[Lewis]

Ohhhhh, wanky, wanky... :harold:

I might go to the final if it's not going to be a covid nightmare.

[Queenslander]

It seems like the haka/associated dances have proliferated to the point of worthlessness now, with people doing them at every possible opportunity (or making them gay like that one), so it must be time for Maoris to start getting indignant about it and insisting on controlling its use like how [pretend] aboriginals have elbowed their way into all sorts of Australian things.

The Aboriginal stuff is pretty tame compared to Hakamania.

[Lewis]

I don't know. Neighbours have introduced an aboriginal character, and she's spent her entire run going round lecturing people on native title and tribal politics. New Zealand never even gets a mention except when someone moves there.

[Queenslander]

I just meant League and Union.

[Queenslander]

It is weird that Luai is nominating to play for Samoa after Origin with the no media criticism.

Edit: God Townsville sucks.



A tent city has been erected in just three days to accommodate footy fans ahead of the State of Origin in Townsville this week

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-07/tent-city-erected-ahead-of-origin-clash/100193852?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf246529517&utm_campaign=fb_abc_news&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf246529517=1

[Lewis]

He's alright for Samoa. The Jason Taumalolo problem was his New Zealand caps, although this will obviously become an issue if the islands become consistently good and merit classification as tier one nations, which would stop people playing for them and their state. They might have to end up making it about birthplace to cut off all the people (like Taumalolo) who move to Australia as kids.

[Queenslander]

The problem is that Tonie Carroll played for NZ and Australia.

Impossible to enforce birthplace in 2021.

[Queenslander]

The distance between Penrith and Townsville is 2100km.

Cleary wont handle the crowd.

[niko_cee]

Been here before ad seen it go wrong (was that last year?), but this is going rather swimmingly so far.

[Lewis]

Brad Fittler sat there pretending he does anything.

[niko_cee]

This Mitchell character for NSW (I have no idea about the NRL) has had a decent half. Unbelievable hands when he was waving the ball around earlier.

[Lewis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNpT97Me_E4

This is such a weird awkward bit. Which of you little fellas has the best SPEED and BALL SKILLS?

[Lewis]

I went out after an hour. I'm not sure how you beat them if a game of rugby breaks out. If you can't turn it into a completion-based shitfest (a Wayne Bennett Special) then pick who you want to bum you.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, that was pretty comprehensive.

Do they have a sprinkler system at Suncorp?

[Queenslander]

Yeah, that was pretty comprehensive.

Do they have a sprinkler system at Suncorp?

That is our only hope at this stage.

Gagai can't mark Latrell in game 2 that was brutal to watch.

Tom Turbo is unplayable in a free role.

Harry Grant needs to come off the bench if we want him as an attacking threat poor bloke made most of our tackles no wonder his running game went missing.

[Lewis]

That Brisbane red card is the worst one you'll ever see.

[Queenslander]

They are just giving up Brisbane to the AFL with that shit.

Super Rugby would at least call mitigating circumstance with the player falling penalty at most.

[Queenslander]

Also Fifita isnt worth 1.2 million a season.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/queensland/nrl-news-david-fifita-trespassing-arrest-gold-coast-titans-queensland-maroons-state-of-origin-teams-ban/news-story/376a4e42809fcaaff54ac27a476c86d2


Lol

[Queenslander]

Hakamania 4 life.

https://fb.watch/65gF2p2bQE/

[Lewis]

They might have given Melbourne a better game.

[Queenslander]

The Tonie Carroll team.

https://i.ibb.co/mXcx9gW/FB-IMG-1623623170893.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
upload images (https://imgbb.com/)

[Queenslander]

Welcome aboard the Broncos new feeder team PNG!

https://youtu.be/nQit7pZAzxo

[Queenslander]

https://i.ibb.co/tCvcFDm/FB-IMG-1623663746927.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

Why

[Lewis]

[Sir] Cameron Smith goes and he has a mid-life crisis, doing podcasts and all sorts. Wayne Bennett would never.

[Queenslander]

https://i.ibb.co/5GkjLyB/FB-IMG-1623716559786.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
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Prize fighter Paul Gallen is great value.

[Queenslander]

Paul Gallen is one tough bugger.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/other-sports/boxing/huni-vs-gallen-full-fight-highlights!804326

[niko_cee]

I love the SMH line "This was proof that Huni is the real deal".

Erm.

Fair fucks for wasting his time beating up an old twat, but it's a bit of an embarrassing thing to have to do as an actual boxer.

