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| Quote dally 'Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' messenger="dally 'Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' messenger"Anybody who recognizes Rugby Union will burn in the fire of the Rugby League nation's fury, [while any [Rugby League leader who recognizes the Rugby Union regime means he is acknowledging the surrender and defeat of the Rugby League world'"
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| Quote Damo-Leeds="Damo-Leeds"What Union has done to league in the past shouldn’t be forgotten, but it’s time that we forgive the Rugby Union establishment of today for what its ancestors did. I highly doubt that anyone is still around from 100 years ago who sanctioned such outrageous bans of our game. There’s probably the odd Union Bigots about today, but I’d like to think that a majority of rugby union fans are a civilised bunch who watch the game because they were bought up on it.
I don’t think you’ll find many Union fans that make a conscious decision to choose Union over league because of what happened over one hundred years ago. Likewise I didn’t start supporting League because some old man stopped me in the street rambling on about Northern Pride and how the evil southerners want to get one over us.
However we must not let this get in the way of the fact that Union is in debt to rugby league – mainly the damage that was done in France. I do wonder if there’s ever been an official apology from a rugby union establishment on the behalf of what was done in the past?
Either way, I’m sorry for the union bigotry that you’ve come across in your life. I’m sure that all league fans are salt of the earth, friendly and have no airs or graces. This reminds me of going to house party on my estate where every bashes Asians because they’ve had a bad experience of a few people who happen to be Asian.'"
100 years ago? Those decisions were still being made just before they "turned" professional. Do you know there are still lads about with LIFE bans, preventing them from playing Union? The crime was of course having the nerve to play league!!
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| Quote Damo-Leeds="Damo-Leeds"What Union has done to league in the past shouldn’t be forgotten, but it’s time that we forgive the Rugby Union establishment of today for what its ancestors did. I highly doubt that anyone is still around from 100 years ago who sanctioned such outrageous bans of our game. There’s probably the odd Union Bigots about today, but I’d like to think that a majority of rugby union fans are a civilised bunch who watch the game because they were bought up on it.
I don’t think you’ll find many Union fans that make a conscious decision to choose Union over league because of what happened over one hundred years ago. Likewise I didn’t start supporting League because some old man stopped me in the street rambling on about Northern Pride and how the evil southerners want to get one over us.
However we must not let this get in the way of the fact that Union is in debt to rugby league – mainly the damage that was done in France. I do wonder if there’s ever been an official apology from a rugby union establishment on the behalf of what was done in the past?
Either way, I’m sorry for the union bigotry that you’ve come across in your life. I’m sure that all league fans are salt of the earth, friendly and have no airs or graces. This reminds me of going to house party on my estate where every bashes Asians because they’ve had a bad experience of a few people who happen to be Asian.'"
vichy, there are people still alive from that
USAP actions re Les catalans
IRB telling european nations they would stop funding them if they tried RL
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| Union are scum, always have been and always will be. Class War now! 
It is the only sport in the world I can honestly say I hate, the sooner it crumbles the better for me. It is brilliant being in oz and seeing RL starting to suffocate it. Hopefully a combination of the IC, massive TV deal and SA pulling out of S15 one day will see it relegated to the ranks of baseball or basketball in this country. Force watch out the Reds are coming! Rant over. |
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| Quote JB Down Under="JB Down Under"Union are scum, always have been and always will be. Class War now!
It is the only sport in the world I can honestly say I hate, the sooner it crumbles the better for me. It is brilliant being in oz and seeing RL starting to suffocate it. Hopefully a combination of the IC, massive TV deal and SA pulling out of S15 one day will see it relegated to the ranks of baseball or basketball in this country. Force watch out the Reds are coming! Rant over.'"
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for over 100 years the rfu waged war on RL
professionals were banned from RU, but only one type of professionals - professional rugby players
professional boxers and other pro sportsmen were allowed to play RU
the bans were to stop RL growing
then after 100 years of fighting a war banning professional rugby players the RFU itself adopted professionalism without so much as an apology to RL for what it had done |
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It is the only sport in the world I can honestly say I hate, the sooner it crumbles the better for me. '"
You'd better start praying that Leeds win their Image Rights test case against the Inland Revenue then, if we lose then we can all probably kiss goodbye to professional RL in the UK and the already dominant position that the English RU have will be cemented firmly in place (they already have IR agreements in place) |
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| Quote gutterfax="gutterfax"Pretty much sums you up dally messenger.......what happens on websites and in Australia is everything to you......which website was it BTW? Do they receive a gazzillion hits a day?
