Quote ="Catalancs"I doubt very much that that is the case. The Catalan rugby union have known for decafes that they'll never be able to play as a seperate enitity to Spain but continue to grow.
Haven't seen the Rudd interview but did get the copy of RL World where they interviewed Danny Kazandjian. Some good questions (including a couple from you) and interesting answers. I thought the answer regarding Catalonia was disappointing but sensible. The ramifications would be damaging to the sport and the last thing international rugby league needs is to get the backs up of numerous countries, not to mention the EU.'"
Danny Kazandjian! That was the interview, I must be getting old.
I think the CRL was different to CRU in that they were quite open in their desire to go it alone. That was how it looked from the outside anyway.
I agree with the decision to an extent, but I was still a little disappointed because I got the impression that things could have really kicked on quite rapidly if they'd been given the nod. I suppose the RLEF couldn't afford to get into protracted and difficult arguments with Spain and the EU. You only have to look at the double standards of FIFA over admitting Gibraltar because of Spanish pressure, despite less deserving 'nations' being allowed to take part in international soccer.
