Has Hayne confirmed he's playing for Fiji?

Don't think so sadly. Annoyingly I'd expect him to only decide after SoO.

1. Define pretty popular.... have found games from 1960 onwards, none have an attendance of 4k.......
2. Union killed League in Italy how exactly?
3. Would you like salt and Vinegar for that massive chip on your shoulder?

Some ing league fans need a dose of realism......

I'm not though, am I. A typical VT user bashes the game from all angles either to make themselves feel better/smarter or because they have no idea what they're on about.


On a planet that only has 2 FT pro leagues and some form of semi-pro rugby league in about 6-8 countries, how on Earth are they going to fill a 14-team World Cup without some relying on heritage players?

Nobody is creaming themselves. Stop exaggerating to try and make it seem like you've got some kind of point. It's good that a developing RL country like Italy, whose governing body/bodies are having financial issues, can field a highly competitive team for their first World Cup. It will boost the game there. Just to note (as you seem to be struggling to comprehend this), when people say "boost", they don't mean the streets if Rome will be awash with RL fans welcoming them home. It means maybe more people will take up the game and watch the game. The development will improve, like it did in Lebanon.
What would you rather they do? Play a bunch of amateurs, get killed, and thus kill off any interest in the game over there?


And here is the revelation of your dislike of expansion. Replace Salford with Cas, and you can see why that chip is on your shoulder. You don't want the game to grow because you're worried your club will be left behind. How sad.

And you 'know what your on about' do you ???? you spend your weekends swapping the slums of Hull for Rome ??? no ??? ah right, so maybe you should stop pretending your Yorkshires Italian expert ???



Where did anybod say there must be no heritage players ??? you made that up ??? ok



Yeah, when the next world cup comes around the squad will be full of italians and when every game is played the whole nation will come to a halt

Again with the hyperbole - it doesn't have do be all or nothing jeez. Mini playing for Italy and letting Italy be remotely competitive in this WC will give something for people to back - even if its just a few. Sure, nothing will overtake football any time soon in Italy, but you don't see the other sports giving up there do you? Mini giving the Italian team a chance to compete instead of getting destroyed will help, it will not hinder.

ETA: Never been to? Are you joking?

Yeah, nothing will help RL in Italy like an Australian with an Itallian sounding name

Seriously what is your problem? Do you think we are all super excited that it's happening? I'm not, I'm happy Italy has a decent squad that they are entitled to play, that has players who are willing to play for them for reasons other than money (unlike Tamau, Uate, many of England's players in various sports).

Are you really upset for Italy? What are you even arguing?

Because I'd rather watch a world cup with players from the actual nation they are representing. Old fashioned I know but still......

And who are you to say which nation they represent?

Yes, it is very old fashioned? I take it the mayor of london is american?