This is again where you show yourself up as being a total idiot. The only people capapble of relegating union to an afterthought in New Zealand are the NZRFU themselves........you fail to comprehend that the only reason the Warriors get decent gates is because they are based in the part of the country with the highest Maori/Pacifica population.........Rugby Union is the National Sport of New Zealand...there are 5 S15 Teams.....14 ITM cup teams...the All Blacks are the most recognised Rugby Brand on the global stage.......but you continue to post bollox regarding League Dominating Union over here......you know nothing.
I meet once a month with the people who KNOW what the plan is.......I am fully aware of where RL is heading in NZ and it really has no interest in domination of a sport that is 500%+ bigger than it.
The NRL is doing nothing in NZ by the way......if they wanted to attract more fans and money to the game they would have the Wellington Orcas in NOW....but that would only go to highlight the lack of depth in their competition.........NZRL is a seperate organisation and I believe that with decent funding/backing, the national competition here could start to attract some decent talent back home.....who needs the NRL when we have the talent pool here? Over 40% of the current NRL rosters qualify for NZ......not bad considering...and a decent backer/TV deal would see a fair few of them "come home".'"
the poll was actually on an english rl forum, not this one
see if you can work out what it is.
the nrl has years of growth ahead of it, the S15 is static at best
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worse than that the S15 is going backwards. When the Force were brought in the ARU could afford to give them $12mill start up grant. When the Rebels got the nod they asked them to not receive any funding for for the first year and have been ok'd to recruit 10 overseas players as there isn;t the RU talent in Oz fo another team. Inglis was the perfect marquee signing for them, he was available yet they weren't in with a sniff of getting him. In years gone by the ARU would have swooped for him in a heartbeat.
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| Quote JB Down Under="JB Down Under"worse than that the S15 is going backwards. When the Force were brought in the ARU could afford to give them $12mill start up grant. When the Rebels got the nod they asked them to not receive any funding for for the first year and have been ok'd to recruit 10 overseas players as there isn;t the RU talent in Oz fo another team. Inglis was the perfect marquee signing for them, he was available yet they weren't in with a sniff of getting him. In years gone by the ARU would have swooped for him in a heartbeat.'"
funny stuff
didnt know the aru put up $12 million into the farce
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| Quote Damo-Leeds="Damo-Leeds"What Union has done to league in the past shouldn’t be forgotten, but it’s time that we forgive the Rugby Union establishment of today for what its ancestors did. I highly doubt that anyone is still around from 100 years ago who sanctioned such outrageous bans of our game. There’s probably the odd Union Bigots about today, but I’d like to think that a majority of rugby union fans are a civilised bunch who watch the game because they were bought up on it.
I don’t think you’ll find many Union fans that make a conscious decision to choose Union over league because of what happened over one hundred years ago. Likewise I didn’t start supporting League because some old man stopped me in the street rambling on about Northern Pride and how the evil southerners want to get one over us.
However we must not let this get in the way of the fact that Union is in debt to rugby league – mainly the damage that was done in France. I do wonder if there’s ever been an official apology from a rugby union establishment on the behalf of what was done in the past?
Either way, I’m sorry for the union bigotry that you’ve come across in your life. I’m sure that all league fans are salt of the earth, friendly and have no airs or graces. This reminds me of going to house party on my estate where every bashes Asians because they’ve had a bad experience of a few people who happen to be Asian.'"
You are kidding right.
What happened to me was about 15-20 years ago in which I decided to try a game of union when a work colleague asked me to go down to his local RU club.
I had a couple of training sessions and they decided to give me a game in the 2nd XV.It went quite well(although in saying that I touched the ball twice as I was playing centre) and even scored a try.
Anyway we was in the clubhouse and the 1st team coach came to me and asked if I played RL anywhere and I said I played for my local amateur club.You should of seen the look on his face and within 10/15 mins of our little conversation I was asked to leave the premises.
As for saying that all RL fans are salt of the earth etc what has that got to do with anything.The reason I started to watch and play RL is because I fell in love with the sport. |
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