The fat bald headed props do make you a bit nostalgic though .

Gets my goat that they call it the Rugby world cup. Don't they play onion anymore??

I think its Tony Collins who has suggested that when Super League was first decided upon the powers that be should have taken the opportunity to rename the sport and get rid of the 'rugby' bit to differentiate us from the other code.

I think that'd be a good idea. Onion is nothing like our game, its confusing for newbies to have two rugbys and why are we named after a public school to whom we have little connection?

People who don't like union have closed minds? Try here lads & lasses viewtopic.php?f=30&t=437277&start=1545

People who don't like union have closed minds? Try here lads & lasses viewtopic.php?f=30&t=437277&start=1545

So thats makes it a reason to dislike the sport. NRL steals (as you put it) players from SL, the top 4 of SL takes players from the bottom etc. Don't you remember when we signed all them players from Union in the old days?

Lets face it, League (especially English) is now way down the food chain, Union is where the money and the big stage is. Maybe we could try and learn something from Union rather s than at it!

Brilliant as always jonny.

Hopefully union fans will see the light one day but I am not holding my breath.

one of my mates at work was banging on about the "rugby world cup" so instead of doing my usual routine of criticism of RU, I decided to actually watch the game this morning.

Truly terrible turgid stuff - neither team looked like scoring a decent try - there was 1 line break down the middle, that no-one supported and ended up with a long pass to the wing. 30 odd penalties in the game, over 10 penalty kicks at goal (mostly missed).

Based on that game Kyle Eastmond will be a senstation in RU, IMO.

As my girlfriend said this morning it looks like watching rugby league where all the players get p!$$ed before they go out to play - they jump on top of each other, drop the ball and then stand around doing nothing for a bit

Took her all of about 4 minutes to work that out

Wrong again.
Not many (if any) players who have crossed codes' ambition was to switch to a game they never grew up playing. But, a hell of a lot of RL players ambition is to test themselves in the best league in the world. They do this more from proffesional desire, rather than going to union, which is for the money.

Would players go to yawnion if it paid the same as league-no
Would players go to the NRL if it paid the same as Super League-yes.



You're mrs owes me a beer, just choked on mine laughing after reading that!

There were 16 penalty shots at goal in the game - 11 missed

End of the day if you don't like it don't watch it. Otherwise all you'll be doing is providing ITV with increased viewing figures which will strenghthen both their and the IRB's hand with regard to future tournaments.

no denying that league is better to watch but unfortunately union is played in more countries around the world and marketed a hell of a lot better.
its not too bad to watch now n then in the league close season as a poor substitute to our game.
englands game was p155 poor tho

Great to see Channel nine pick NRL play-offs over RU world Cup!!