This weekend sees the Rugby League season in Australia kick off on earnest with trial matches starting as well as the annual Cabramatta/International 9s tournament kick off. This year sees a an absence of the crowd favourites Japan, who have opted to fly to Hawaii this year to take on the USA in Honolulu on the 9th of June. This announcement was made on twitter by David Niu yesterday and though talking with people with in the JRL would have preferred it be held off a bit longer till they get everything sorted out. New inclusions into the Rugby league fraternity at the 9s sees Vanuatu and the Philippines being involved and we see Nuie make a return as well as Portugal who have been dormant for about 18 months. the draw is as follows.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G |
| Balmain | Mounties | Cook Islands | The Entrance | Western Suburbs | Cabramatta 1 | Fiji Parkes |
| Brothers | Cabramatta | Portugal | Burwood | Liverpool 1 | Liverpool 2 | Nuie |
| Indigenous | Blacktown | Vanuatu | Auburn 2 | Kingsgrove | Auburn 1 | Philippines |
10.00 – A1 vs A2 – B1 vs B2
10.20 – C1 vs C2 – D1 vs D2
10.40 – E1 vs E2 - F1 vs F2
11.00 – G1 vs G2 – A3 vs A1
11.20 – B3 vs B1 – C3 vs C1
11.40 – D3 vs D1 – E3 vs E1
12.00 – F3 vs F1 – G3 vs G1
12.20 – A2 vs A3 - B2 vs B3
12.40 – C2 vs C3 – D2 vs D3
13.00 – E2 vs E3 – F2 vs F3
13.20 – G2 vs G3
13:40 – Exhibition Game 1 – Exhibition Game 2
14.10 – 18 vs 19 – 20 vs 21
14.30 – 09 vs 16 – 10 vs 15
14.50 – 11 vs 14 – 12 vs 13
15.10 – 01 vs 08 – 02 vs 07
15.30 - 03 vs 06 – 04 vs 05
16.00 - BOWL 1 17th Ranked team vs Loser 18v19 - BOWL 2 Winner 18v19 V Winner 20v21
16.20 – PLATE 1 Winner 09v16 vs Winner 12v13 - PLATE 2 Winner 10v15 vs Winner 11v14
16.40 – CUP 1 Winner 01v08 vs Winner 04v05 – CUP 2 Winner 02v07 vs Winner 03v06
17.00 – Exhibition Game 1 – Exhibition Game 2
17.30 – BOWL Winner Bowl 1 vs Winner Bowl 2
18.00 – PLATE Winner Plate 1 vs Winner Plate 2
18.30 – CUP Winner Cup 1 vs Winner Cup 2
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We need more of this especially around the World!
There is a tone of them around, but there is no cohesion yet. In some ways we have to be careful not over saturate the market. A good 13 or 14 tournaments through the year should suffice.
If anyone there could please provide some updates it would be appreciated. Particularly, updates on the Filipino squad and captain Luke Srama. Thanks
Sure, see what I can do.
How is Luke Srama Filipino? I thought he was of Polish Background?
mother is filipino?
Mmm… I learnt he is half Polish and half Filipino.
Bottle, I have been in contact with the NSWRL and they will provide me with live updated and I will endevour to get them up on my site as live as I can.
If it gets too late though I will need to go to bed… and I have the flue so need to take care of that… but i’ll do my best.
Thanks. And there are dumped that he is polish as well as mexican
There is also this webiste which is doing live updates as well…. I am quite sick at the moment so not sure how live I will be going.
http://www.nswrlacademy.com.au
I hope you get better Daniel and is it very cold where you are??
Thanks.
No its not! That’s the thing that is annoying, we have had absolutely no winter.
This time last year we had had blizzards and -26 C weather… and I did not get sick at all. This year its been fluctuating up and down from about 12 C to -2 C with no snow and so its hard to adapt to it. no wonder I got sick.
We need the International 9′s to go to Capetown soon and go to Rugby League Rebels Cape Town Facebook and get the bully from Jack Ripperly!
Nothing stopping the South Africans from setting up their own 9s tournaments and inviting teams over.
I am sure there would be a few willing to make the trip.
If you got flu drink brandy with green ginger and ginger ale or whisky with warm milk and brown sugar.
Not sure if its the flue or a cold … but yes I have a couple family remedies I have been using. Similar to what you say tea with lemon, honey and OP rum, or my uncles Klasztorniak, Honey, lemon and grain alcohol.
Both seem to do the job
Good!
Luke srama captained the Filipinos his father is polish and mother is filipina. the team lost their first game to Fiji parked 10-4 drew with Niue 16 all then beat Portugal in the bowl semi final 26-0 in the bowl final they beat burwood in golden point 22-18 the team is made entirely from Filipino heritage players based in Australia who have at least 1 parent born in the Philippines.
Ahhh … see I have been in touch with him about Polish RL in the past … well that now counts him out for us I guess.
But good on the Philippines, a real credit to them. it will be great to see them continue.
We need a strong presence in Asia and this is a great start!