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    GB to start with Blake Austin on the wing and second row Jack Hughes at centre. Injuries, poor form, low morale and a lack of trust in the coach have dogged this tour. I'll be getting up to watch this second test with very little hope. NZ by 20, realistically.

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      16 - 2 NZ ht.

      Not great from GB. Very little pressure from the Lions, the only time they generated any field position they dropped the ball on first tackle after taking a close - in tap penalty. NZ sharper all over the park but no more so than at half back - the sixth tackle kicking of Johnson/Marshall at half back is measured and probing against the aimless high balls from Widdop. GB look demoralised already - Johnson went over far too easily for the second try.

      This could get worse.

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        23 - 8 in the end.

        GB did show some commendable commitment to the task in the second half but didn't have the nous at half back to take a real foothold in the game. All brawn and not enough brain. NZ won at a canter.

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          Serbia were only marginally better against Greece than Scotland, going down 82-6 meaning Greece qualify for the World Cup. As noted previously the internationally-recognised governing body for Greek RL is not recognised in Greece, which is why they play their home games in London, so it will be a story if nothing else (and may hopefully lead to the impasse being resolved).

          USA play the Cook Islands in Jacksonville at the weekend to decide the final qualifying spot.

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            Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
            I see that the showpiece of California RL is the San Francisco Savage hosting the Los Angeles Mongrel

            Oh dear
            Unnecessarily aggressive nicknames.

            From 1999-2016 my team were known as the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, more normally referred to as the Wakefield Wildcats on TV and in the papers. It broke my heart. Fortunately, a new owner changed us back to Wakefield Trinity, which had been a good enough name to use since 1873 (as we were formed as the muscular christianity sporting arm of a church).

            The culmination of this nonsense was when Halifax became the Halifax Blue Sox.

            I'm looking forward to a trip over to Toronto next September though...

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              It's both puerile and unbecoming but if anyone started a "Bennett Out" chant I think I'd join in.

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                The Cook Islands complete the line up for 2021, beating the USA in Jacksonville.

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                  Originally posted by The Mighty Trin View Post

                  Unnecessarily aggressive nicknames.

                  From 1999-2016 my team were known as the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, more normally referred to as the Wakefield Wildcats on TV and in the papers. It broke my heart. Fortunately, a new owner changed us back to Wakefield Trinity, which had been a good enough name to use since 1873 (as we were formed as the muscular christianity sporting arm of a church).

                  The culmination of this nonsense was when Halifax became the Halifax Blue Sox.

                  I'm looking forward to a trip over to Toronto next September though...
                  Some years ago, I was involved in setting up a new club.

                  We were nicknamed the "Black Swans", after for pub sponsoring us and because the macho part was supplied by the "rugby league club" part of our name.

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