Quote goobervision="goobervision"And it's not an exaggeration if applied to France in WW2.'"
Indeed.....the French RL were decimated by the actions of the dastardly Unionites.
They were destroyed to the extent that the French didn't host international games after the war until the European Championships in 1946, the touring Kiwis a year later, The Kangaroos in 1949, they definitely didn't tour down under in 1951 or spend 800,000 francs on the World Cup trophy in 1954, or make the final that year.....yep, they were decimated.
What's gone on and is going on around the world is a nice excuse that some people can roll out to explain the utter failings of the sport to expand outside of its heartlands.
28 professional top tier teams playing in 2 comps globally. 11 are located along 1 motorway in the north of England and 9 are from 1 city in Australia......71% from 2 small areas. Yes, it's not fair that the media tend to ignore us unless it's a negative story and yes, it's annoying that Union can fill Twickenham for the opening of an envelope, but instead of whining about it, why not do something about it?
Start by filling whatever stadiums the RFL eventually announce for the Kiwis tour.......but I suspect there will be more whining about travel/transport costs, late scheduling and lack of leg room at stadiums........because that's the RL way!