[Queenslander]

I forgot to add Gallen scored $1.5 million. Lol

[Queenslander]

It feels like overnight that QLD has too many Clubs and we are missing at least 3 or so years of players that haven't come through.

The expat Storm really need to bugger off.

[Queenslander]

I wonder if they guilted Martin Johnson into performing a Haka?




https://i.ibb.co/c1LPJGR/FB-IMG-1624413254494.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a disgrace that there are some New Zealanders who aren't doing hakas at some times of day. Where is the respect for the soil etc.

[Queenslander]

New Zealand is full of dorks.

[Queenslander]

Brisbane Lions just passed 40k members tonight.

RIP Brisbane Broncos

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/0-GjktEd0b0
Lewis Have you seen Tallis go off?

[Lewis]

As he says, the players 'failed' the previous coaches, but they weren't mates with everybody in the media like 'Kevvie' so nobody cared. The anonymous quotes make him sound like a pretty useless/outdated coach (where as Anthony Seibold seemed like more of a personality issue), which is probably why they don't want to address them directly.

[Queenslander]

I was surprised to hear Tallis claim the players in question got Wayne fired. I don't blame Kevvie for this year as a purge had to happen and the players don't want to tackle or work on their fitness

[Queenslander]

https://www.facebook.com/Wallabies/videos/samoan-sing-along/179796730683761/

[Lewis]

1408164552877957127

It's a compliment people chill out.

[Queenslander]

:lol:

[Queenslander]

We got lucky the latest Origin eligibility scandal is a winger.

Laui played for an under age Kiwi rep team but what ever the tit for tat can go all the way back to Queensland born Peter Sterling but it doesn't help anything. Letting Tonie Carroll go QLD, Australia, New Zealand, QLD ruined it forever.

NSW can keep all of the ACT including Canberra if we can get 1st dibs at former Queensland territory PNG. They already have a team in the Q Cup so I just makes sense.

[Queenslander]

2 mistakes 2 tries game over

Gagai and DCE are not Origin players.

[Lewis]

I went out for a walk. Good decision. Paul Green is a seriously overrated coach. He rode a stacked side and Johnathan Thurston to a (lucky) competition win and it was downhill immediately after.

[Queenslander]

I agree with all of that.

They ran that right side play all night while leaving Turbo untested in defence.

Paul Green is a binman? I don't think they did anything at training.

[Baz]

I was subjected to some of the State Of Origin rugby this morning and it felt very different to our Super League.

[niko_cee]

Thought game 2 was on Wednesday.

Has it been on the weekend for many years?

[Queenslander]

I was subjected to some of the State Of Origin rugby this morning and it felt very different to our Super League.

It is different to the NRL as well. Especially the shots to the head not getting penalised.

[Queenslander]

Thought game 2 was on Wednesday.

Has it been on the weekend for many years?

1st time for over a decade.

[Lewis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYYwY07CzY4

Talk about walking into one. Jesus.

[Queenslander]

Too funny. Surely he misses a few games with HIA?

[Queenslander]

The Warriors have taken Lodge off our hands. Churrr bro...

[Lewis]

They owed them one for Reece Walsh.

[Lewis]

I'm struggling to be arsed about this Lions tour. It might be different when the tests start, but it doesn't feel like a meaningful thing at the minute.

[niko_cee]

Are the Sigma Lions the super rugby team? When did they pick up the sigma if so?

[Lewis]

None of the tests are at traditional stadiums as well. Rubbish.

[Queenslander]

Are the Sigma Lions the super rugby team? When did they pick up the sigma if so?

They play in the new United Rugby Championship with the Welsh, Irish, Scottish and Italians.

"United Rugby Championship - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Rugby_Championship

[Queenslander]

https://i.ibb.co/mXL2H9Y/FB-IMG-1625448306260.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

What a man.


https://youtu.be/APQuRI2glSg

[Lewis]

Paul Vaughan would be a great pick up for somebody - Brisbane, say - on unders. Elsewhere, lol if the Lions tour gets sunk whilst they're already out there. Could have had it here but no.

[Queenslander]

I think we are still pursuing Adam Woods.

[Lewis]

I never rated him when people rated him (spends too much time looking for offloads and kills your ruck speed), but you could see a proper coach getting some decent basics out of him for cheap. Might as well just keep Tevita Pangai Junior.

[Queenslander]

TPJ wants too much money for a bloke who spends half the season injured or suspended.

It sounds like there's a bunch of good young forwards coming through Q Cup again. Ben Condon from the Capras is highly rated.

[Queenslander]

The wobblies are shit

[Ian]

This team the Lions beat last night being called the Cell C Sharks makes it sound like with everybody covid-stricken they rounded up a prison team to play them.

