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| With all this talk of England needed more tests or tests against stronger opposition mid-season (although im happy with your lot to continue playing the French) do you reckon a Celtic Nations XIII would be ideal, with players mostly coming from the Super League.
Im not sure they would provide as stern a test as a Overseas XIII however i believe there would be a lot more pride in the jersey than you would find in the former, as well as this Iestyn Harris, Steve McCormack and Andy Kelly would be able to see some of there boys in mid season international action.
The three coaches just named could provide the coaching staff, it would also allow for players of these nations to look forward to something and refrain from nation hpping e.g. Brough and Halley.
An example of a starting 13 and 20 man squad...
1. Pat Richards (Wigan / Ireland)
2. Damien Blanch (Wakefield / Ireland)
3. Sean Gleeson (Wakefield / Ireland)
4. Mick Nanyn (Leigh / Scotland)
5. Gareth Thomas (Crusaders / Wales)
6. Scott Grix (Huddersfield / Ireland)
7. Liam Finn (Featherstone / Ireland)
8. Eamon O'Carroll (Wigan / Ireland)
9. Ben Fisher (Hull KR / Scotland)
10. Craig Kopczak (Bradford / Wales)
11. Simon Finnigan (Huddersfield / Ireland)
12. Oliver Wilkes (Harlequins / Scotland)
13. Tyrone McCarthy (Warrington / Ireland)
14. Michael McIlroum (Wigan / Ireland)
15. Paul Jackson (Huddersfield / Scotland)
16. Luke Ambler (Leeds / Ireland)
17. Ben Flower (Crusaders / Wales)
18. Jordan James (Crusaders / Wales)
19. Lloyd White (Crusaders / Wales)
20. Kevin Henderson (Wakefield / Scotland)
thoughts?
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| As Breton was a Celtic nation and that's now in France (ok I'm stretching it) why not include French players too?
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| why not? although as you mentioned your stretching the idea and maybe the passion applied.. if it was 4 nations.. for a 20 man squad, each national coach submite 5 players to the squad
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| Wales, Ireland and Scotland need to develop as individual teams, not a combined team. That team wouldnt do much better than Wales against England anyway. With Crusaders and Scorpions doing so well Wales should be competing in games against England within the next few years.
England should play a super league all stars team as well as games against France and Wales to get extra fixtures.
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| Surely the best xiii the "rest" could provide is a better test than a quota rota
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| Quote ="Scorpions for SL" With Crusaders and Scorpions doing so well Wales should be competing in games against England within the next few years.'"
Define doing well?
SCORPIONS:Mid table CH1,
CRUSADERS: lower table SL with more aussies than Home and Away.......er, OK.
I'm Irish and as much as the euphoria of the last RLWC was good.....I would never boast Ireland could compete with the M62 Mafia......not in the next 25 years at least.
As it is, Englands U21's would hammer Wales and probably run France pretty close.....don't talk daft man
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| I think Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France need to develop on their own, I don't think they should be there just to make England stronger.
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Quote ="gutterfax"Quote ="Scorpions for SL" With Crusaders and Scorpions doing so well Wales should be competing in games against England within the next few years.'"
Define doing well?
SCORPIONS:Mid table CH1,
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Last two fixtures speak for themselves. Scorpions would be running away with the league if they were competing on a level playing field and had a pre season like the rest of the clubs did.
www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=1683
www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=1662
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Quote ="gutterfax"Quote ="Scorpions for SL" With Crusaders and Scorpions doing so well Wales should be competing in games against England within the next few years.'"
Define doing well?
SCORPIONS:Mid table CH1,
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Last two fixtures speak for themselves. Scorpions would be running away with the league if they were competing on a level playing field and had a pre season like the rest of the clubs did.
www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=1683
www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=1662
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Is a great site for people who like to predict what might have happened......
......I think Ireland v Wales on a regular basis would then lead to a tri nations with France when England are down under......
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Is a great site for people who like to predict what might have happened......
......I think Ireland v Wales on a regular basis would then lead to a tri nations with France when England are down under......
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