Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:34 am  

I saw an article in the Canberra Times shared on my Facebook feed earlier today regarding a Canadian side entering the Championship/League 1; http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... obk7i.html Based in Toronto and sharing facilities with Bradford Bulls when over here, Brian Noble (Team Manager) and Paul Rowley (Head Coach) are reportedly on board. They'll play 4 games at Lamport Stadium (9,600capacity) in Toronto, with the rest of the games played over here.

I saw an article in the Canberra Times shared on my Facebook feed earlier today regarding a Canadian side entering the Championship/League 1; http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... obk7i.html Based in Toronto and sharing facilities with Bradford Bulls when over here, Brian Noble (Team Manager) and Paul Rowley (Head Coach) are reportedly on board. They'll play 4 games at Lamport Stadium (9,600capacity) in Toronto, with the rest of the games played over here.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:48 am  

Well this has been rumoured for a long time now, Brian Noble was announced to be on board a couple of months back. They said that they will actually play games in blocks of four, with four at home, four away and so on so they will come over here for a month at a time. They also said that they will pay for the travel and accommodation costs of the league 1 teams that go over there. Like I say, been rumoured for a long time and pretty much confirmed that it was happening, just needed to be officially.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:07 am  

Just not viable in my opinion

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:19 am  

Big Ask wrote:

Just not viable in my opinion

Why do you think that out of interest?

Reading what Yorksguy wrote (and thanks for posting, I didn't know some of that), the Canadian club look to be financing it, so it's at least financial viable.

The positives far outweigh the negatives surely?

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:40 am  

Would traveling teams over there take full squads? Part time players may not want to take a weeks holiday from work to play a game.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:49 am  

Canadian Club in 2017? it's a damn fine whiskey that should be appreciated and enjoyed this year, this week, this month and right now dammit.

Jesus i'd forgotten how good that stuff is, i need to nip to tesco at lunch to get a bottle for watching the game tonight.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:59 am  

blakeysrobin wrote:

Would traveling teams over there take full squads? Part time players may not want to take a weeks holiday from work to play a game.

Depends on personal circumstances I suppose. I imagine most would love the chance to have a week/few days away with their team mates and play a game of RL in a great city like Toronto. In most cases with the fixtures coming out a few months prior, they'll have plenty of time to plan.

I've flown there a few times. It doesn't have to be a full week. It's an 8hr(ish) flight. Fly in on the Thursday, captains run on the Friday, play Saturday, home Sunday. Jet lag isn't a massive problem, but usually effects people more on the return journey (West to East), so will effect the Canadian team more than the English teams going over there.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:02 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Canadian Club in 2017? it's a damn fine whiskey that should be appreciated and enjoyed this year, this week, this month and right now dammit.

Jesus i'd forgotten how good that stuff is, i need to nip to tesco at lunch to get a bottle for watching the game tonight.

You might need it.

Wigan v Hudds

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:54 am  

If they progress up the leagues, will Super League Europe rename themselves to Super League Northern Hemisphere to accommodate them?

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:10 pm  

If they progress up the leagues, will Super League Europe rename themselves to Super League Northern Hemisphere to accommodate them

Nothing like getting ahead of yourself!