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Is Rugby League a sport?

  • 25-10-2017 11:10am
    #1
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭


    Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) (previously SportAccord) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations. Says not.

    There's a petition here if you feel like signing:
    https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/440/651/644/

    Might be trivial compared to some petitions but still worth doing imo.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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  • #2
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    British MPs weighing in on the matter.

    http://amp.smh.com.au/rugby-league/british-politicians-demand-rugby-league-is-recognised-as-a-sport-20171109-gzihyr.html

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #3
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,450 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    It is a sport no doubt. Globally might be a bit if a stretch and I'm a fan. Only 2 professional leagues and even in Aus its mostly NSW, Queensland.


  • #4
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,256 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Pole Dancing now ranks ahead of Rugby League in the international sports world!

    The bizarre thing is it's Rugby Union that has complained because some renegade in Greece created a so-called World Rugby League

    Maybe if we set up something we claim is an International Rugby Union body they can get thrown out also?


  • #5
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,902 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Beasty wrote: »
    Pole Dancing now ranks ahead of Rugby League in the international sports world!

    The bizarre thing is it's Rugby Union that has complained because some renegade in Greece created a so-called World Rugby League

    Maybe if we set up something we claim is an International Rugby Union body they can get thrown out also?

    The fuppin Greeks. It's all a bit mad, and although I acknowledge there's only 2 professional leagues, there is a decent league in France and all the Pacific nations have leagues of sorts. Professionalism shouldn't be the basis on deciding what's a sport anyway.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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