This had to happen and it's absolutley the right way to do it, coming in via the RM Cup. The PNG Hunters started slowly but have eventually become a really good team in the Q Cup and the PNG National team is seeing the dividends. The ral benefits for Fiji will manifest themselves in the next 5-10 years.
At the moment there's not a great amount of info from the NSWRL and NRL as to what is to happen with the lower grade and comps going forward, while this is great news and should enliven the Fijian community into following and supporting RL with RU maybe taking something of a background game to an extent, its also likely that the RM cup Fiji team could well continue with the following year Flegg will be also part of the Jnr comps, then perhaps Canterbury cup.
I am therefore wondering what teams will be playing in lower grade/comps next year. On the day of the Canterbury Cup GF, the TV commentators seemed to indicate that Wenty will not be part of that competition as the eels will be taking that spot is that what is going to happen, meaning Wenty is out of the game, temporarily or permanently? If they stay in and each of the other teams also stay in that comp, with the eels also going in, it means an uneven number of clubs and therefore a bye round will be introduced, something I think is a good move as far as expansion but opens up the game for more teams and players to play at that level and be considered more as the specific clubs reserves.
Over time as the Fiji side goes up, hopefully maintaining a team in each comp, it would/could mean the elimination of the bye round as well.
To me I look forward to these changes.
The Fijian team may already have their ballboy/ water carrier lined up.
Fiji 'Silktails' to join NSWRL competition in 2020
NSWRL has today announced an historic agreement with Fiji National Rugby League which will see Fiji field a team in a NSWRL competition next season i…
"Pops, well said. This statement is brilliant.
It calmly and factually frames the narrative and reveals what the club has quietly tolerated and patiently endured with Team Lomax, exposing a dynamic that private negotiations never could.
It surgically…"
"So glad this is going to court I like this.
Jim and the club from the very beginning have made there point of view on this matter very clear.
They haven't got sucked into the media circus and comment around it.
They have a legally binding agreement…"
"Kudos to the club, Jim Sarantinos, and Matthew Beach for taking the bull by the horns after Team Lomax gave the NRL-registered agreement the middle finger.
The pressure-cooker for Lomax starts today in the Supreme Court, symbolically, at high noon.…"
"One thing I do know is, sometimes the courts work in mysterious ways. You could have your T's crossed and i's dotted and still the courts find a way to punish you. Only winners here are the lawyers."
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This had to happen and it's absolutley the right way to do it, coming in via the RM Cup. The PNG Hunters started slowly but have eventually become a really good team in the Q Cup and the PNG National team is seeing the dividends. The ral benefits for Fiji will manifest themselves in the next 5-10 years.
can someone tell me why fergo pulled out of last nights game?
To me it shows he still has that dork aspect in him.
https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/10/11/fiji-silktails-to-join-nsw...
At the moment there's not a great amount of info from the NSWRL and NRL as to what is to happen with the lower grade and comps going forward, while this is great news and should enliven the Fijian community into following and supporting RL with RU maybe taking something of a background game to an extent, its also likely that the RM cup Fiji team could well continue with the following year Flegg will be also part of the Jnr comps, then perhaps Canterbury cup.
I am therefore wondering what teams will be playing in lower grade/comps next year. On the day of the Canterbury Cup GF, the TV commentators seemed to indicate that Wenty will not be part of that competition as the eels will be taking that spot is that what is going to happen, meaning Wenty is out of the game, temporarily or permanently? If they stay in and each of the other teams also stay in that comp, with the eels also going in, it means an uneven number of clubs and therefore a bye round will be introduced, something I think is a good move as far as expansion but opens up the game for more teams and players to play at that level and be considered more as the specific clubs reserves.
Over time as the Fiji side goes up, hopefully maintaining a team in each comp, it would/could mean the elimination of the bye round as well.
To me I look forward to these changes.
The Fijian team may already have their ballboy/ water carrier lined up.