Thailand To Play Philippines At Rugby League?

[wamberal]

I was intrigued to see a report on a rugby league forum that there would be a game between Thailand and the Philippines.

I wonder whether anybody else knows anything about this? Surely it is not a serious match, no rugby league in Thailand ever, AFAIK.

[tw25rw]

Maybe it's players based in Australia with some tenuous link to the country. There are Lebanese and Italian teams formed this way.

[wamberal]

Maybe it's players based in Australia with some tenuous link to the country. There are Lebanese and Italian teams formed this way.

Yep, probably. But I would be interested to hear from anybody who knows anything about it.

[StreetCowboy]

Maybe it's players based in Australia with some tenuous link to the country. There are Lebanese and Italian teams formed this way.

I think the Italian team is a serious local squad; lost to Serbia in their last game, though I didn't check the date; I noticed as I was looking to see if Scotland would be playing Ireland this coming international weekend; England play Exiles and Wales play France.

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[wamberal]

This game is still being spruiked on a rugby league forum. Any truth here, or is it just wishful thinking?

[apetley]

If only Eddie Waring were still alive to commentate.

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[StreetCowboy]

My 30-second research suggests this is still on

http://www.pnrlf.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_league_team

The PNRL Head coach Clayton Watene and his Assistant coach Mark De Ubago are confident that they have selected a competitive national team for the countries inaugural Rugby League International match on October 20, 2012 at Pattaya, Thailand against the Thailand Rugby League (TRY) national side.

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?p=8565364#post8565364

I might try and come along

The opinion on the fora is that the Tamaraws (that's a uniquely Philippino bovine, not like a Mexican Manyana, by the way; possibly like a Thai kwai, from a financial perspective at least...) will thrash the Thai team, with several full-time professionals in their midst. I don't know whether this outing will clash with their professional obligations in Australia, but they may be grateful for an excuse to go to Pattaya.

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[jingjoe8]

My 30-second research suggests this is still on

http://www.pnrlf.com/

http://en.wikipedia....gby_league_team

The PNRL Head coach Clayton Watene and his Assistant coach Mark De Ubago are confident that they have selected a competitive national team for the countries inaugural Rugby League International match on October 20, 2012 at Pattaya, Thailand against the Thailand Rugby League (TRY) national side.

http://forums.league...364#post8565364

I might try and come along

The opinion on the fora is that the Tamaraws (that's a uniquely Philippino bovine, not like a Mexican Manyana, by the way; possibly like a Thai kwai, from a financial perspective at least...) will thrash the Thai team, with several full-time professionals in their midst. I don't know whether this outing will clash with their professional obligations in Australia, but they may be grateful for an excuse to go to Pattaya.

the australian competition finishes on the 30september,so no interference with comp.

2 gold coast titan players are in the philipine side matt srama and kevin gordon(both have filipino mums),not sure of any others or any thai/oz connections yet

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[StreetCowboy]

My 30-second research suggests this is still on

http://www.pnrlf.com/

http://en.wikipedia....gby_league_team

The PNRL Head coach Clayton Watene and his Assistant coach Mark De Ubago are confident that they have selected a competitive national team for the countries inaugural Rugby League International match on October 20, 2012 at Pattaya, Thailand against the Thailand Rugby League (TRY) national side.

http://forums.league...364#post8565364

I might try and come along

The opinion on the fora is that the Tamaraws (that's a uniquely Philippino bovine, not like a Mexican Manyana, by the way; possibly like a Thai kwai, from a financial perspective at least...) will thrash the Thai team, with several full-time professionals in their midst. I don't know whether this outing will clash with their professional obligations in Australia, but they may be grateful for an excuse to go to Pattaya.

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[EDIT: Adjusted to correctly attribute quotes; SC]

the australian competition finishes on the 30september,so no interference with comp.

2 gold coast titan players are in the philipine side matt srama and kevin gordon(both have filipino mums),not sure of any others or any thai/oz connections yet

Unfortunately family commitments prevent me from attending.

Edited August 26, 2012 by StreetCowboy

[wamberal]

What are the odds on this game actually going ahead?

There's your sponsorship, right there, a sports betting shop.

[StreetCowboy]

What are the odds on this game actually going ahead?

There's your sponsorship, right there, a sports betting shop.

I trust you weren't suggesting putting a wager on from the Kingdom of Thailand? That's the sort of anarchic and villainous nonsense that would get us closed down quicker than jokes about Elvis

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[StreetCowboy]

From: http://forums.rleague.com/showthread.php?120274-Not-a-Hoax-Thailand-vs-Philippines-Mr-and-Mrs-Gavin-Badger-to-Referee&p=1448706#post1448706

Sorry I can't make it, lads, but I hope you will vicariously lend my support

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Not a Hoax: Thailand vs Philippines - Mr and Mrs Gavin Badger to Referee

Mr and Mrs Referee meet their match

THE Rugby League International Federation has refused to sanction dual referees for this week's Australia versus New Zealand Test, but possibly the first husband-and-wife officiating team in the history of world sport will control an international eight days later.

The Herald has learnt NRL official Gavin Badger and his wife Kasey have been appointed to the Thailand versus the Philippines match at Bangkok's Royal Thai Police Stadium on Sunday, October 21.

