Some News from Europe

From Various Some sad news today with the passing of Hervé Guiraud, also the Parliamentary Rugby League group has been active in England while BARLA announce a new head coach. RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN FEDERATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO FRENCH CHIEF From Phil Caplan The RLEF has sent its condolences to the family of Hervé Guiraud, the Secretary General of the French Federation who died yesterday. A former France...

While we Wait!

By Daniel Andruczyk Once again I need to apologise for being away for a while. With my new job and moving to Princeton I have a lot on my plate and time is a precious commodity. Also I am preparing for a job interview! Anyway as we all know, last week the venues for the group stages were announced, yet we still await on the semis and final announcement. Much debate has gone on about which city should get it and I...

Digicel Cup down to nine

By Daniel Andruczyk Some news from around the world today, reaching from the corners of the Pacific and to the USA and Europe. News from Papua New Guinea where the Digicel Cup has been reduced to nine teams, also it finally seems that the PNGRFL will have their AGM. In the USA the Donnybrook Cup is getting closer and it also seems like there is a full international calendar for the Hawaiians. PNGRFL elections THE...

Controversy Reigns in the 4 Nations

By Daniel Andruczyk The 4 Nations, is in its 1/2 way phase and controversy reigns. While the Welsh have shown their improvement from their match last week. New Zealand though expected to win, should have been a more dominating team. There is still some work to be done against the English next week in Hull. While in the Australian Game against the English rookie referee Henry Perenara made 4 crucial mistakes that...

Russian Rugby League and Internationals

By Daniel Andruczyk This week saw some great games of Rugby League played throughout the world. With World Cup qualifiers and also the opening to the 4 Nations as well as the European Tri Nations. Fiji and PNG also played a game in PNG while some interesting YouTube clips of the Russian Rugby League have surfaced. Also the Rumour mill resurfaces today with significant news. But first some news from the Malta Rugby...

Impressive Starts in the World Cup

By Daniel Andruczyk This weekend represents the start of the official International Season. 12 teams have been involved in games across 4 continents. Australia, European North America and the Middle East have seen matches played in different tournaments. World Cup Qualifiers The World Cup Qualifiers kicked off on the weekend with I guess no real surprises in the results. The teams full of overseas players had some...

It’s That Time of Year Again – International Rugby League!

Various Today its all about the international game. Its that time of the year, the most exciting time as far as I am concerned. So much to catch up on. First a couple promises I have to come through one and then updated on the World Cup qualifiers and the latest developments in European membership. International Rugby League Club From Ryan Norman One of the great things about the last 5 years is seeing the huge...

FRANCE, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND TO FIGURE IN AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS SERIES

From Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Officer The Rugby League European Federation has announced that France, Scotland and Ireland will face each other in a round robin international series over the autumn. Each nation will host a match and with the Celtic nations having recently been accorded full member status by the Rugby League International Federation, they will be classed as the first Test matches between them. French...

The Weekend Wrap Up – Part 2

By Daniel Andruczyk Rugby league is now in full swing around the world. Many countries are into their domestic seasons and on the weekend there were 11 that had matches and there was an international played in France too. In part 2 results for Italy, USA, Russia and New Zealand as well as an international: Italy In Italy the IRFL have launched their competition. Two games were played Catania 4-24 Firenze, Rome 52-4...

French Grand Final Live!

By Daniel Andruczyk Questions have been asked if the French Grand Final is being shown live, well I have found a link for it. The link is: http://video-direct.france3.fr/player.php?id=942 Here is the program in EST times: - 19h – 55 minute report on rugby league and the current situation in France, - 22h25 – a presentation on the grand final, - 22h45 – the grand final live, followed by a 20...