: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:07 am  

nrl use to have it . not anymore. now we only play a few trial matches.before nrl season

[Bulliac]

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:54 pm  

debaser wrote:

Do they really not have a knock out cup?
I never knew that?

Why not?

My guess is that it`s just they way you`re brought up. In the UK we`re constantly told tales of derring do about the cup and about the supposed `magic` of Wembley, how important cup finals are, how great is is when you win, etc etc we take it in with our mother`s milk. We`re so indoctrinated with it that it makes us think the old Wembley stadium was a wonderful ground, when it was actually a bit of a dump in the middle of an industrial estate.

Like many things which are cultural it probably isn`t quite so wonderful when viewed from the outside, hence the Aussies can`t understand what all the fuss is about. For what it`s worth SOE probably falls into the same category, it`s just, on that one, we`re the ones looking from afar.

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:38 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Like many things which are cultural it probably isn`t quite so wonderful when viewed from the outside, hence the Aussies can`t understand what all the fuss is about. For what it`s worth SOE probably falls into the same category, it`s just, on that one, we`re the ones looking from afar.

Many Aussies talk about the challenge cup and remember watching it as a boy etc etc

Their lack of a cup comp is probably more due to the extra games it would involve for players and perhaps devalue the league comp a little

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:01 pm  

Australians are weird.

[Bulliac]

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:30 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

Many Aussies talk about the challenge cup and remember watching it as a boy etc etc

Their lack of a cup comp is probably more due to the extra games it would involve for players and perhaps devalue the league comp a little

Aussie players always say that don`t they. Maybe they do, I ` don`t know to be honest, maybe they just say what they think we want to hear sometimes. I don`t know about Aussie fans saying it though.

Funny thing is I know lots of people here who `always` watch the SOE on Telly but we still never get big crowds for our attempts. It`s something that`s hard to explain, I guess.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:35 pm  

SOE

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:48 am  

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... by-england

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... by-england

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:42 am  

Ancient Provocateur wrote:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/jun/18/all-star-super-league-rugby-england

Warrington Scrum half RIchie Myler..!? Does he know something we don't?