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Quote: prehensile "Still doesn't make it true though especially since only one side gave any impression of really caring about the outcome.

Sorry but I don't have the answer, but I don't think Lancs v Yorks or East v West or any such variation will do the trick since not enough people actually associate with either of the sides (especially on the west of the Pennines).'"

Sorry....wrong..The players east of the pennines, Yorkshire, were far, far superior to those from West of the Pennines, Lankashire. That's why Yorkshire were victorious...Ok?
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Personally I'm not that bothered about identification with the teams, I just want to see the best that RL players in this country can play. I'm sure I'd pick a team after time to support (it makes it a little bit better) but for all I care they could call the teams Reds and Blues and flip a coin to see which players are eligible for both sides.

(Although I will add that if there is something, anything to get up for - East/West Lancs/Yorks that would be preferable)

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For me its got to be a three match series North (SL players born in Northern England) v South (SL players not born in NE e.g. Pat Richards etc) played at Venues in either the East or West Midlands on the same day as the Origin Series.

I would keep the Magic Weekend but have it either as the first or last game of the weekly rounds, venue & country to suit the time of year.

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It could work, I would want East V West so not alienate anyone, unless we had it three ways Lanc's York's & the rest. All should be England/Wales/GB qualified. A good cash reward for selection (not in the salary cap) & make it a condition that to play international you must play in the seires also make it plain that this is the the selection for any international team. Also as posted if you pull out of any game you will not be able to play for your club that week unless the RFL doctor verifys the injury. If you could get a sponsor by all means give season ticket holders a free game but I would charge, If fans wont pay they dont deserve any consideration,

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This idea will never EVER work so I really don't understand why we are debating it.

It will NEVER happen.

EVER.

Lets draw a line under it and move on


Here, I'll draw one ok??



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Cos Yorkshire v Lancs would really set the fans on fire, I can see Catalans Dragons, Gateshead, Toulouse, Whitehaven, Barrow, Workington, London Skolars, Crusaders and Quins RL fans queing up all night long for tickets.

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Quote: spooneryork "Cos Yorkshire v Lancs would really set the fans on fire, I can see Catalans Dragons, Gateshead, Toulouse, Whitehaven, Barrow, Workington, London Skolars, Crusaders and Quins RL fans queing up all night long for tickets.'"


When the game would be Yorkshire vs the Rest and the tickets are included in the purchase of your season ticket then why would you not want to see the best 34 European players play against each other.

The 2010 All Stars match down under drew 27,000 paying spectators. If we can't get people to go along to fill a 40,000 plus seater stadium when they get it included with any rugby league season ticket then rugby league is too snobbish for me.

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There would be about 2,500 at any such fixture. Whichever way you dressed it up.

I suggest A-M vs N-Z. It would be almost as meaningful.

You can't turn a pig in a poke into quality just by sticking on the word "origin" to some artificial fixture, on the spurious basis that "Origin" means something elsewhere.

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Quote: Marcus Notsquare "I like the idea, but the previous Yorkshire V Lancashire games didn't generate much excitement, and where would the likes of LMS, & Tony Clubb fit in. I seem to remember Dom Peters becoming an honorary Lancastrian last time.'"


James McManus played for the NSW Country Origin team, and then the NSW State of Origin team, on the basis of playing for Newcastle. He was born in Scotland, and played his junior RL in the Northern Territory.

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The primary aim of the Roses series is to prepare English players for England selection by pooling the best players together in the one game. Super League does not offer that more intense level of competition, can not offer it, will never offer it, should not be expected to. Neither does the NRL.

The 2001-2003 Roses series attracted rlrespectable crowdsrl given the games were held on a Tuesday or Wednesday night. 10,253 to 8,258. These crowds were still higher than the France tests of the last three years, and just under the 2007 test crowd, all held on a weekend. They are higher than many SL games. If Roses can attract at least 8-10K, yet helps England compete strongly against Australia and NZ, then it has done its job. It is the England team that should be expected to attracted a large amount of interest.

In Australia, the NRL is not expected to prepare players for test level. City/Country and State of origin is. This is why Manly CEO rlGraham Lowe pushed for a Kiwi Roots Origin seriesrl when he was at the NZRL a few years back.

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scrap the magic weekend and have a 2 game england v the other nationalities series...with the winner being decide on a aggregate score.....that is the ONLY series that will prepare the england team to go up against the aussies & kiwis....smashing a half strength french team does nothing...


france can play a england 'A' mid season and the full england side at the end of the season...

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Quote: The Observer "
In Australia, the NRL is not expected to prepare players for test level. City/Country and State of origin is. This is why Manly CEO rlGraham Lowe pushed for a Kiwi Roots Origin seriesrl when he was at the NZRL a few years back.'"


And yet, somehow, NZ managed to produce the world's best RL team without any kind of rep fixtures. Football, cricket and rugby union also seem to manage to run international teams without dividing the country into two arbitrary pieces.

The idea that a Lancashire/Yorkshire match is going to be more intense than a normal SL club game is just comedy.

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icon_smile.gif Scrap the magic weekend and have a 4 team series of games involving Yorkshire Lancashire, Cumbria and "Other players" ie London/Wrexham ( RL Barbarians?? )

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Quote: JonM "And yet, somehow, NZ managed to produce the world's best RL team without any kind of rep fixtures.'"


The Kiwis managed to win two one-off games in 2006 and 2008. Their team has otherwise been beaten consistently by Australia in one-off tests, test series and tournaments for decades. As have England/GB. Graham Lowe and others in NZRL obviously agreed with the need for a level above the NRL.

Quote: JonM "Football, cricket and rugby union also seem to manage to run international teams without dividing the country into two arbitrary pieces.'"


When it comes to the three nations of England, Australia and NZ, consider the following.
Firstly, when it comes to football, the English football structure does not facilitate success in the national team - it has not won a major international tournament in some time. Nor could one use the A League.

Secondly, the format of cricket is totally different, especially in Australia/NZ, where international players are barely involved in state/provincial cricket. Comparison cannot be made.

Thirdly, when it comes to Rugby Union, England has also underperformed consistently, and the clubs/country have been involved in conflict over control of the elite players and the game for most of the professional era.

Quote: JonM "The idea that a Lancashire/Yorkshire match is going to be more intense than a normal SL club game is just comedy.'"


The games of 2001 to 2002 already proved to be a series of intense, worthwhile fixtures. 2003 ended up being one-sided, which is no different to State of Origin, or to many NRL fixtures and countless Super League fixtures. Notably in 2002, when the RFL ran a two match Roses series, GB won the test series against a good Kiwi team (as opposed to the poor Kiwi team they defeated in 2007). GB also won the first Ashes test in 2001.

Super League has seemingly fallen in intensity with expansion to 14 teams. This year, 58 of 160 games, or over 36%, have been won with a margin of 20 points or more. 8 games have been hidings of 50 points or more, culminating in the Wigan's 58 nil defeat of Catalans, Warrington's 58 nil defeat of Quins, Saints defeated Hull KR twice by 54 and 56 points. 10 margins in the 40s, 13 margins in the 30s.

Meanwhile, in 2001 to 2003, there was one large defeat in the Roses series, out of 4 games. 25% of those games.

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Excellent post.

County games are the way ahead.

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