In the Qualifier for the Pacific Cup, the Cook Islands beat favourites Samoa 22-20!!!!!!!!!!! Wooooohooooo Means they will now join PNG, Fiji & Tonga in the Cup. It appears Sky will be showing some highlights in Nov. Report is now on the Sporting Life site: www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... cific.html

In the Qualifier for the Pacific Cup, the Cook Islands beat favourites Samoa 22-20!!!!!!!!!!! Wooooohooooo Means they will now join PNG, Fiji & Tonga in the Cup. It appears Sky will be showing some highlights in Nov. Report is now on the Sporting Life site: www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... cific.html

In other international news, Italy showed they are bloody useless at Rugby League by losing to Scotland 104-0!

Not good seeing scores like that at international level.

Never seems to do the other code the slightest bit of harm

Did they pay Scotland to win?

Did they surrender at half time?

. . . . I'll stop now. I quite like my pizza being delivered . . .

its not so long ago that the New Zealand all blacks scored over 140 points against Italy in a Rugby Union world cup game...


the game persevered and Italy have become a reasonable force in the world game...


every body has to start somewhere....

Not in Rugby league, though. In our game, you are not allowed into international competition, according to some fans, until you can beat Australia. Until you reach that stage, you're a 'joke' and best kept swept under the proverbial carpet, in total isolation.

Nowt like jumping on a nothing comment and making loads out of it is there. Dear me, now I know what the molehills felt like....

So how do you get the development then? Don't forget Italy got a regular pasting in Union before they were allowed into what is now the 6 Nations Cup.

Its all about time and patience trying to get new countries to develop and RL is on the backfoot against Union in some countries.

See post above yours.


Jesus christ.



I said they were useless. They quite clearly are.
I said we don't want scores like that. We don't.

At no point have I said it isn't necessary and that we should abandon all hope of ever bringing other countries in. Just that I would have liked Italy to have not got pasted.

Calm down y'all!

Oh and I couldn't give a toss about Union.



(Oh and the Cook Islands result was awesome!)

DYLLYGAF? Yes, you do! Calm down man, you're railing against a general remark, which wasn't aimed at you and wasn't a reply to anything you posted!

And the award for the most ironic post in the history of RL Fans goes tooooo..........

tee hee

If I was being pedantic, I'd point out my last post was in response to Blotto, who quoted me, so clearly was replying to me

Or alternatively, the previous comments were in response to my post too, as it was me who brought the subject of Scotland/Italy up.

If I was being pedantic.



But I still don't give a toss about Union

Nope we were just far superior. Even without Danny "I'm not sure which way I swing" Brough. It's just a faze him being available for England he's just confused.

Anyway it's also worth mentioning that Ireland beat Serbia 82-0. I'm looking forward to the match between the Serbs and Wales next week.

Cook Islands won the Pacific Cup Semi Final today too as they've beat Fiji 24-22. Play the winner of PNG and Tonga in the Final.

www.nrl.com/newsviews/latestnews ... fault.aspx news.theage.com.au/breaking-news ... -he0t.html

www.nrl.com/newsviews/latestnews ... fault.aspx news.theage.com.au/breaking-news ... -he0t.html

On SKY next week too, I think.

I'll be watching that