Quote: Earl of Derby "Why do you keep on bringing abou RU - That is not the point of the post Dear Everybody I'll take this last quote just as point of start to give you some more information about RL in Italy. My name is Matteo and I'm involved officially in RL not as a player but as a sort of non-profit promoter. I will try to solve all your doubt... maybe and we are really proud of him So in this terms I hope to have helped to clear some of your doubts and to improve your consideration of RL in Italy, despite we are stil so poor you have to be warned... we will beat you all soon or later The official web site of italian board is www.firl.it ...give me some time to refresh it we are few and the things to do more than a human being can effort by him self. You can obtain more infos at f.dipietro@firl.it, io.porcorosso@yahoo.it (its me) and here replying. Inside my signature you'll find a link to the RL thread (your opinion will be more tha appreciated) that is not so large as yours but it is pretty a big goal for us if you consider the last one was just few messages. Ok I wrote more than patience can support (and sorry for english mistakes ). Greetings PR

Quote: Earl of Derby "Why do you keep on bringing abou RU - That is not the point of the post Dear Everybody I'll take this last quote just as point of start to give you some more information about RL in Italy. My name is Matteo and I'm involved officially in RL not as a player but as a sort of non-profit promoter. I will try to solve all your doubt... maybe and we are really proud of him So in this terms I hope to have helped to clear some of your doubts and to improve your consideration of RL in Italy, despite we are stil so poor you have to be warned... we will beat you all soon or later The official web site of italian board is www.firl.it ...give me some time to refresh it we are few and the things to do more than a human being can effort by him self. You can obtain more infos at f.dipietro@firl.it, io.porcorosso@yahoo.it (its me) and here replying. Inside my signature you'll find a link to the RL thread (your opinion will be more tha appreciated) that is not so large as yours but it is pretty a big goal for us if you consider the last one was just few messages. Ok I wrote more than patience can support (and sorry for english mistakes ). Greetings PR

Thanks man, nice post, nice to hear from you!

From what I hear the 9s this year just had Southgate College and 1 Italian team and they played a game of 13 v 13 and I also am doubtful that there is any real Rugby League domestic games being played in Italy as the person who collects ALL Rugby League Scores from around the world, has heard nothing about any Domestic games being played since 2007 and in 2008 was just a 9s comp as you say featuring a few teams from Germany, France, UK and 2 Italian teams. If there is a domestic comp where is the evidence-Photos or Video and Why is it so difficult to find out about these games? The link to this guys website which basically has all the info on all top Domestic games from each nation can be found here

rlhttps://www.rugbyleagueinternationalscores.com/Results/rl

I also question why Italy needed to use 8 Heritage players against Germany and the Czech Republic if they have 80 odd players. I have nothing against Italy (or other Nations who use a host of heritage players) but for me it cheapens the jersey and also is a slap in the face when for instance Serbia and the Czechs who pick normally 100% of the time Natives and have a good domestic comp could get beat badly by a team which is stuffed with a load of Pro Heritage players like Italy, Scotland, Ireland etc are. If nations were forced to play just domestic players then that would be the real test of how strong the game is there and the game would probably be developed more. If anybody can produce evidence that Italy have had a proper domestic comp this year with pics/Video then I will retract my statement against them.

Thanks for the post Matteo. I used to live in Padova and I saw a game of rugby league while I was there.
I'd be really interested in how the game is hoping to progress in Italy.
Keep the posts coming

That website isn't as up to date and accurate as it once was. I heard he had some problems with regard to the domain name and his work situation.
I've given him some info before and I'd love to help with regard to the Catalan championship.

Mateo, as he confesses himself, is acting as a "promoteur" - therefore he's got to spin it a bit - to say the least! In 2006, the inaugural Simone Franchini tournament saw BARLA bringing 2 teams, South Africa Rhinos 3 teams, France brought 2 teams and 1/2: XIII catalans U19s, Spain (Carpentras) and a handful of Parisians, Amici di simone 1 and 2 were 1 team really, mainly made up of French people former teammates of Simone in Chatillon. The day before the tounament saw BARLA play a full XIII a side encounter vs South Africa followed by Barla U19s playing an Italia RU select who put on a good performance. In 2009 - there was only 3 teams at the IXs in Italy : Southgate college - XIII Catalans U19s - and Amici di Simone - Catalancs, you kept mentionning you saw a game - can you remember who it was you saw playing? Thanks. This Italian championship is still a Mystery! No photos, no scores, no match reports... Then I saw this malteserugbyleague.com/news/1-la ... s-saturday and happy t see that Italy is facing Malta! ... down under

Mateo, as he confesses himself, is acting as a "promoteur" - therefore he's got to spin it a bit - to say the least! In 2006, the inaugural Simone Franchini tournament saw BARLA bringing 2 teams, South Africa Rhinos 3 teams, France brought 2 teams and 1/2: XIII catalans U19s, Spain (Carpentras) and a handful of Parisians, Amici di simone 1 and 2 were 1 team really, mainly made up of French people former teammates of Simone in Chatillon. The day before the tounament saw BARLA play a full XIII a side encounter vs South Africa followed by Barla U19s playing an Italia RU select who put on a good performance. In 2009 - there was only 3 teams at the IXs in Italy : Southgate college - XIII Catalans U19s - and Amici di Simone - Catalancs, you kept mentionning you saw a game - can you remember who it was you saw playing? Thanks. This Italian championship is still a Mystery! No photos, no scores, no match reports... Then I saw this malteserugbyleague.com/news/1-la ... s-saturday and happy t see that Italy is facing Malta! ... down under

rlThe Italian side set to take on Scotland in Padua on Saturday evening will be a relatively inexperienced but highly determined one.rl

Fullback Jamie Benn dedicated his man of the match performance to a team-mate’s late mother as Scotland racked up a century against Italy in the opening match of the European Nations Cup.

rlhttps://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/scots-reach-century-in-euro.htmlrl