Rugby League World Cup

60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.

That's put quite a dampener on the tournament in a way. 16 teams is too many. This was really the only heavyweight clash in the pool games.

Unless you're a fiend for RL you can pretty much ignore the tournament until the semis. With the exception of an expected clash between Tonga and Samoa in the QF I suppose.

NZ playing Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland is quite the pool lineup. Coaching staff will have their work cutout keeping the lads focused and not hitting the piss midweek. Fiji in the QF will be a little harder but then Australia in the semi will be definitely worth tuning in for.

@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.

Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.

Will tune in for the Quarters onward.

@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

NZ playing Lebanon

Biggest day of my life. The hummus will be flowing.

@Victor-Meldrew said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.

Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.

Will tune in for the Quarters onward.

What was up with the commentary?

@Bones said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

@Victor-Meldrew said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

@Frye said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

60-6 to England against Samoa in the opener. Samoa had injuries but disappointing in general from them considering the amount of NRL players.

Only thing worse than the Samoa quality of play was the TV commentary. Embarrassing to listen to.

Will tune in for the Quarters onward.

What was up with the commentary?

Imagine Miles "And England are showing why they are just sooo good" Harrison, multiply by 10, and aim for an audience of 13 yr-olds.

At least Jonathan Davies didn't get a chance to say "space out wide!"

Wow. Thumped. Samoa 's only points from an intercept as well.

I've just read elsewhere that Samoa havent played any warm ups. Many teams haven't. Seems as amateurish prep as a blackcaps test tour of the sub-continent. David White says "hold my beer".

It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,

I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ?

@kiwiinmelb said in 2021 Rugby League World Cup:

It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,

I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ?

Just like always. Teams like Lebanon Ireland Italy etc are just NRL players who can't make the Kangaroos

@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:

It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,

I think so too. SOO is awesome and any NZ/GB/Oz game is always a good watch, but RL has never really kicked on like RU for me.

Will enjoy the RLWC though.

@kiwiinmelb was a piece on the news last night about Jordan Meads, a Kiwi guy who is playing for Greece, for a period, many of the games played illegal over there!!

Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.

Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.

Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.

@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:

Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.

Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.

Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.

What’s the picture quality like with Kayo ?

I’ve got Foxtel but alternate between 2 houses , Foxtel box in my main house , perfect , but in my country house I stream Foxtel and the picture quality to the tv is garbage . Stan much much better . So is dazn ( boxing app)

I thought maybe kayo being more of a specialist streaming app it would be better to run that and ditch Foxtel .

What a shambles! The Rugby League World Cup organisers couldn't even get the basics of their opening ceremony right .

I'll be back for the Semi Finals.

@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:

It seems like they are trying to manufacture something that isn’t really there ,

I’m a league fan but some of there countries , is it even played there ? Be interesting to see how many people in Lebanon will be tuning in ?

Google isn't that hard to use is it?

@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:

@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:

Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.

Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.

Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.

What’s the picture quality like with Kayo ?

I’ve got Foxtel but alternate between 2 houses , Foxtel box in my main house , perfect , but in my country house I stream Foxtel and the picture quality to the tv is garbage . Stan much much better . So is dazn ( boxing app)

I thought maybe kayo being more of a specialist streaming app it would be better to run that and ditch Foxtel .

Their normal 1080 HD is generally fine, but they drop down to 720p too often for my liking - but might be particular to my area rather than a nationwide thing. Stan maintains 1080/4K better than Kayo.

I think it's worth ditching for the financial savings (but not sure if a property magnate like you would have that concern ) if you don't mind the odd dropping down to 720p.

@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:

@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby League World Cup:

@Nepia said in Rugby League World Cup:

Samoa: My god that was a poor effort. The commentators started off ok, aside from the fact they clearly make no effort to pronounce names correctly, but they went a bit fan boi home town rabid once England started racking up the points. It reminded me of one of those old Kiwis games when they rode in on some hype against the Kangaroos and then got thumped. I think that due to the stupid (rigged) draw that Samoa will still go through to the finals matches.

Kayo: Such a shit streamer compared with Stan. I watched the Eng v Sam match then wanted to watch some quick highlights of Oz v Fiji but could only find the 20 minute "mini". Then most of that footage was replays of the tries. Also, no team's lists at the start. @Daffy-Jaffy I guess I'll just go to YT from now on. Stan does it much better with Minis/Highlights in the same tab. Plus the usual multiple times dropping down to 720p.

