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The NRL is proposing a return of Kangaroo tours in Britain as part of a reshuffle of the international rugby league schedule over the next four years.
And work has already begun to develop an international tournament of the 9th The end of the 2019 season.
Peter Beattie, president of the ARL, said that it was time to give the International Rugby League the platform that she deserved with her own calendar of events.
The meeting of the International Rugby Federation in Singapore at the end of the month will take a long time to present the game internationally.
The consultation will also continue with the RLPA, NZRL, RFL and other stakeholders before finalizing the schedule. 19659002] Mr. Beattie stated that the cornerstones of the proposed schedule included the return of a three-game kangaroo round in Britain starting in 2019, as well as new tournament platforms "Many of the Biggest Stars from our game will tell you that a Kangaroo tour was the culmination of their career, "said Mr. Beattie
. A resumption of interest for the international rugby league, there is no better time to restart the Kangaroo tour and reward our best players with a series of three trials in Britain. "
Kangaroo's last UK tour was in 2003.
Mr. Beattie stated that the proposed schedule would give Pacific countries an opportunity to participate more regularly in larger tournaments.
"We saw during the World Cup how the Pacific Nations emerged as true rivals for the top nations – and delighted the fans at the same time," he said
Other highlights of the NRL's proposed schedule for 2019-22 include:
- A new Oceania Cup in 2019 with round-robin games between New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, which will be played in June and October
- A four nations tournament held in the southern hemisphere in 2020 with Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa.
- Tournament of the Four Nations held in the northern hemisphere by 2020 with England, France, the PNG and Fiji
- Continuation of the traditional Australian trials against New Zealand
- England for a tour in New Zealand in 2022. [19659014IncurrenceofdiscussionswillbestartedonannewnternationalinnovationoftheNinesquestwillbecomeatthesummary2019
M. Beattie said the NRL was a strong supporter of the International Rugby League.
"However, until now there has not been enough structure around the international calendar and the game has missed real opportunities to present the rugby league outside of Australia. ", he said.
"We present a quadrennial calendar that can be reproduced and reproduced cycles to give more certainty and exposure to the international game.
" These tournaments and events will be sanctioned by a World Cup every four years. "
" A key to this proposal is that we give emerging nations the opportunity to become true competitors with the nations of the first rank.
"But we will do this by confining international tournaments to fixed windows to ensure the well-being of our players."
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