[Lewis]

Kenny Edwards got ten games for doing a John Hopoate. Hopoate got twelve weeks, but he did it to three players, so four weeks per player. Obviously society takes it a lot more seriously these days.

[Queenslander]

I'll never understand the Hopoate. Last year of high school the Italian fellas loved giving the old Hopoate to each other when walking up stairs.

[Lewis]

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I've been waiting years for this to happen. The cleverest man on the field.

[Baz]

Ultimate scumbaggery.

[Queenslander]

Zero women bashed nothing to see here.

[Queenslander]

Moving the NRL to Qld for a month sounds good to me.

[Lewis]

The third State of Origin also being in Queensland isn't doing anybody any favours. 3-0 and all the games at home will take a while to live down.

[Queenslander]

Completely undo all of Mals work. The Gold Coast will be a nightmare for the NRL to control.

[ItalAussie]

You have to laugh a little bit about Quade Cooper getting rejected for Australian citizenship.

Maybe if we'd been better in 2011.

[Queenslander]

Yeah Kiwi Queenslander is as good as he will get.

[niko_cee]

Doesn't being a kiwi basically entitle you to everything Australian citizenship would entail (ie right to live there etc) or do they not do that anymore?

Or were all the kiwis I knew just dodgy fuckers [building trade Maoris, probably answers my own question]?

[Queenslander]

We have a weird visa arrangement with New Zealand.

[hfswjyr]

I could go and work in Australia tomorrow without any additional paperwork. I believe I would be entitled to most rights, except pension and unemployment benefits.
It's not the same the other way around.

[Queenslander]

Koroibete isn't human.

[Queenslander]

Lucky the Lions aren't touring at the moment as we would cop a hiding.

Last time the French won here was 1990.

[Queenslander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57820038

The NSW Origin team should walk the League World Cup.

[Lewis]

Our best hope is that a load of melts refuse to travel, but then we would just lose to the third string so who knows.

[niko_cee]

Don't think I've ever seen a kick taken from that range in League before.

Thought he'd absolutely nailed it as well.

[Queenslander]

Big fan of the Gold Coast getting another game. Really good mix of Blues and Maroons fans that were nice and niggly towards each other outside the ground apparently.

[Queenslander]

https://fb.watZych/v/_6O-pki-/

Koroibete highlights from Tuesday. The bloke is up there with Semi as a super human ball runner.

[Queenslander]

It is so funny reading all the comments online wanting to relocate the NRL to new Zealand. I'm sure the Kiwis would love to baby sit 100s of potential woman beating rapists for a couple of months lol

[niko_cee]

lol at that red card.

God I'm glad I have little to no interest in Union.

[Lewis]

Come on Castleford. :cool:

[Lewis]

You're butchering this love.

[ScousePig]

Well out of tune. Like me in the shower.

Sympathy cheer.

[ScousePig]

Jesus, this ever starting?

[Lewis]

Classy Cas. :drool:

[Lewis]

Mark Percival has knocked that on.

[Baz]

Video ref was having an absolute laugh with that Roby try earlier. Did his best to rule it out but just couldn’t, after watching Grace’s feet from about 10 angles for 5 actual minutes.

Also:

:rave:

[Boydy]

What is the point of British Lions?

[Lewis]

Lions tours are ace, and going to South Africa just off them winning the World Cup would normally be the best thing the sport can produce. Unfortunately, everything about this one is toilet.

[Queenslander]

Pangai Jr to the Panthers for 3 months is a mental signing.

[Queenslander]

If the Doggies can get Steve Hansen to sign on full-time I reckon they'll join the Storm and Panthers as another powerhouse.

[Queenslander]

Kangaroos and Kiwis have pulled out of the League World Cup.

Mon Tonga!

[Baz]

Wait what.

*rips tickets up*

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fucking lol at their statement. Cut off from the world with no grasp on reality.

[Queenslander]

I dare say all the NRL players will stay apart from the English players.

[Lewis]

It won't happen now. It's the clubs driving it, which also sinks the island teams and leaves a farcical non-competition.

[Queenslander]

PNG won't be going either.

[Jimmy Floyd]

By the time it is scheduled to happen, the UK will be in a much better covid position than Australia.

[hfswjyr]

Fucking lol at their statement. Cut off from the world with no grasp on reality.

I like how our realities are different.

[Lewis]

People are getting a bit carried away with it. Having it in 2022 isn't the end of the world, so why risk having a shit one like the 2000 tournament that almost killed it off for good?

