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Most of us will be happy to see that the RLIF have announced that GB tours are to return!
www.rlif.com/article/8268/lions- ... e-calendar
"The next four-year International Rugby League calendar has been confirmed today at a meeting of the Board of the Rugby League International Federation in Sydney. Headlining the calendar is the return of Kangaroos and Lions Tours.
The four-year cycle, beginning in 2018, will include a New Zealand tour to Europe and an Emerging Nations championship in 2018, followed by a Lions Tour to the Southern Hemisphere in 2019, and a Kangaroos Tour to Europe in 2020. The Kangaroos Tour will feature at least three Test matches against England and one Test against France.
The final year of the next cycle, 2021, will feature the Rugby League Men’s and Women’s World Cups in the UK."
So GB will purely be a touring side, presumably every 4 years, reverting to England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland for the other three. No 4 Nations tournaments either. |
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Most of us will be happy to see that the RLIF have announced that GB tours are to return!
www.rlif.com/article/8268/lions- ... e-calendar
"The next four-year International Rugby League calendar has been confirmed today at a meeting of the Board of the Rugby League International Federation in Sydney. Headlining the calendar is the return of Kangaroos and Lions Tours.
The four-year cycle, beginning in 2018, will include a New Zealand tour to Europe and an Emerging Nations championship in 2018, followed by a Lions Tour to the Southern Hemisphere in 2019, and a Kangaroos Tour to Europe in 2020. The Kangaroos Tour will feature at least three Test matches against England and one Test against France.
The final year of the next cycle, 2021, will feature the Rugby League Men’s and Women’s World Cups in the UK."
So GB will purely be a touring side, presumably every 4 years, reverting to England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland for the other three. No 4 Nations tournaments either. | |
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I am happy to see an effort put in to resurrect the international programme. The only slight doubt I have is that the kangaroos will play England over here? If it is only three tests then it should be GB, as the best players will all elect for England & Wales Ireland & Scots, will miss out on a few who would add value to their squads. We should play a 4/5 nations to select GB players from that would encourage some qualified players to opt for their heritage side so as to put their name in the GB frame. I am happy for England to play the world cup as a team.
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| It is about bloody time I used to love all the old tours to aus and new Zealand and them coming over hear  |
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Must be GB for all tests home or away, England for World Cup only,
I don't know any RL fan who preferred England over GB
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Great to see. Am glad to see test series replace the 4 nations. Hopefully the big 3 will play smaller nations too during their Tours.
We still need regular high profile games every year though for the smaller nations to develop. If there could be a 4/5 Nations annually on each hemisphere for the respective nations then I think we'd really start to crack the international sports market.
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| Quote ="rollin thunder"Must be GB for all tests home or away, England for World Cup only,
I don't know any RL fan who preferred England over GB'"
Doesn't bother me, be more bothered if GB was exactly the same players who played for England. Isn't there a grip amongst many we keep getting rinsed for more money from more shirts? |
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So it's GB and Ireland only in name right? I mean who from the other nations is gonna play? Also when will they announce the coach?
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2020 kangaroo tour, leeds at headingley, wigen at dw grand final winners, 3 tests wembley old trafford, elland road. all sell outs
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I knew it wouldn't be long before the old "it'll just be the England players anyway" comments.
It probably will, well done for pointing that out, but so what? "Great Britain" is a brand, it's iconic in our sport. We know that Wales, Scotland & Ireland don't produce home-grown players of adequate standard at the moment, but the difference is at least those nations will be playing regular matches for the intervening three years, making it not necessary for players who do pledge to those nations to represent England during that time.
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| Quote ="Smith's Brolly"Doesn't bother me, be more bothered if GB was exactly the same players who played for England. Isn't there a grip amongst many we keep getting rinsed for more money from more shirts?'"
Do you have a standing order set up that automatically pays for a shirt once a new one is launched or something? Or do you like the rest of us have a choice whether you buy one or not? |
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what will changing the name of England to GB Lions do?
anyone from wales, scot and ireland going to get in now???
pointless.
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| Quote ="brearley84"what will changing the name of England to GB Lions do?
anyone from wales, scot and ireland going to get in now???
pointless.'"
For the past ten years or so many fans have asked to bring GB back.
They bring GB back as a touring side that'll play every 4 years and people moan.
