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| I just fail to see what france or wales got out of this as england got nothing. All it has done is give Steve Mcnamara some wins on his record which he needed considering how bad his reign has been.
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| We could have used this competition as an opportunity for England Knights (fringe players) to put themselves in the shop window ahead of next year's World Cup, even then I suspect we'd have easily won the competition.
As linger05 mentioned, none of the teams have remotely taken anything away from this series!
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| England winning it in hand is no surprise. Tough to call it a competition though, such was the ease of England's victory. The trophy presentation I have just seen reflects that perfectly, pretty much shoved at Sinfield as soon as they could get a camera to him!
I have been very disappointed with the French effort in particular. I don't think I'm alone in expecting better from them. They were awful against Wales, a fixture which only had a competitive scoreline due to the amount of errors - without doubt the worst game I have seen this season. Their attacking structure against England, particularly tonight, has been laughable.
Didn't expect much from Wales and they didn't disappoint. They have a long road ahead of them, especially with the defections of young talents such as Rhys Evans. They desperately need Lee Briers to play for them in the World Cup.
You could say that England have benefited from having an extended period together, but with so many injured and rested players to come back into the fold even that is open to question. We have integrated a few players who should be around for the World Cup but even against this level of opposition we have seen some dumb performances, Hock in particular although others will spring to mind if and when I have another look at the games. To their credit they have been very professional in their approach and have been ruthless defensively.
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| A thoroughly worthwhile exercise.
The England squad’s belief will be sky high, with some scintillating performances & team structures beginning to gel in preparation for our assault on rectifying forty years of hurt.
It’s also been good for the expansionist areas of France & Wales to go up against a side oozing class in their slow & steady progression to bolster the global ranks. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Ok it may take quite a few years but the futures so bright, we just need some more depth in France, one team isn’t enough, oh, & another assault into Wales as the Union game is dying – we must strike now.
I was a little jaded after another repetitive SL season, however, after this series I feel invigorated & full of hope for the future.
Oh, & to have Rugby Leagues version of Ronaldo in the England squad today was an added bonus.
I love Rugby League me.
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| The RFL have f***** up by not being able to predict the future. At half-time in the three England games, as it became apparent that England were staqrting to dominate, a competent governing body would have kneecapped a few England players to even up the contest. Farce, etc.
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| It's better for England to have some games together than no games at all. The squad needs to develop a bit of cohesion and by the looks of things there's still quite a way to go on that front.
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| Using this logic, there's no point in England ever playing Australia in a series. What do Australia get out of playing England?
Infact, may as well just announce the RLWC final as Aus v NZ. What's the point eh.
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| enjoyed it
been a good comp for england, spent time in camp together and needed the games for prep for the big one next year
we knew england would win
wales and france can also take something into the world cup next year..all preperation
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| waste of time, should have played 3 games v Exiles instead (but guess they are all back home)
RL AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE = A JOKE
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| Quote Barnabus="Barnabus"Using this logic, there's no point in England ever playing Australia in a series. What do Australia get out of playing England?
Infact, may as well just announce the RLWC final as Aus v NZ. What's the point eh.'"
Absolutely! That's the the thing, this is sound logic and it's about time we faced the facts, return to touring as the 'Lions' and just play the Aussies and NZ.
It's going to take 20-30 year's to develop a strong European International tournament and at present, England seem to be stuck in a wedge between World Class International RL (Aussies/NZ), and p**s poor RL (Every other International team).
We should be inviting PNG to tour for a change....I just want something different!
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