Captain Dart
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..so it appears..
Coventry's Ricoh Arena will play host to international rugby league for the first time later this year when it hosts two 2016 Four Nations games.
The 32,609-seater venue, which is home to Wasps and Coventry City, will stage a double-header on Saturday, November 5, with England taking on Scotland at 5.30pm, followed by a repeat of the 2014 final when Australia face New Zealand at 8pm.
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http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...ional-rugby-league-heading-coventrys-11223376
..so it appears..
I don't know much about this sport but would it be safe to say it doesn't have a massive local following as it is a double header?
Didn't even know there was such a thing as the Four Nations to be honest. Quick google shows the last time this was held here Aus v NZ had an attendance of 12K and Eng v Wales (who Scotland seem to have replaced) was 10K.
Of course I'm sure it was a huge boost to the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington and Leigh Sports Village. Wasps have done well to compete with such massive internationally renowned venues.
Go to Brandon instead to watch the Stock cars on the same night or a firework display
They were showing that live on TV the other night from Brandon. Isn't everyone getting kicked out of there soon so it can be redeveloped?
What is the difference between League and Union?
What is the difference between League and Union?
With my new found knowledge I will help.
RL is the same as RU but when you tackle you don't stay on the ground you stand up and play it backwards with your foot to a player.
I think you can do that 6 times and then you have to either have scored or lost the ball.
It's more visual as you can see the ball all the time.
Simple football folk like us will understand it better.
Oh yea car parking is slightly cheaper !!
So you don't have the ruck thing when somebody goes down?
So you don't have the ruck thing when somebody goes down?
With my new found knowledge I will help.
RL is the same as RU but when you tackle you don't stay on the ground you stand up and play it backwards with your foot to a player.
I think you can do that 6 times and then you have to either have scored or lost the ball.
It's more visual as you can see the ball all the time.
Simple football folk like us will understand it better.
Oh yea car parking is slightly cheaper !![/QUOT
about time Nick started charging you for you adverts on here Italia
So you don't have the ruck thing when somebody goes down?
What is the difference between League and Union?
With my new found knowledge I will help.
RL is the same as RU but when you tackle you don't stay on the ground you stand up and play it backwards with your foot to a player.
I think you can do that 6 times and then you have to either have scored or lost the ball.
It's more visual as you can see the ball all the time.
Simple football folk like us will understand it better.
Oh yea car parking is slightly cheaper !!
To say its more visual is a gross exageration. I think you will find their are often as many tries in Union games than league.
I say that because fans can see where the ball is most the time.
In the scrum it is difficult for fans to see what is going on and penalties are not always obvious to fans (or players sometimes)
It's only my opinion based on only a couple of years of watching so I'm no expert (Like I am at football)
Apologies, I know its all down to personal opinion, and I was trying to put my thoughts down, not attack yours.
I used to quite like league, but it doesnt seem to have moved on over the years, whereas Union I feel has developed and I enjoy Union a lot more now.
Telegraph claiming it to be the highest level sporting event at the Ricoh. Have they forgotten about the Olympics?
I find Super League much more exciting, no scrums so they just get on with the game, penalties are quite obvious and its a relatively easy sport to watch and understand. They very rarely kick penalties aswell as the scoring is less rewarding for a penalty as in union.
Been to a lot of Leeds Rhinos games including the grand final and Super League finals at Wembley and OT respectively last season and the action is just more intense due to the fewer stops in play compared to Union. In my opinion obivously.
The Telegraph says "It will be the highest level of the sport to be played in the city", so I presume they mean Rugby League, or maybe Rugby as a whole? Can't help thinking that some people keep looking for spin when it isn't there.
What is the difference between League and Union?
Kind of.Rugby league is rugby for football fans
One is a dull and tedious sport played by the Toffs; the other is played by whippet owners who wear flat caps.
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