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Bring back the Kangaroo tour

Roar Guru
21st February, 2010
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Prior to the Super League war in 1995, a Kangaroo tour to Britain and France was considered to be the highest honour the game of rugby league could afford.

However thanks to full-time professionalism, the days of the Kangaroo tour look to be gone forever.

What I propose is that the Australian Rugby League bring back the Kangaroo tour to Great Britain. A short tour featuring only 6 games with three tests against Great Britain and three against Super League club sides as warm-up games.

A Kangaroo tour schedule could look something like this:

Game 1: Kangaroos v St Helens
Game 2: 1st Test – Great Britain v Australia (Old Trafford)
Game 3: Kangaroos v Bradford Bulls
Game 4: 2nd Test – Great Britain v Australia (Leeds)
Game 5: Kangaroos v Wigan
Game 6: 3rd Test – Great Britain v Australia (Wembley)

Should the ARL bring back the Kangaroo Tour? And who would make the Kangaroo squad based on last year’s NRL form?

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