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Congrats ARU on a strong strong deal, just shows the value of being to sell to international markets.

Reece Robinson was a weapon for the raiders.. That said he never put his body on the line in defence and its been a while since he played for the raiders.

The NRL are always going to make maximum leverage of these situations. The wallabies certainly try to with folau. Every business should. TBH I agree with fitz article to an extent, burgess shouldnt be whinging, but on the same token neither should the bath coach. And on to be fair to both...

there are appealing things about both codes. but in the end I would be surprised if either of the parties didn't up their offer in a 50:50 scenario.

the cynic in me suggests that players like to sugar coat controversial decisions with other more digestable reasons. When really the motivating factor is cash. Theres nothing wrong with that, its what we all do in the professional world all the time.

logically there isnt much to put the boot in about. player leaves league to maximise his dollar, player returns to league to maximise his dollar. It's been happening for ages, heck rugby league started through a player maximising his earnings, the story imo is no longer inflammatory as...

Personally, I have no issue with rugby union being called rugby. Same with people from the north of england calling league rugby. TBH speaking shorthand I generally refer to league as footy, union as rugby and football as soccer. :P The bigger issue in respect of rugby is if in nations with...

to be fair to new zealands cricket side. A lot of the blokes in the test side also played in the one day side that made the recent WC final. South Africa didn't make the WC final. In fact SA has never made a cricket WC final. Even England has made 3 of them, lost them all, but made 3 of...

Bath captain Stuart Hooper allegedly told Sam Burgess not to come in and say goodbye to the team. Sounds like a top bloke:p .

It depends on the game on the day and the patience of one you are trying to convince as to how your argument is received. Same with any sport. That said I don't really care for converting people, I watch all sports and enjoy most of them, I am not here to tell people what is or isn't to their...

Rugby League certainly doesn't have a monopoly on egalitarianism. Though, it tends to have a certain fairness about it. A certain fairness that I thought might be able to provoke something from blu, and it certainly achieved that.

Also I think League saw positive attacking sides like the cowboys get results with more penalties and in general a more stamping out of negative play from the refs. Union also is seeing this shift with the waratahs in 2014 and SH owning the SF of the recent WC.

Everyone loves to ride the moral high horse. You are right I do not know you, nor do I know what you think. I never said I do? Perhaps I hit a nerve, or perhaps something else is going on? With respect you are more then welcome to not like league, just like I am welcome to like it. However...

Rugby League has dramatically different styles and tactics as well. Generally speaking all sports will all look the same same to someone who doesn't understand what the teams are trying to do.

The above is a good example of how poor the quality of arguments are becoming in this thread. Or perhaps how this thread has always been. Person A (this person likes union, doesn't like league or NFL) - Says RL is boring it is becoming like NFL (which he also believes is boring) Person B...

The NRL can do little to improve English Rugby League, the nation is shit at sport when it comes to the big stage, why would rugby league be any different.

Im not knocking RU's roots or its place in the Victorian or other media. Just saying AFL influenced people or media outlets will not touch RU no matter if the wallabies beat NZ through a last minute try. Whether that person is in Victoria or Sydney. not speaking state specifically, not...

because they dont care. They also dont praise RU either.

Precisely what I was going at. If you want to discuss media rubbish the AFL's control and throat shoving is far more relevant.

If anyone ever listens to the ABC, have a look at how there coverage of sports is skewered.