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England Knights are to play a 2 game series against PNG, they will play games in Lae and the capital Port Moresby.
This is great news in my opinion, not only will it help develop their game, it will also be a great life opportunity for the Knights players. After the massive success of hosting their World Cup games, it’s nice to see more international games will be played in PNG this year.
Looking at the Knights squad I think they look a bit light at prop. Mikolaj Oledski has looked impressive in a struggling Leeds side, presuming he would pick England over Poland I’d like to see him added to the Knights squad.
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I can't imagine that the players will be queuing up for this tour. Possibly confined to barracks between a couple of brutal games. No thanks.
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| Quote: silver2 "I can't imagine that the players will be queuing up for this tour. Possibly confined to barracks between a couple of brutal games. No thanks.'"
Which is all that is wrong with modern sport. I read Lee Jackson's book and Great Britain's PNG tour is one of the most memorable things he did in his career.
Think this is a great move, gives the Knights a credible opponent without the PR damage that would happen if England B-Team beat France/Wales/Scotland. |
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| Quote: UllFC "Think this is a great move,'"
It sums up all that is wrong with our sport. PNG is renowned for being a mine and for being on the top 10 places NOT TO VISIT ever.......PNG being an RL hotbed is like saying UFC is popular in max security prisons.......  |
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| Quote: Call Me God "PNG is renowned for being a mine and for being on the top 10 places NOT TO VISIT ever.......'"
Really ? I'm interested in your source, top ten places not to visit EVER ?  |
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| Quote: Salford red all over "Really ? I'm interested in your source, top ten places not to visit EVER ? ![]()
I have seen the official list, Salford is on it 
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Quote: Call Me God "PNG is renowned for being a mine and for being on the top 10 places NOT TO VISIT ever.......'"
If that were the case, you'd expect the FCO to have some sort of travel advisory for it - like they do for lots of dangerous-to-visit places. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... new-guinea |
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Quote: Call Me God "PNG is renowned for being a mine and for being on the top 10 places NOT TO VISIT ever.......'"
If that were the case, you'd expect the FCO to have some sort of travel advisory for it - like they do for lots of dangerous-to-visit places. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... new-guinea | |
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I think its a great idea, and if we want these players to develop into fully fledged England players its important.
PNG will provide a test, and the life experience is important as rightly mentioned.
Who would of thought it ey, a reserve comp to develop players to play at an Elite level - I hope it catches on!
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| Quote: bramleyrhino "If that were the case, you'd expect the FCO to have some sort of travel advisory for it - like they do for lots of dangerous-to-visit places.
To be fair, this bit does not sound too good..
"There is a high level of serious crime. Law and order is poor or very poor in many parts of the country. Pay close attention to your personal security, particularly after dark, and monitor the media for possible new security risks. See Crime and Local Travel
Carjacking is an ever present threat, particularly in Port Moresby and Lae. Lock car doors and keep windows up at all times. If possible travel in convoy or with a security escort after dark. See Crime
Outbreaks of tribal fighting can occur and may escalate quickly. You should avoid large crowds and public gatherings as they may turn violent. See Local travel"
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| Quote: homme vaste "To be fair, this bit does not sound too good..
"There is a high level of serious crime. Law and order is poor or very poor in many parts of the country. Pay close attention to your personal security, particularly after dark, and monitor the media for possible new security risks. See Crime and Local Travel
Carjacking is an ever present threat, particularly in Port Moresby and Lae. Lock car doors and keep windows up at all times. If possible travel in convoy or with a security escort after dark. See Crime
Outbreaks of tribal fighting can occur and may escalate quickly. You should avoid large crowds and public gatherings as they may turn violent. See Local travel"'"
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| Quote: homme vaste "To be fair, this bit does not sound too good..
"There is a high level of serious crime. Law and order is poor or very poor in many parts of the country. Pay close attention to your personal security, particularly after dark, and monitor the media for possible new security risks. See Crime and Local Travel
Carjacking is an ever present threat, particularly in Port Moresby and Lae. Lock car doors and keep windows up at all times. If possible travel in convoy or with a security escort after dark. See Crime
Outbreaks of tribal fighting can occur and may escalate quickly. You should avoid large crowds and public gatherings as they may turn violent. See Local travel"'"
I think I'm right in saying they have a millitary escort |
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| Quote: Salford red all over "Really ? I'm interested in your source, top ten places not to visit EVER ? 
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| Quote: Call Me God "As Bramley Rhino has already steered you to the UK site that says it's like a safari park in Hertfordshire (wind your windows up)
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Confused why the number of languages spoken there makes it a hole?
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| Quote: homme vaste "To be fair, this bit does not sound too good..
"There is a high level of serious crime. Law and order is poor or very poor in many parts of the country. Pay close attention to your personal security, particularly after dark, and monitor the media for possible new security risks. See Crime and Local Travel
Carjacking is an ever present threat, particularly in Port Moresby and Lae. Lock car doors and keep windows up at all times. If possible travel in convoy or with a security escort after dark. See Crime
Outbreaks of tribal fighting can occur and may escalate quickly. You should avoid large crowds and public gatherings as they may turn violent. See Local travel"'"
This could be describing Hull. |
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I’ve been to PNG. Didn’t have a problem at all. The locals were more than accommodating
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HOW MANY TIMES?????
£20 a ticket and £15 on beer and merchandise.....so an away fan is worth £35. At best, 1,000 is the average away support split across 11 rounds and I am being really generous here, so Toronto, replacing say Wakefield will cost a SL club £35,000.
The minimum turnover of a SL club is £4,000,000 so Toronto instead of Widnes is worth less than 1% of a SL clubs turnover.
There are many valid reasons for and against expansion into America, but "AWAY FANS" isn't one of them. 
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