In the summer of 2009, there are plans for rugby league to start again in Canada. Details will be given when I get them

look forward to more news.
moves to go at least semi-pro in the usa, a comp already started in catalonia, a full 2009 calender for european and pacific nations.
good to see league getting going outside england and australia

Cant see League taking off there, theres alot of union around and there is a union league in Alberta where i lived, but if you mention league to the average person in canada that does know rugby, they've never even heard of it, most Canadians i knew thought that there was union and that was it....

same goes in catalonia, but at least they are having a go

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best to have a team in the amnrl

Union is huge in Canada...

Dominates the sporting landscape as I understand it.





Wayne Gretzky played it a little but then started playing the less popular ice hockey.

Maybe you should read before you write, as at no point did i say union was huge.



What i said was there is plenty of union around which there is, and most people who know rugby havent heard of league, which again is true. There are many canadians and americans who have heard of rugby but not as many who have heard of league, so im not really understanding your post.

Why should rugby league in Canada be bothered by a minnow sport like union?

The massive all encompassing sport that is union in Canada.





Also please identify the number of people you have polled who know nothing about rugby league in Canada.

Can't wait...

It just sounds so scientific.

What is the current state of league in Canada?
Does it exist? Are there any clubs?

Dont need a poll when you lived there and knew players on the local union team in Banff, Alberta



I dont give a crap whether you think im right or not but i know what it was like when i was there, working with canadian from all over canada.

So you have a boring anecdote and no evidence.

What a shock...

Ignore the tool Bondi.
Most people who can read know the situation.

Wow i completely misinterpreted what you said!!!!

I got the impression he was talking about the other guy.

So Rugby Union dominates sport in Canada, hmmmmmmmmm so Ice hockey, baseball, basketball, and American football are all minority sports? All are played at school level, and have open age leagues, and are played by both males and females, but there you have it, the Canad expert says Union is the majority sport.
As for rugby league, there are a couple of guys trying to get the games going again, one lives in Toronto, the other British Columbia, So if anyone wants to help develop rugby league in Canada I can give you an email address to contact, depending on where you want to help.

Yea i got that now, i was abit slow on the uptake

Well again nobody said union was a majority sport but despite your sarcasm you are completely right about American Football being a minority sport, because it is. Ever heard of the CFL????

What that you are a massive union fan who has been shown up by me many times?

Clearly a rah rah fan from Australia or England would know more than you living in Canada...

Stands to reason.

When will you realise all sports in Canada pale into insignificance compared to the might of the all dominating union?

I lived in Canada for nearly 20 years, and Union pales compared to all the other sports. Is yawnion played in every school in the nation? no, but the big 4 sports are played a high school level and above. kids play these sports from pee-wee age, to open age. Union might be big in Canada compared to league, but Ice hockey, baseball, American football(inc the CFL) and Basketball will always be bigger than union.

Indeed.

So as I said earlier in the thread, what consideration should rugby league give union in Canada given union is barely a blip on the map?

Absolutely none whatsoever...

Despite not being a big sport over here, Union is still capable of being an obstacle to attempts to get RL going here. Unlike other countries, it's not possible to play at a different time of year here, all outdoor sports have to operate between May and October due to the climate. That means no Union players are coming over unless they give up Union altogether, it's just too physically demanding for guys to try playing both in the same season. It also means there's a heavy demand for fields in spring and summer too.

Union being much smaller here than other sports, they'll want to hold onto all the players they have now. They leaned heavily on players not to give RL a try when the previous league headed by Dave Silcock was trying to get established, and I see no reason they wouldn't do the same again.

That being the case, a Canadian RL body would have to be make it worth their while to come over, or recruit American football players exclusively. Very few will give up a sport where they get regular games in a structured competition for one where they may or may not get games depending on how well it takes off, but the fewer players they can recruit the less likely that is to happen....

Until a way is found to make it appealing for guys to give up playing union for RL, I doubt it's feasible to get enough players to get the game going here. I hope I'm wrong but don't think I am.

Somehow the French would not be surprised by this.

Union's tactics are deplorable everywhere...