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Mike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:24 am And yet they send their olympians and RU side abroad no problem.

We should enter a Aussie and NZ select side on their behalves and eject the two governing bodies from the international game.

nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:15 pm

DaveO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:37 am

Mike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:54 am All the southern hemisphere teams rely on NRL players too, so they will be massively depleted.

If it were not for this I'd say go ahead without them. I think there would be a great deal of support for the competition not only despite of the Oz/NZ withdrawal but because of it.

If you read the news articles on this it's clear NRL club concerns are at the forefront of the decision anyway. Players retuning would have to isolate for two weeks and due to NRL rules will also be entitled to holidays before they have to return to training before the next season. The clubs don't like that and that's the main issue in my opinion, not that the WC organizers can't ensure player safety re covid.

This is what is wrong with the decision. At a time the sport needs all the help it can get they have pulled the plug for selfish reasons. Parochial is the right word to describe their actions.

That said the fact cases are going through the roof here has given the Aussie's and NZ'ers the perfect excuse they need to keep their clubs happy.

Support from who because of the withdrawal?

Wiganer Ted wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:45 pm If I lived and worked in NZ or Aus I wouldn't think of going to the UK for anything!
Aus have had 915 people die of Covid, NZ have had 26. The UK deaths from Covid is over 153,700.
The whole world knows what's happened here. The worst death rate in Europe and one of the worst in the world per capita. "Plague Island" is how the NY Times described the UK.

They must watch in astonishment when our PM announces "Freedom Day", his title, then on July 19th we all see he's locked away together with his Chancellor. When our PM and his Govt are so staggeringly incompetent is it any wonder the RL Governing bodies down under don't want to risk their players and staff.

There's a book out called "Failures of State" by two Sunday Times journos Calvert & Arbuthnot about Johnson and his Gov't handling of Covid since the Chinese first warned them end of 2019. A very good read.

moto748 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:11 pm Not this fan. Because of covid, it should have been postponed till next year anyway. No Aussies and Kiwis, and the comp would be a joke. And, as noted, how hard would teams like Tonga and Samoa be hit if NRL clubs don't release players?

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... dApp_Other

Wiganer Ted wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:45 pm If I lived and worked in NZ or Aus I wouldn't think of going to the UK for anything!
Aus have had 915 people die of Covid, NZ have had 26. The UK deaths from Covid is over 153,700.
The whole world knows what's happened here. The worst death rate in Europe and one of the worst in the world per capita. "Plague Island" is how the NY Times described the UK.

They must watch in astonishment when our PM announces "Freedom Day", his title, then on July 19th we all see he's locked away together with his Chancellor. When our PM and his Govt are so staggeringly incompetent is it any wonder the RL Governing bodies down under don't want to risk their players and staff.

There's a book out called "Failures of State" by two Sunday Times journos Calvert & Arbuthnot about Johnson and his Gov't handling of Covid since the Chinese first warned them end of 2019. A very good read.