Quote: TheElectricGlidingWarrior "The fact that we used to be independent states is neither here nor there, likewise that certain sporting bodies continue to recognise us as such. We aren't.'"
But we are a union of nations, in many ways like the EU or the Eurozone.
And the fact major sporting bodies have historically recognised and continue to recognise the separate nations, including, importantly, the RLIF, is very much here and there and provides the validity that is missing with NSW & Qld.
You might disagree that the separate nations should be separate but that doesn't mean the separate nations lack validity.