they had RL clubs in london in the 30s i think.

heck wales had NU clubs in 1907 so they must be heartland too

None of those clubs don't have a consistent playing record until the present though.

Les Catalans is a new club so they dont have a continuous playing record either

hth

and RL was also banned from being played during the war as well.

a club formed by Ste Esteve XIII and UTC – they trace their history back.

Ignoring that is like saying Manly Sea Eagles are a new club because they merged with Norths to set up a new club and then dumped Norths to got it alone as a new club again – ie, nonsense.

a merger is a new club

So Huddersfield,Manly and Hull aren't heartlands either?????????





















weird

yeah when you show up to the KC you see loads of gateshead fan, or the busloads of sheffield fans at the galpharm

when wests and balmain merged to formed the wests tigers, its a new club. the club doesnt include the past history

hth

So the Western Suburbs and Balmain aren't RL heartlands either?




















weird

thats a pretty funny argument coming from you.

anyone that argues that

1. Les Cats are a heartland club
2. their entry into SL was guaranteed to be a success because of 1.

is either an idiot or a liar.

the same people now say toulose wont be a success

on the dumb argument above heck toulose should also be counted as a heartland team and therefore success should be instantaneuos

there are more holes in this argument than swiss cheese

These three clubs are still going. Paris aren't. Or do you consider no RL outside of your cosy SL? These three clubs are more steadfast than your fly-by-night pie in the sky clubs like Paris who won't even consider cutting their teeth in "the lower" leagues.

Alternatively, anyone who argues that the Dragons do not come from a rugby league heartland is

a) stupid
b) ignorant
c) a liar
e) any combination of the above.

It's a hearland club. The south of France has played RL for years. It's a heartland club.

Is that because it doesn't fit into your argument so you just dismiss it? You and Smokey are perfect bedfellows.

they are only still going through the kindness of their owners/chairmen who either paid of massive debts or re-formed them as new clubs not through any intrinsic part of these clubs meaning they are a better proposition


and im not here defending the previous Paris, it was a poorly executed poor idea, 15 years later, it doesnt have to be the same