Australian Nrl Coming To Bangkok October 2012

[Lickey]

Hi all you NRL fans, i have a good friend from Sydney who needs a bit of help, i will paste his mail so you fellas can see for yourselves,

Here's the story if you have a few minutes.

About twelve months ago I was approached by a friendly ruddy faced little bloke named Andrew charles who had been given my name by a bloke who runs and edits a Rugby league magazine here in Sydney. The Editor and me go way back to well before my time spruiking for the Sydney Bulls R.L..F.C and as we had discussed the expansion of Rugby League in Asia one animated night with International Rugby league boss, Tas Batieri at the table. He had been to several Chinese Univerities on the Chinese East Coast just to test the waters. Andrew had earlier dabbled with the idea of a Nines competition in pattaya that fell through for various political reasons but he brushedhimself down and got blessings from the IRL to play a test match against fellow fledgling The Phillipines. I was seen as a natural fit as a "consultant' of sorts on this mad attempt to get a foothold for Rugby League (Rugby XIII) in the Kingdom. Now to tell you the truth, I ain't much interested in what goes on South of Kon Kean but we registered 30+ players from various Bangkok Universities (via their Rugby assoc.) and hired a few locals (quasi- Events managers) to run with the concept.

Two or threee major problems I see looming at a pace for Andrew. One, the Pines side has several elite NRL players in their squad which is paramount to premier League soccer players playing park amateurs-so the Thais are on a hiding to nothing. Two, THE VENUE. Two potential venues were suddenly made unavailable so there's some frantic searches going on to find somewhere appropriate to play Rugby XIII in or around the Din Daeng area in the Northern Suburbs of Bangkok, close to HQ which is the Chaoprayo Park Hotel.

Obviously without a venue nailed down as yet for a game to be played Saturday October 20th at 3pm (?), sponsorship drives are that much harder to close as ticketing and match-day magazines are affected.

Now as of yesterday I told Andrew that he really should be going hard for the TNB Police Stadium which has held sevens comps and rugby events in the past. The Army cnuts have already knocked us back....even though the domestiv thai soccer season finishes in a few weeks.

Mate if Pan's brother (the copper) can give us a name or number to approach the Stadium management in order to book the bugger, there's two free flights to Bangkok and seats in the sponsor's marquee in it for ya.Consider it an early Birthday pressie.

So there you have it, Mrs has been in touch with Brother, but he dosnt work in BKK, and is on a course at the moment, so cant devote much time to finding out,

I cant either, i live way up country and have health issues, so wont be going, and im sure Bomber is good to his word that if anybody can help with some contact names/numbers, they will be in the Sponsors Marquee all free,

If anybody can help i will PM you Bombers mail addy, Thanks in Advance, Lickey..

[wamberal]

This will be a rugby league Test match? A bunch of rugby union players who have probably never seen a game of league, much less played one.

Ludicrous.

[kiwiinasia]

NRL is not a TEST match even!

Its just a bunch of Aussies and a few Kiwis/Pacific Islanders in a tournament that goes on for ages.

It won't happen! Who wants to watch it?

Much more fun to hold the world tiddlewinks competition at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul!

At least 10 people would come to that!

[wamberal]

According to the "Thailand Rugby League" facebook page a venue has been found, and the game will go ahead.

Can anybody confirm this?

[Lickey]

Yes, dont know dates though,,