Numbers: Fuck off with your stupid Super League numbering system.

What’s the picture quality like with Kayo ?

I’ve got Foxtel but alternate between 2 houses , Foxtel box in my main house , perfect , but in my country house I stream Foxtel and the picture quality to the tv is garbage . Stan much much better . So is dazn ( boxing app)

I thought maybe kayo being more of a specialist streaming app it would be better to run that and ditch Foxtel .

Their normal 1080 HD is generally fine, but they drop down to 720p too often for my liking - but might be particular to my area rather than a nationwide thing. Stan maintains 1080/4K better than Kayo.

I think it's worth ditching for the financial savings (but not sure if a property magnate like you would have that concern ) if you don't mind the odd dropping down to 720p.

Nah bro , not how it looks , 2 pretty modest properties ,

Cheers for that , I’ll give kayo a crack

Lebanon get the first try against the Kiwis.

Conversation good.

New Zealand 0 Lebanon 6.

Bromwich scores.

4-6.

Kick over. 6-6.

God, I hate League scrums.

Is this game taking place in a library? This must be one of the quietest sporting crowds since Covid.

Michael Cheika's in the Lebanon coaching team. WTF?

Kiwis over but held up. Brave effort from the Cedars so far. 6-6.

Asofa-Solomona powers over and the Kiwis have the lead.

Hiku in. Night, night Lebanon.

34-12 to the Kiwis now.

Shitty league played by us with moments of magic.

Finished 34-12. Based on this, I'd say Lebanon are going out in the Quarters and the Kiwis after the Semis.

@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:

Finished 34-12. Based on this, I'd say Lebanon are going out in the Quarters and the Kiwis after the Semis.

I’d rather that sort of game against half decent opposition than the training runs that England and OZ got where Samoa and Fiji were only good for the first 10-15 minutes.

@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby League World Cup:

@sparky said in Rugby League World Cup:

Finished 34-12. Based on this, I'd say Lebanon are going out in the Quarters and the Kiwis after the Semis.

I’d rather that sort of game against half decent opposition than the training runs that England and OZ got where Samoa and Fiji were only good for the first 10-15 minutes.

Yeah it's a month before they play Australia. Don't think you can read much into a warmup game.

League world cup cracks me up. A team of Sydney players that can't crack the Oz side grab Cheika as a coach and represent Lebanon.

@MajorRage said in Rugby League World Cup:

Shitty league played by us with moments of magic.

Sounds like the Warriors since they debuted in the NRL.

@MN5 said in Rugby League World Cup:

@MajorRage said in Rugby League World Cup:

Shitty league played by us with moments of magic.

Sounds like the Warriors since they debuted in the NRL.

You haven't watched in a few years have you, it's just shitty league these days ...

Well, that was an average performance to say the least. Might be a good match to help focus the team though.

Edit: My Kayo Sucks Rant: Get up at a reasonable time to watch the game. Drag it to the little icon on bottom of the screen that says H1 so that I can get to the start and then rewind slightly to the haka. It goes straight to the first try. In all my time using Kayo I've never had one of those go to the actual place they say they're going. Then I try to rewind back. Nope, wont let me, it just jumps back to where I was once I take my finger of the rewind button. So in the end, I exit out, start from the beginning and fast forward through to the haka.

Haven’t seen the game yet but I wouldn’t be too concerned over early form , we do have history of building through a tournament.

haven’t studied the draw either but heard brandy Alexander on the radio saying Nz and aus are drawn to meet in one of the semis , and he thinks that’s the final right there .

Sounds like a kind draw to England, particularly if Nz and aus play a tough game the week before .

massive lol at Samoa. What the fuck happened there? That's actually, on paper, a good side.

Problem is, a lot of those guys are names, but if you watch their club side, they are along for the ride. Luai gets carried at Penrith as he isn't responsible for anything. Yeo and Cleary and Edwards do all the heavy lifting. Suaali'i is a winger at the Roosters. Milford has been trash for years. Levi is very average. That's a shit spine

Still that pack should have done better than it did. Damning result.