[Queenslander]

The NRL will have to change the season structure next season to allow for a World Cup. I reckon it would have to be a team made up of single blokes anyway as the family men wont want the go.

Looks like there is gonna be blow back as the players weren't consultated again.

[Queenslander]

Wayne Bennett has come out swinging against the NRL wanting to prevent players from representing PNG, Somoa, Tonga and Fiji. The players Union is angry with the lack of consultation. I reckon the World Cup could still be a goer.

[Ian]

Lions got away with some ropey defending thanks to TMO pulling tries back but that second half was way better.

And I still hate Faf de Klerk's smug little face.

[Lewis]

Wayne Bennett has come out swinging against the NRL wanting to prevent players from representing PNG, Somoa, Tonga and Fiji. The players Union is angry with the lack of consultation. I reckon the World Cup could still be a goer.

I liked the idea of the Indigenous and Maori sides coming over instead, not least because we could beat both of them.

[Shindig]

Just looking at the Rugby League World Cup fixtures. I find it odd they're dragging it all around the country like that. Just the three matches in Newcastle and one inexplicably in Middlesbrough. Still might fancy tickets for one of them, mind.

[Baz]

Should all be in St. Helens, I agree.

Maybe one in Widnes.

[Shindig]

I think Whitehaven got a match the last time around. I'd sooner they got the nod over Middlesbrough.

[Queenslander]

I liked the idea of the Indigenous and Maori sides coming over instead, not least because we could beat both of them.

Good idea but ARL/NRL would block that team.

Stacked Island teams is what I'm chasing.

[Queenslander]

Due to covid restrictions between states they have had to recall Quade Cooper as injury cover.

Wtf

[Queenslander]

Lol


https://i.ibb.co/TbRM2pb/FB-IMG-1627334683570.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Queenslander]

Taumalolo will play in the World Cup. :cool:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/world-cup/nrl-2021-north-queensland-cowboys-jason-taumalolo-rugby-league-world-cup-tonga-australia-kangaroos-new-zealand-kiwis-pull-out/news-story/711f60b6822792f76aa80fd73ba66aff

[hfswjyr]

What happened in 1874?

[Queenslander]

Wiki tells me the first recorded game was in 1874

"1874 Harvard vs. McGill football game - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1874_Harvard_vs._McGill_football_game

[Lewis]

Taumalolo will play in the World Cup. :cool:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/world-cup/nrl-2021-north-queensland-cowboys-jason-taumalolo-rugby-league-world-cup-tonga-australia-kangaroos-new-zealand-kiwis-pull-out/news-story/711f60b6822792f76aa80fd73ba66aff

A bunch of unofficial 'invitational' teams turning up whilst Peter V'landys and Phil Gould sit at home seething would be a lol result at this point. The Kangaroo XIII could play in West Hull kits.

[Queenslander]

I'm all for it! The players should be the ones deciding if they will participate or not.

[Ian]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58012090

:cab:

[Queenslander]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58012090

:cab:

Now that is precious.

[Queenslander]

https://fb.watch/73uEUXi3zO/

The Broncos are now in the Haka business.

[hfswjyr]

I watched half of the video last night. It really reminded me of the type of rant a crazy person goes on to prove they're not crazy.
He's been probably been living and breathing rugby too long.

[Queenslander]

Rugby Australia have asked World Rugby to sanction the Uber Afrikaan.

[Queenslander]

Is the Super League restructure good for the game in England? Lewis

[Lewis]

It's hard to say really. In the short-term there needs to be some sort of financial consolidation, but in the long-term a ten team division would be the most boring shit imaginable (it's already boring with loop fixtures making the numbers up), so they're probably fucked either way unless some money magically appears out of nowhere to support a long-term plan.

[niko_cee]

Looks like the moaning video worked.

[Lewis]

I think that is fine. His hand is over it by the time it grounds.

[niko_cee]

I'd have said the same as I had no idea about the 'palm of the hand' rule. If it has to stay in his palm, I'm not so sure.

[Lewis]

This has been a bit of a diddling. The third test should be a belter.

[Queenslander]

Victoria is now the plan B with the Grand Final at the MCG.

[Lewis]

Tom Trbojevic is an absolute freak. If he hadn't spent most of the past three years injured I think he would untouchable as the best rugby player in the world.

In ten games this season he has fifteen tries, sixteen try assists, and is averaging 219 metres per game. He also won the Wally Lewis Medal, and could well win the Dally M in fifteen games. Best hot streak since Jarryd Hayne RAPED the competition in 2009.

[Queenslander]

Yeah he is the best in the game currently.

Those stats won't ever be beaten.