Rebutting the "RU is the Devil" arguments from League fanatics
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Having read a few post from Karl on this and another couple of forums I have formed the opinion that he actually likes both codes and is just getting a little sick of the mud slinging.
As I said before I subscribe to the chocolate theory and have learnt to walk away from the arguements.
Karl
Bill McLean (32)
What is this position you say I have formed? I'll answer that for you - I haven't. I have said I am looking for a nice potted summary of Rugby's response or rebuttal of the various accusations leveled at it by certain League tragics. I don't have a position. I am just looking for easily digestible information that can be used to counter accusations and allegations.
And you're right suckerforred, I'm just a little sick of the constant one-eyed whinging about Rugby and it's poor treatment of League down through the ages and I suspect that a lot of it is very self-serving and probably spin-loaded. Some things do appear to have been pretty shabby, but I doubt it's all one way traffic.
And you're right suckerforred, I'm just a little sick of the constant one-eyed whinging about Rugby and it's poor treatment of League down through the ages and I suspect that a lot of it is very self-serving and probably spin-loaded. Some things do appear to have been pretty shabby, but I doubt it's all one way traffic.
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John Solomon (38)
Rugby league causes global warming.
Papworth definitely "came back" and played in the lower grades at Eastwood but it may have been after rugby had gone professional and the embargo had been lifted.
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Phil Kearns (64)
Fair enough, I was overseas at that time, so obviously missed the whole story. I do remember the controversy, though.
The irony is that a lot of club rugby players played league, or tried out for league teams, without any particular fuss being made.
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John Solomon (38)
They may not have been paid.
There's been a quite strong history of sports excluding professionals. Cricket, Rugby and most notably The Olympics.
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Phil Kearns (64)
According to the rules, you only had to play against professionals to be classed as a professional. Incidentally, rugby players have been paid, in cash or in kind, for many years (most notably in France) before the advent of professionalism. Have you heard of "boot money"? Even a number of club rugby players in Sydney were known to be paid, or given a flat, or a sinecure of a job from time to time.
Campo of course was making a motzah playing in Italy, well before professionalism.
Er, yes, that point has been made earlier in this thread. The difference is that all other sports dealt with the professional/amateur split in a far more rational, mature and (dare I say) honest way than rugby did.
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John Solomon (38)
Oh - sorry - what I meant to say is - I don't really give a shit, I'm not in it for the politics.
suckerforred
Chilla Wilson (44)
And in Oz as well........
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also to point out that the IRB readopted FIRA in 1995 and that FIRA was a seperate rugby governance body.
I used to troll the leagueys on the roar, its just not worth it, you have to remember they think everyone is out to get them and hold onto things, therefore legitimising them far longer than any rugger buggers.
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
"Being told to 'get over vichy', with out even an apology and an attitude that we deserve it. This is is an event where there has been acknowledgement of stolen property, in financial terms it is now the largest amount of money NOT returned from theft during WWII."
I can't believe this to b true, did French rugby league have a massive deal with fox during WW2?
I can't believe this to b true, did French rugby league have a massive deal with fox during WW2?
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John Solomon (38)
Qlders have been screwed over more by NSW in rugby league FAR more than anyone else.
I honestly can't give a shit about the WWII thing. I'm staggered that people could think about WWII, and think the real crimes were against rugby league.
I honestly can't give a shit about the WWII thing. I'm staggered that people could think about WWII, and think the real crimes were against rugby league.
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spooony
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Clearly shows how shit rugby league are. They had to pay the people to play it unlike Union who did it for fun
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ParraEElsNRL
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Great thread Karl, you wannabe blue blood.
LOL, you're going to give us an education about Rugby and throw a few back huh?
You have proved in this thread and all the other threads at LU that you really don't have a fucking clue about RL let alone Union.
Dumbarse.
Oh, and if it wasn't for RL, union would've stayed dead in qld, and union did play games during ww1.
And the original rabbitohs were the wallaby's.
Need to know some more?
LOL, you're going to give us an education about Rugby and throw a few back huh?
You have proved in this thread and all the other threads at LU that you really don't have a fucking clue about RL let alone Union.
Dumbarse.
Oh, and if it wasn't for RL, union would've stayed dead in qld, and union did play games during ww1.
And the original rabbitohs were the wallaby's.
Need to know some more?
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
Yes please, keep going, we enjoy discussion here.
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