PHIL CAPLAN, RLEF MEDIA OFFICER The Fédération Française de Rugby à Treize has announced an encouraging set of statistics pointing toward a significant growth in French rugby league. As of May 1st, the FFRXIII numbered 39,994 participants, of whom 10,994 are subscribers who have signed up for the whole season, from all age groups. These numbers show a marked increase of 4,840 paying registered participants since...
Romeo Monteith: JRLA Development Officer Romeo.Monteith@rfl.uk.com Website: www.jamaicarugbyleague.com Saturday May 7, 2011 The Jamaica Rugby League Association’s 2011 national championships will kick-off this weekend with 9 teams challenging for rugby league supremacy. The competition will feature two parish divisions, with five teams based in Kingston and St. Andrew and four teams based in St. Catherine. Each...
By Daniel Andruczyk A few days a go an interesting article caught mine, and well everyone else’s eye, one that will see (hopefully) the ANZACS pay a great tribute to the fallen diggers of Australia and New Zealand. Another interesting article saw some interesting comments coming out of the Rugby Union camp… are excuses already coming out for the World Cup? And there is much more news form the USA and the antipodes....
By Daniel Andruczyk After once again being on the road with work, this time to Princeton, I now have no major engagements till May, when I take holidays, but this just means I will be traveling round to watch Rugby league. So the last two weeks has seen lots of news and results from the world of international Rugby League. From Ireland, to the USA, France to Australia, England to the Czech Republic. Much has been...
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...
From RLEF Media Office Rugby league in Norway has been given another massive boost with RLN signing a deal to screen a 30minute highlights show every week for the entire 2011 domestic season with public access channel Frikanalen. The channel has a verified audience of 400,000 and is RLN is currently negotiating with another Norwegian pay TV broadcaster, Canal Digital, to grow that number to around 1.5 million...
By Daniel Andruczyk OK everyone, I am back from my small break, well I had a tone of physics work in Pittsburgh and literally there was no time to catch up on any Rugby League. HOWEVER I am back and see that there is tones of results and news from around the world. Form the USA and Canada, Europe and Australia. So lets get into it. 2013 World Cup Atlantic Qualifiers Announced The ‘city of brotherly love’ will host...
Media contacts: Capo Ufficio Stampa Italia: Davide Bolzoni The FIRL have announced the „Big Five‟ NRL players that have been selected to represent Italy in the 2011 Rugby League World Cup European Zone Qualifiers to take place in Europe during October 2011. At yesterdays major announcement which took place in Sydney at the famous Italian – Club Marconi in front of a well attended audience, Italy‟s head coach...