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Post by Druzik on Jan 30, 2009 5:27:44 GMT 10
All news to do with New Zeland Rugby League.
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Post by kuwaitikev on Jan 31, 2009 10:10:33 GMT 10
WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! couldn't resist  |
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Post by Druzik on Jan 31, 2009 10:18:08 GMT 10
How are ya Kev!
Been a while since you been on. How did sales with the game go?
Did any of the team shirts and that help in the game?
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Post by segnz on Jan 31, 2009 11:07:05 GMT 10
WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! couldn't resist Say it Loud Say it Proud !!! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by lvnknights on Jan 31, 2009 11:58:46 GMT 10
WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! couldn't resist World champs...NZ.. Ha ha.. ;D |
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Post by kiwis on Jan 31, 2009 14:38:03 GMT 10
Six players from the World Cup-winning Kiwis are vying for the International Player of the Year accolade to be announced at the 2008 New Zealand rugby league awards in Auckland on Sunday.
All six, along with 16 of their World Cup teammates and management, will attend the event at Otahuhu Rugby League Club.
The finalists are New Zealand Warriors second rower Simon Mannering, Warriors halfback Nathan Fien, Warriors fullback Lance Hohaia, Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei, Melbourne Storm loose forward Jeremy Smith and Parramatta prop Nathan Cayless, the victorious Kiwis captain.
Among other awards announced will be the International Rookie of the Year, the Coach of the Year and the NZRL Personality of the year
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Post by Kiwi fan on Feb 1, 2009 12:15:58 GMT 10
I hope Fein takes the award out. I think he easily was our best playing during that tournament.
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Post by segnz on Feb 1, 2009 18:06:47 GMT 10
I hope Fein takes the award out. I think he easily was our best playing during that tournament. I really rated Smith, was glad he got it ... He should have been MotM in the WC Final too ... |
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Post by England 3 Lions on Feb 1, 2009 21:19:33 GMT 10
I hope Fein takes the award out. I think he easily was our best playing during that tournament. I hope the Queenslander wins it too! ;D Fien's skills have improved since he first tarted plying his trade with the Warriors. |
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Post by lvnknights on Feb 4, 2009 15:17:33 GMT 10
Stinking Halberg awards.What a joke..
The kiwis should have won an award last night.
What a load of crap.I'd love to see the panel of judges.
I'd put money on it,that there wouldn't be a single person on the panel who has any support towards RL.
If there is... i'll eat my hat. ;D
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Post by kuwaitikev on Feb 4, 2009 15:34:42 GMT 10
How are ya Kev! Been a while since you been on. How did sales with the game go? Did any of the team shirts and that help in the game? Hey Druz, don't worry i've been keeping an eye on the news. Sales? I wish mate, it was a free update but yeah the help was appreciated and it got some good comments, Jamaica was particulary accurate lol. All busy here, produced a couple of other things recently that are keeping me busy, who'd have known twins were so tiring |
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Post by Kiwi fan on Feb 4, 2009 16:22:20 GMT 10
Stinking Halberg awards.What a joke.. The kiwis should have won an award last night. What a load of crap.I'd love to see the panel of judges. I'd put money on it,that there wouldn't be a single person on the panel who has any support towards RL. If there is... i'll eat my hat. ;D I think while league isn't a big world wide sport mor NZers care about it then rowing and athletics. They always seem to give the award to random people and sports which aren't relevant to every day Nzers. |
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Post by England 3 Lions on Feb 5, 2009 0:14:04 GMT 10
Many of these Olympic-based sports are hardly fit to be considered globalised sports. Just about all of these sports are minority sports in every country on the planet bar a few. The competition in these sports can be quite strong because amateurishness training regimes upheld by the competitors keeps them at a similar level.
Professional sports like rugby league possess a huge difference between the top teams and the bottom ones because the richest athletes use cutting-edge technology to develop a huge advantage over those who don't have the resources to obtain them.
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Post by lvnknights on Feb 7, 2009 7:08:44 GMT 10
True that e3lions...Rowing is way down the ladder of popularity in NZ..The only time we pay attention to it is at the olympics...and only then...League on the other hand is almost all year round for us with SL,and NRL etc...Kiwis....ripped off for sure.  |
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Post by arh21980 on Feb 21, 2009 19:34:22 GMT 10
Wayne Bennett stands down as New Zealand assistant coach
By staff writers
February 21, 2009 Wayne Bennett has stood down as assistant to New Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney, replaced by former Manly and South Sydney winger Tony Iro, who filled the role in 2006-2007.
Bennett, who assisted Kearney as the Kiwis won the Rugby League World Cup final against Australia last year, told the New Zealand Rugby League that he wanted to concentrate on his new job as coach of St George Illawarra.
"Wayne said one of his objectives was to assist us in winning the World Cup," NZRL chairman Ray Haffenden said in a statement.
"He has achieved that and he said he was very grateful he had the opportunity to be involved. His focus now is on coaching the Dragons, and that will take up all his time.
"We're forever grateful for the fantastic contribution Wayne made to the team and to the game as a whole while working with Stephen last year. We'll mark that appropriately at a later date."
Kearney echoed Haffenden's comments about Bennett's contribution.
"I don't think you can really say enough about Wayne's gesture in making himself available to work with us last year," Kearney said.
"He was a tremendous help to me personally and to everyone else in our squad. I know he thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we all felt the same way about having him involved with us.
"I fully understand Wayne's reasons but it's also exciting to have Tony coming into the group.
"We have strong links from when we played test football together in the 1990s and I've also watched with great interest since he moved into coaching."
Iro's first assignment with the team will be the Anzac Test against the Kangaroos at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, the scene of the Kiwis' Rugby League World Cup triumph, on May 8.
"It's an exciting time to be a part of the New Zealand team after what happened last year," Iro said.
"Stephen has shown what a great coach he is already but, like him, I want to see New Zealand perform consistently well against Australia."
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