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✍️RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP WRAP #2 - 'Foot to the floor, but driving into the wall' Reflections on week 2 of the World Cup including group structure, a big victory which meant little, the women's World Cup chasm and even a little bit of positivity! READ: thetryline.blogspot.com/2026…
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ICYMI - The World Cup has seen excellent crowds so far and that is a major success. But the structure has limited the levels of excitement and leave you thinking it could have been so much more. READ MORE 🔽 thetryline.blogspot.com/2026…
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Only the World Cup can produce such human-interest stories like this one!
Nixon Putt’s family and friends hiked 7 days on foot from the Highlands just to see him play for PNG. It’s too expensive to fly, driving not possible. Ran out of food, went without sleep to get there in time. Incredible effort #rugbyleague #nrl Coming up in sport on @7NewsSydney.
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RUGBY LEAGUE WEIRDNESS 2026 - A THREAD 🧵 We go again. Another year of the wacky, mad world of our great sport begins and ready to be documented. As always, message me if there's anything you think I've missed! /1
RUGBY LEAGUE WEIRDNESS 2025 - A THREAD 🧵 A late start this year so plenty to catch up on when it comes to the weird and wonderful of #RugbyLeague Last year's thread is below and do drop me a message if there's something you'd like me to feature in this years 📨
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Have you ever been in that position where you try and argue that the sport isn't tinpot and then see something like this?! #18 xitter.cf/GavWilson/status/21139…
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Australia win the match. Fiji win hearts.
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With 41,108 tonight's game has OUTDRAWN THE 2017 WORLD CUP FINAL at the same venue!
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Feel very conflicted about this World Cup, as I'm sure most English rugby league fans do. So many amazing stories, games, nations - like Australia v Fiji right now. It looks unbelievable. But obviously for English fans, it's happening at a funny time of the day, the format is obviously crap, the paywall.. but that really shouldn't detract from the bigger picture. Big crowds, big stories, loads of colour, rising nations. It's okay to not feel part of it but still acknowledge that it's been a great tournament. Two things can be true simultaneously. If English fans come across as down on what has been a great tournament, there are reasons why. We're detached from it on this side of the world - not helped by the men's team effectively being out three days into it starting!
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The crowds for the World Cup have been outstanding 👏
25,065 @commbankstadium Rugby League World Cup Men 🇹🇴Tonga 🆚 🇱🇧 Lebanon Terrific crowd noisy atmosphere @footyindustryAU
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Yeah... disregard this one 😆
I don't think people are talking about Papua New Guinea enough in this World Cup. Played very well last week. Win against either Samoa or England (their underdogs but not impossible) and they've a very live chance of progressing.
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By the time Samoa play Tonga next weekend, one of their places in the semi final is guaranteed. For the other, it will be highly likely. I wonder if either or both will rest players?
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If you thought this was bad, wait for Australia v Wales next week.
Full Time 🏉 #EnglandRL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Thank God these matches are only 70 minutes.
Half-time #EnglandRL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Australia v England in the women's World Cup kicks off imminently. Good luck England, this is going to be an almighty challenge!
Just 90 minutes until #EnglandRL Women face Australia Jillaroos ⏰
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The Tryline 🏉 retweeted
Replying to @TrylineUK
You could argue the format, as shit as it is, actually makes the blowouts way more interesting
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Replying to @TrylineUK
Hasn’t the group structure made this game more meaningful? England need to put as many points on France as possible to have any hope of progressing. In previous tournaments, with England virtually assured a quarter-final place, this game would’ve had almost nothing riding on it.
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All England need to do is beat Papua New Guinea, hope Tonga beat Samoa and between those matches, there is a 69 plus points difference swing in England's favour.
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Everything about this is depressing. How bad France are. A group structure that has rendered most games meaningless. England cruising to victory but it all feeling so pointless.
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Rise and shine! Are you awake? Then you must be a glutton for punishment too! England and France are both aiming for their first win at the World Cup at the second attempt. The loser is out. The winner is probably also out but it isn't guaranteed!
We've got another double dose of England Rugby League World Cup action coming up on Premier Sports 1 tomorrow morning! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Watch the men's team take on France from 7.15am before attention turns to the women's side against Australia from 9.40am 📺
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Also Tonga have to play Samoa AND England in Pool games - tougher than England’s draw!
The team I feel sorry for is Fiji. Placed in a group with Australia and New Zealand when only the top two qualify. That is being hamstrung by the draw. Not what England face.
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