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Kangaroos player Johnathan Thurston in action during the Anzac Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast, Friday, May 6, 2011. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
I understand why they have incorporated the Four Nations competition at the end of each rugby league season. And at first I was pumped as it meant more rugby league for me.
But, in reality, has it helped the International game at all? I feel it has come at a cost. For me a vivid memory of league growing up was having setting the alarm clock in the middle of the night and watching the now famed Kangaroos clashes of yesteryear.
Who can go past that try by Mal Meninga in the dying moments of the 1990 Test at Old Trafford?
This got me thinking about a proposed Kangaroo tour, if we were running one at the end of this year.
Proposed itinerary (Tests played on Saturdays, others mid-week):
– Kangaroos vs UKSL grand finalist (played at club ground).
– Kangaroos vs UK All Stars (NZ and Australian based players playing in the UK).
– Kangaroos vs UKSL premiers (played at club ground).
First Test:
Kangaroos vs Great Britain at Old Trafford.
Second Test:
Kangaroos vs Great Britain at Millennium Stadium.
Third Test:
Kangaroos vs Great Britain at Wembley.
Running in conjunction with each of these games, I would have Australia, England and New Zealand under 20s sides featuring in a Tri Nations series. These games would be played prior to the Kangaroo games – the under 20s final to be played at Wembley prior to the third Test at Wembley.
To take it one step further I would invite two New Zealand players to take part in the Tour; Benji Marshall and one other.
As a rugby league fan, I know I would be dusting off the alarm clock and watching each game.
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