Quote dally messenger="dally messenger"where was the last union WC held.
without the nazis it wouldnt have happened.
union in france is still doing similar stuff to RL today eg USAP'"
Get a grip - the RU world cup has been held in the three continents in which the sport has a serious presence - Europe, Africa and Australasia - it has nothing to do with the German occupation that the RUWC was held in France.
The fact after 70 years French RL is in the state it is down to two things - administration ineptitude and the public's preference for another sport.
RL - great product that it is - struggles to expand in Australia beyond its traditional base - you only have to look at Melbourne and Canberra. Melbourne the most successful side in the SL era, a club in existence since 1998 with no competition, in the second biggest city in Australia struggles to get 13,000 a game. The same can be said of Canberra. In the UK we have the same issue - the sport is not wanted outside of its heartland. You love the sport more than anyone - but not enough to attend games on a regular basis.
I will never understand why so many people go and watch soccer but the attendances don't lie - unless you are recording for the NRL
. The simple fact is this; whilst we think RL is the greatest sport on earth that view is not shared by the vast majority of the public who attend sporting fixtures
. The simple fact is this; whilst we think RL is the greatest sport on earth that view is not shared by the vast majority of the public who attend sporting fixtures
