Wigan Warriors • Re: England 19-man squad for RLWC Semi Final
Zig wrote:
We need to fundamentally change the organisation of the sport over here, something that we have, allegedly, been doing for over four decades. Tinkering at the edges will not make us competitive with the Aussies. We are a second rate sport compared with the NRL and we need somebody with vision to take the game by the scruff of the neck, unfortunately Chairman Mo is no longer with us. Sadly we have gone backwards since the days of Hanley and co.
People have put the likes of Welsby on a pedestal but, although I think the lad is a very good player, he would not get a gig in the NRL. Hopefully, as Stu says, he gets a run at fullback and then we can seriously assess his qualities. We are woefully short of real talent, a fact supported by average antipodeans playing in SL, and that needs to change if people born after 1972 are to witness another successful England side.
Not much has been mentioned about quota spots.
I remember when you had 3 and a bit of a loophole meant you could scam 5. Now we have 7 with loopholes meaning we can go up to 8.
This is a huge fundamental issue with the game.
In many cases clubs can field a match day 13 with over half the players not qualifying to play for England or the other home nations.
We need to reduce this as a matter of priority initially to 5, then ultimately to 3.
Statistics: Posted by jonh — Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:20 pm