2014 Four Nations thread

[ratsapprentice]

England team to face Samoa:

Anyone else watching this?

 

[goodNumber10]

yeah. i'm gonna catch the england game - it will be on just as i'm getting up normally, and i'm gonna go to M&S on me way home and buy some bacon and bread for the morning

 

[Amobokoboko]

Will try to see it as well. Fingers crossed for the Poms

 

[Saints1]

Moved this to the Southern Hemisphere thread.

 

[RoosTah]

Pretty pumped for this actually - should be a couple cracker games! Kangaroos are massively under-manned and will be playing the lightest forward pack I can remember, but the talent in the spine and the backs is still pretty impressive. The only guy I'm worried about is Tupou - he's scored some awesome tries for the Roosters this year and last, but he's a bit of space cadet and can go missing.

To be honest I hate seeing us lose, but for the good of the game I hope England win this thing. The NRL had 4 of the top 5 highest rated show this year (NRL GF and Origins 1 and 2 were the top 3), and if we could re-establish a strong rivalry with England it would give us another "great event" to showcase the game across the country. It would also help the NRL over-take the AFL, who have to play a Micky-Mouse hybrid game if they want to put an Australian team on the field.

 

[goodNumber10]

this is quite an enjoyable game. Would imagine the intensity will go up a notch in the next game.

JOEL TOMPKINS!!!


@TRF_Saints - just a thought but why is this not a featured thread like the Rugby Championship and the Games - it's a major tournament, and it might get some casual discussion going?

 

[ratsapprentice]

Pretty intense last 20.

Couple of pretty stupid points:

- Best ref kit I've seen in either code! :lol:
- Shenton has got the skinniest legs I've seen on a rugby player.

 

[goodNumber10]

was good, really enjoyed it, don't watch enough league but that was a good watch.

Is the aussie game on?

 

[ratsapprentice]

Not on the BBC - only highlights later on.

You'll probably have to watch Premier Sports for the other games.

 

[Patchey]

Cracking game, worth waking up a 7am for! Bit of a slow start to the tournament for England.

 

[welshglory]

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014...r-better-faster-and-stronger-than-rugby-union

What a pathetic article

 

[goodNumber10]

meh! he's got points in some aspects, is misinformed in others, but lets not turn this into one of those conversations...

 

[ratsapprentice]

meh! he's got points in some aspects, is misinformed in others, but lets not turn this into one of those conversations...

Don't want to, but...

There aren't many true line-breakers in rugby union, which is why they look to our players.

...Is one of the reasons why RL struggles - the whole "greatest game" attitude ****ing stinks, tbh.

 

[goodNumber10]

yeah, but for every silly greatest game attitude there are plenty of silly union comments as well.....

personally when i was growing up i didn't see the difference in the two sports (other than the obvious ones) i just thought, "rugby on TV? great!"

Both codes would do better for mutually appreciating each other and helping each other out.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Both codes would do better for mutually appreciating each other and helping each other out.

Union very, very rarely brings up RL though - as with this RT interview, RL very often refers to RU as a means of comparison.
When was the last time you saw an interview publicising RU, where a current or former player has said "we've got better players so watch us"?

It's frustrating because it doesn't do them any good, they just look needy.

 

[goodNumber10]

Yeah. That's fair... I guess they are just told to "sell" the game at every opportunity.

 

[welshglory]

Yes but they've mainly just got a massive chip on their shoulder

 

[Jaguares]

Alesana Tuilagi is playing League?

Who is? #16

 

[Amobokoboko]

Martin Taupau, playing for the Tigers
Big win for the Kiwi's really proud!!!!

Does anybody knows why jared waerea hargreaves isn't included in the tram?
Cheers

 

[jeffb]

Knowing they could get knocked out, I think the Aussies will butt f***k us. They are wounded and their backs againgst the wall.