Wales vs Australia

[Mordac]

That's just the World Cup holders giving everyone else a chance to catch up...

[DaveB]

With 6 losses on the trot, the worst run of losses in 32 years, I think the rest have not only caught up, they have overtaken and are pulling away.

[DanTheMan]

Thank God for rugby league.....

[malvolio]

Or "Advanced Running-into-walls practice", to give it its other name...

Great athletes, boring game.

[DanTheMan]

Heh yeah. Bloody good fun to watch though. I was waiting for some retaliation from the Great Britain team. It's a pitty when proffesionalism takes over...

[benn0]

Or "Advanced Running-into-walls practice", to give it its other name...

Great athletes, boring game.

Stick to kick n clap then.

[DanTheMan]

You can't enjoy rugby league if you earn a certain amount of money and live in London. Apparently. Or if you play for the Broncos...

[malvolio]

I've played both, to a good club standard. Got bored to tears playing league, there's only ever three people involved in any play and almost every score was down to one side making a mistake or a stroke of sheer genius by one player (usually not me, may I add!). At least Union pretends to be a team sport.
And I suppose ((Two steps, tackle, thrash, heel)*6, kick and hope. Repeat.) is preferable to kick and clap?

Anyway, both codes have gone astray recently. Give them 10 years and they'll be as pathetically introverted as footie.

[benn0]

I've played both, to a good club standard. Got bored to tears playing league, there's only ever three people involved in any play and almost every score was down to one side making a mistake or a stroke of sheer genius by one player (usually not me, may I add!). At least Union pretends to be a team sport.
And I suppose ((Two steps, tackle, thrash, heel)*6, kick and hope. Repeat.) is preferable to kick and clap?

Anyway, both codes have gone astray recently. Give them 10 years and they'll be as pathetically introverted as footie.

If you claim that there are only three players involved in any play in Rugby League you have not played it to a 'good club standard'

[wendigo100]

Thank God for rugby league.....

Yes, that just goes to show that we are never down and out in every sport at once.

BTW Kiwis always peak between world cups.