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| Quote ="brearley84"what will changing the name of England to GB Lions do?
anyone from wales, scot and ireland going to get in now???
pointless.'" They may get in in the future though. That's if the flat cap brigade don't try & squash any attempt to spread the game away from the M62. |
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| Quote ="DGM"I knew it wouldn't be long before the old "it'll just be the England players anyway" comments.
It probably will, well done for pointing that out, but so what? "Great Britain" is a brand, it's iconic in our sport. We know that Wales, Scotland & Ireland don't produce home-grown players of adequate standard at the moment, but the difference is at least those nations will be playing regular matches for the intervening three years, making it not necessary for players who do pledge to those nations to represent England during that time.'"
The Rugby League fanbase is already saturated with enough that's going on, with many already disillusioned, no doubt blaming Nigel Wood for the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
We need more new fans, those who grumble about the good old days when the players came straight out of the pub onto the pitch ain't going to help us expand. They don't even like johnny foreigner using their own money to fund their own team, because it isn't based in Cumbria.
Clearly Great Britain isn't what it was, or else we wouldn't be heading into darkness with Brexit and Indyref 2.0.
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| Quote ="DGM"For the past ten years or so many fans have asked to bring GB back.
They bring GB back as a touring side that'll play every 4 years and people moan.
You just can't win with RL fans.'"
Many fans have wanted it back, some have always said what's the point so what's the issue if the above posted has always had the latter view? |
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| Quote ="PrinterThe"Many fans have wanted it back, some have always said what's the point so what's the issue if the above posted has always had the latter view?'"
I wouldn't refer to it as an issue, just making a point that whatever happens in RL you can guarantee it'll be moaned about. |
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Think it's a good idea. GB is a brand that traditional RL fans love. It's a brand that people new to the sport get or have exposure to through athletics or RU.
If done properly. I.E. GB for most games and home nations for WC and WC qualifying it might actually open up the player pool for smaller nations because they won't feel they are handcuffed away from the big games. Guys like Ben Currie or in the future Regan Grace can continue to put their hand up for Ireland or Wales, without fear of missing out on regular matches especially against top opposition, as they can play for GB.
Smart move all round.
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| Quote ="brearley84"what will changing the name of England to GB Lions do?
anyone from wales, scot and ireland going to get in now???
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There is no point to bringing back Great Britain. The team will be exactly the same as the England team. |
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It's also a terrible decision to scrap the massively successful Four Nations tournament, which has seen attendances rise year after year. The Four Nations gave the opportunity for France, Wales, Scotland, PNG and Samoa all to play 3 games against Aus, NZ and Eng, it also takes away 2nd tier Nations tournaments actually meaning something, as was the case when Four Nations qualification was up for grabs.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"There is no point to bringing back Great Britain. The team will be exactly the same as the England team.'"
Maybe at first but did we not have a lot of x union players in the old days that made up the GBL and they stuck around for some years and were good league players maybe just maybe it will happen again  |
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I guess this means Bennet can squeeze in the Aussies that played for Scotland?
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| Quote ="DGM"For the past ten years or so many fans have asked to bring GB back.
They bring GB back as a touring side that'll play every 4 years and people moan.
You just can't win with RL fans.'"
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| Quote ="brearley84"what will changing the name of England to GB Lions do?
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Yeah, Aussies with British grandparents...... |
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"It's also a terrible decision to scrap the massively successful Four Nations tournament, which has seen attendances rise year after year. The Four Nations gave the opportunity for France, Wales, Scotland, PNG and Samoa all to play 3 games against Aus, NZ and Eng, it also takes away 2nd tier Nations tournaments actually meaning something, as was the case when Four Nations qualification was up for grabs.'"
I think the 4 Nations had to become at least 5 or 6 Nations for it to really help develop the 2nd tier nations.
What I'd rather have is an annual, mid-season 5 Nations in both Britain and Australia.
So a 5 Nations of:
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
& France
And a separate 5 Nations of:
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Samoa
4 games, no final. Top of the league wins.
That would then give all those 2nd tier nations 4 guaranteed games in a top tier competition every year. That kind of stability would be a massive boost to the 2nd tier nations in my opinion. |
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Pretty stupid and regressive waste of time TBH. And if this 'tour' is taking place at the same time as the 2021 WC qualifiers as rumored then it should be scrapped immediately.
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