From Phil Caplan, RLEF media The lead up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will feature rugby league as an exhibition sport, with an U19s 9s Championship involving five of the six Commonwealth Regions. The Rugby League Commonwealth Championship 2014 will be contested by South Africa, Canada, Jamaica, England, Scotland, Wales, Australia and Papua New Guinea, with the teams split into two groups. The matches will...
From Ric Raymond Bellen for PNRL Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the only country in the world where Rugby League is the national sport of the country! On the 26th January at Challenger Field, Clark city, history was made in the Philippines, when James Franson of Site Skills Training based in the Clark Freeport Zone and Ric Raymond Bellen of the Maritime Academy of Asia & the Pacific (MAAP) Rugby League & Union...
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By Daniel Andruczyk Last week was a week of turmoil at the Sydney Roosters. Their coach, Brian Smith was given the boot after another dismal season by the Chooks. The players at the Roosters found out about the sacking through a text message and looks like former player Trent Robinson will come in as the new coach. Robinson is at Catalans and has done a great job there to get the team into the top 4 of the Super...
By Daniel Andruczyk The teams for this years annual Colonial Cup series between the USA Tomahawks and Canada Wolverines have been announced. Also I have come across some interesting articles, history wise once again, via our good friend Steve Mascord. He posted an article written by Lyle Beaton on the French Domestic competition back in the 1950’s. Also things have got to the point in PNG where the government have...
Various Looks like this week has seen the first of the promotional videos for next years world cup role out. I have to say I like it. It has 7 teams in there including the welsh who were not at the last one. Lets hope that future promotional videos will also show highlights from games like the qualifiers and show off some of the other nations. I am sure we can get Scotland, Ireland and Samoa in there as well. No...
By Daniel Andruczyk Once again interesting times for Rugby league this week. Hot on the heals of this years Origin selection controversies, we seem to have a new one already for for next year. But in some ways I think this one could be more good news than bad. Also a small comment on the reaction to the Moroccan Rugby League affair. David Mead Turns His Back on PNG Yesterday is was reported that David mead, a Papua...
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...