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
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Greater activity expected in 2012
Tonight (31st January 2012), the Parliamentary Rugby League Group held its annual dinner in the House of Lords. The dinner, sponsored by the RFL is attended by Lords, MPs, Associate Members of the Parliamentary Group and selects guests and provides the chance to look back at the work...
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...
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...
By Various
Today, some more news from Europe with GB Pioneers touring Greece and also Norway announces their squad for the weekends Euro Shield.
GREAT BRITAIN STUDENT PIONEERS BEGIN TOUR TO GREECE
From Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Office
Great Britain Student Pioneers’ seventh tour has begun with the select side playing three matches in eleven days against Greece XIII beginning tomorrow (5th July), with all the games...
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...
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 1 results for Australia, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and Jamaica:
Australia – NRL
In the NRL round 13 was completed. Canterbury 4-38 Manly, Parramatta 14-14 St...
By Daniel Andruczyk
It’s State if Origin Time and so this means Australia’s Silly Season has arrived where NSW and QLD head to what can be described as Australia’s annual Civil War. Lots of domestic results from around the world and I have a great weekend with exciting news from Europe and experiencing the USA’s biggest spectator sport. But first results from around the world from this weekend.
NRL
It...
By Daniel Andruczyk
As my crazy month of work continues, there is once again news from all over the world with results in Serbia and the British Isles with their Student 4 nations. Also the Jamaican Hurricanes make their first signings as they take the next step in their path of professional Rugby League. I am hoping that after next weeks Conference in Princeton I will be able to get back to regular writing and...
By Daniel Andruczyk
So its that time of year again when all the players start jumping from one ship to another. Danny Brough being the latest. Yes and remember that Akuila Uate has also switched his allegiances with a State of Origin carrot just so the NSW Blues don’t get embarrassed again. Actually there are many things that are ticking me off in Rugby League at the moment and so I will have a bit of a rant in...