Gavin Badger went to school with the coach and founder of the Thai Rugby League, Andrew Charles. Unless the RLIF intervenes, they will control the entire 80 minutes together, a domestic set-up that was vetoed for Saturday's more high-profile match at Dairy Farmers Stadium.

''Aside from going to school with Gavin, I know Kasey from when I was coaching in Harold Mathews and S.G. Ball,'' Charles said.

''Gavin has helped me out in the past, and I invited him to come and do the game. He agreed - and then asked if Kasey could also do it. We approved it. It will be two referees, just like the NRL.''

The Badgers met while refereeing, and this year Kasey made the step up to controlling the under-20s Toyota Cup. ''I think if he does something I think is wrong, he'll be able to tell just by the way I glare at him,'' Kasey Badger said.

''It's a great opportunity for me to referee under the two-ref system for the first time … People have always wondered when we would referee together. Well, now it's going to happen. I had no hesitation in saying yes.

''Because it's not a Test match, it's just an international, my understanding is that it's OK to have two refs. It's up to the countries to appoint the refs - as long as they both agree.''

The Philippines side on Sunday week will include NRL stars Andrew Everingham, Matt Srama and Kevin Gordon while Thailand will boast some lower-grade talent from Australia as well as local union players.

It is the first serious international for both teams - and Charles reckons it's the first ever held in Asia.

Because Thailand and the Philippines are not full members of the RLIF, it is likely they are not governed by the same strict protocols in terms of refereeing appointments

The ARL Commission had applied to the RLIF for two referees this weekend, on the basis that all players were from the NRL. The request was denied, with the federation believing it was important for all internationals to be played under the same rules.

Some observers, including Australian back-rower Paul Gallen, have called for a return to a single-referee system as a solution to a poor year for match officials in the NRL.

Because Thailand and the Philippines are not full members of the RLIF, it is likely they are not governed by the same strict protocols in terms of refereeing appointments

The ARL Commission had applied to the RLIF for two referees this weekend, on the basis that all players were from the NRL. The request was denied, with the federation believing it was important for all internationals to be played under the same rules.

Some observers, including Australian back-rower Paul Gallen, have called for a return to a single-referee system as a solution to a poor year for match officials in the NRL.

[wamberal]

I still find it difficult to take this whole thing seriously.

[Lickey]

my good friend wants to introduce NRL in Thailand, so if you dont take it seriously, please dont post, thankyou..

[wamberal]

my good friend wants to introduce NRL in Thailand, so if you dont take it seriously, please dont post, thankyou..

That makes one serious poster on this thread, then. You. Congratulations, I am sure it will be a great success.

[StreetCowboy]

How many of you all are on your way to the ground just now, by the way?

I'll be hoping for a match report, because Star don't seem to be televising it

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[StreetCowboy]

Well, I'm somewhat surprised that none of our members who were at the match saw fit to post any commentary

http://www.nrl.com/historic-day-for-international-rugby-league/tabid/10874/newsid/70272/default.aspx

As expected, the takraws drobbed the buffaloes.

In other news, the RFL has demonstrated their contempt for the international game, scheduling the first round of the Challenge Cup to clash with the Autumn internationals

http://www.edinburgheagles.co.uk/Edi...STATEMENT.html

Perhaps we were wrong, and rugby league is in fact god's compensation for those that suffer from in-breeding along the M62...

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[wamberal]

And, according to a thread on an Australian rugby league forum, Thailand has again played the Philippines. The Thai team had players from the Bangkok Bangers, the Pattaya Panthers, Bangkok Japanese, Chiang Mai Tigers, Southerners, Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Ramkamhaeng U, Army, Navy, as well as some Australian park outfits.

Are any of the Thai teams actually rugby league clubs? Or is this just another figment of an overactive imagination? The Bangkok Bangers.

[StreetCowboy]

And, according to a thread on an Australian rugby league forum, Thailand has again played the Philippines. The Thai team had players from the Bangkok Bangers, the Pattaya Panthers, Bangkok Japanese, Chiang Mai Tigers, Southerners, Royal Bangkok Sports Club, Ramkamhaeng U, Army, Navy, as well as some Australian park outfits.

Are any of the Thai teams actually rugby league clubs? Or is this just another figment of an overactive imagination? The Bangkok Bangers.

Those are all Union teams. In the most recent game - mentioned in Snake24's mistitled rugby league thread - Thailand lost 90 - 0 to Greece, if I recall the score correctly. less embarrassing than it might sound, since in their next game Greece went on to win 90 - 0 in Hungary.

https://www.facebook.com/ThaiRugbyLeague

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Edited October 30, 2013 by StreetCowboy

[wamberal]

Somebody is wandering around the Gold Coast (in Australia - we have friends with a Thai restaurant there) claiming that he is a promoter who is going to develop a rugby league competition in Thailand.

He is either Rupert Murdoch's nephew, with huge pockets, or he is deluded, or he is a fraud.

[wamberal]

So, any updates? Again, fairly recently posted on an Australian rugby league forum, there was a story about a four team competition starting up this year, with another two teams to join next year.

[wamberal]

So, any news?

[StreetCowboy]

You could check out the Thailand Rugby League facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/ThaiRugbyLeague/?fref=ts

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