Posts Tagged "international rugby league"
STEVE TURNER: It’s time for a Pacific Nations Cup
By Steve Turner, 23 Apr 2013Rugby league needs an annual Pacific Nations Cup to foster the ever-growing and exciting Polynesian influence on the code.
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With no disrespect to the ANZAC Test players, there are two matches from rugby league’s standalone representative weekend just gone that are bound to dominate fan discussion this week, both for entirely different reasons.
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Tonga smash Samoa 36-4 in league Test
By Adrian Warren, 21 Apr 2013Tonga scored a stunning 36-4 win over fierce rivals Samoa, but their rugby league Test ended in chaos on Saturday night at Penrith’s Centrebet Stadium.
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The Dr’s top five from last night’s ANZAC Test
By Dr NRL, 20 Apr 2013The Rugby League representative season kicked off last night with two committed, gallant teams pitted against each other.
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WIZ: Kiwis will upset the Aussies – again!
By Gary Freeman, 19 Apr 2013There is a rugby league Test match on tonight and honestly, I think my beloved Kiwis can win.
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What is the obsession with the golden double chevron?
By Daniel, 18 Apr 2013I know this is a little late in the game given that the new rugby league rep jerseys were announced a lot earlier, but today’s Sydney Morning Herald was the first time I’d seen what the new shirt would look like
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Stand alone rep weekend great, but where’s our Ashes?
By Chris Chard, 18 Apr 2013The stand alone representative matches this week and recently released international rugby league calendar of post-world cup fixtures have mostly satisfied fans, except for one minor detail.
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ANZAC Test: who is the best of the rest?
By The Spectator, 18 Apr 2013With the ANZAC Test looming it has got me thinking about the benefits such a Test could have, on both sides of the world, if we made just a few changes.
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Bring back rugby league’s Test series
By MG Burbank, 17 Apr 2013With the ANZAC Test coming up on Friday night, I thought I would reminisce about some (not so) recent Test series and wonder why we have adopted the one-off format.
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Australia vs New Zealand: Test match preview
By mastermind5991, 17 Apr 2013NRL action takes a backseat this weekend as the first of the representative matches get underway.
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Australian Test: Those crafty Kiwis do it again
By Chris Chard, 15 Apr 2013Right on cue, like the migration of a bird much better at flying than them, those crafty Kiwis have gone and pulled a swifty on Australia by naming a makeshift side to meet Australia in this Friday night’s rugby league test.
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Young talent boosts Kiwis for Aussie Test
By AAP, 15 Apr 2013New Zealand will be without returning rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams, but coach Stephen Kearney says there’s still plenty of talent in the 19-strong squad named on Sunday for Friday’s Test against Australia.
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Kangaroos wary of reinforced Kiwis
By AAP, 14 Apr 2013Australia claim New Zealand will have plenty of firepower in next week’s mid-year rugby league Test even without the injured Benji Marshall – and not just because Sonny Bill Williams will be making his return to the Kiwi fold.
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Sonny Bill provides Test poser for Kearney
By Daniel Gilhooly, 13 Apr 2013Finding the best position for Sonny Bill Williams is one of the more pleasant conundrums for Kiwis rugby league coach Steven Kearney to consider before he names his squad for the Anzac Test in Canberra next Friday.
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Test players to lift before season starts
By Andrew Marmont, 8 Apr 2013Less than two weeks out from the two Test matches of the year, a host of players will be looking to push for selection for Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga.
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Poland: Rugby league’s newest powerhouse
By MG Burbank, 9 Nov 2012I was catching up on my league news this morning and upon turning to The Daily Telegraph’s NRL page, was delighted to finally see some media exposure for the game’s new juggernaut, Poland.
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Damian Irvine says stop the poaching
By Curtis Woodward, 23 Oct 2012The New Zealand Warriors have made two grand finals in ten years and their national side won the 2008 World Cup. So why are they still on struggle street across the ditch?
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My name is Curtis and I am a footy addict
By Curtis Woodward, 13 Oct 2012My name is Curtis Woodward and I am an addict. The thirst for the sweet taste of rugby league is unbearable. I have to have it. I need it.
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Oh that’s right, there’s a Test match on!
By ScottWoodward.me, 11 Oct 2012My good mate Mick was kind enough to schedule his wedding after the footy season, but he forgot that there is a Test Match on between Australia and New Zealand this Saturday. The good news is it doesn’t matter.
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Australia will see its final game of rugby league for 2012 when the Australian Kangaroos battle the New Zealand Kiwis in Townsville on Saturday night.
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