Now this is exciting news!!!!



One year after first taking the field against the USA Tomahawks in the first Colonial Cup, our beloved national squad the Team Canada Wolverines will play their home match in the second Colonial Cup live on CBC in its entirety, as a part of Sportsday in Canada.

"This is a massive opportunity to introduce the game of Rugby League to a wider Canadian audience." CRL President Cory Tukeli explained. "Sportsday in Canada is the premiere Summer sports presentation on CBC and now the greatest game of all will be a part of this massive event."

The Wolverines will be looking to take the Colonial Cup trophy for the first time in this match, and their opponents the USA will be up for the challenge. This will provide excellent competition and promises to be a great advertisement for the game.

"We are really looking forward to putting on a good show for the country," CRL Chairman Eric Perez exclaimed.

"This is our chance to show a wider audience in Canada how great our sport is and that in Rugby League, Team Canada are winners!"

What good news this is,

The CRL have to be the most proactive governing body in the RL world at the moment, and that includes the big three.

Yes it does seem that way. National exposure could take the game to a whole new level altogether here. The challenge of course is making sure that all the behind the scenes things are in place to ensure that the game is portayed in a professional manner.

Having been involved on the day for the Jamaica game, I am well aware of the many many little and big things that need to be well organized!

Is there anyway this game will be recorded to DVD, so that people outside of Canada and USA can watch this game?
It could be sold in the online store.

I would think it would be available at some point, at least a highlights version - I suppose that would all need to be agreed with CBC though.

I think that they're planning to use the CBC highlights on the TV show so if that's the case it shouldn't be a problem.

awesome news boys

I'm hoping that the CBC let the game do the talking. I can't imagine they have anyone on their staff that has any real understanding of Rugby League, which is bound to make for some interesting commentary.