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The Spencer Chip?
Question:Does any body have a video of that chip or know where i can get a free download for it i would like to use it for a university lecture next week?
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Try youtube but you probably wont find it there. Alternately contact foxsports, supersport ect.. whatever country you are in
Bradford Bulls new signings.?
Question:What do You think of them???
Heres my Verdict.
Glenn Morrison - Possibly the most unluckiest player to never gain Representative honors for New South Wales & Australia.
Chris Feather - Never has Been and never will be Wakefield & Leeds reject. A poor replacement for Stuart Fielden.
Michael Platt - Young Brit who looks never likely to be able to cut it at a bottom super league club never mind a top one.
James Evans - Crappy Aussie Giants & Wildcats reject who hasnt got the ability to succed at the highest level.
Possibly - David Solamona - One of the best ball playing back rowers in the world should considerably boost up the beef the Bulls pack were missing toward the back end of last season.
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G'day Mickl84,
Thank you for your question.
You obviously know your rugby league. I will comment on the Australian players as I am familiar with them.
Glenn Morrison played nearly 200 games in the NRL and was generally considered to be a good quality player. He played a number of games for NSW Country between 1997 and 2005.
David Solomona showed promise with Parramatta without ever living up to it. Apparently, he has been playing well in England with the Wildcats although it remains to be seen how his controversial exit from that club will affect him.
James Evans to my knowledge has never played a game of first grade in the NRL so I can't comment on him. However, the top rank Aussies play in the NRL so that may be an indicator.
I have attached sources for your reference.
Regards
Are British 1st Div. rugby league clubs professional?
Question:Yesterday I saw on TV a spectacularly excellent game between London Irish (51) and Wasps (37).
The first partially was maybe the best rugby I've seen since Natal held the All Blacks to a 6-6 draw within Durban in 1958.
In certainty it was a great deal better, because the standard of play (thanks to professionalism I think) has enhanced so wonderfully since then that I own to pinch myself to believe it.
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Yes my friend those are pros.
Little amateurs are left, here Argentina we are still amateurs.
India
Yes, the English team are professional, and have be since 1995.
The standard has superior greatly, but then you would expect that, closely more can be achieved near full time players than with two night a week like contained by the amateur days, and then working around peoples job.
What was the finals system used in the NRL before the McIntyre system any web address for this thanks?
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I do not think there was a name for the final series that was before the McIntyre. The way it worked was:
There was 5 finalists. The Minor Premier, or the top team is (was) awarded a week off.
Preliminary Finals (Week 1)
2 games, one on a Saturday, and the other on a Sunday.
There was a Minor Preliminary game, and a Major Preliminary game.
The loser of the Minor Preliminary game was out of the final series.
The winner of the Minor Preliminary game advanced to the next week to play the loser of the Major Preliminary game.
The winner of the Major Prelimiary game advanced to play the Minor Premier the next week.
Finals (Week 2)
Once again you had 2 games, one on a Saturday, one on a Sunday.
The Minor Final was played between the winner of the Minor Preliminary Final and the loser of the Major Preliminary final.
The Major Final was played between the other two, as mentioned.
The loser of each game was out, and the winners went to the Grand Final.
Grand Final (Week 3)
1 game, if a tie, was replayed. In later years, extra time was allowed.
The winners of the Finals games played each other.
The winner was deemed the Major Premier.
I have not looked for any links, as it has been at least 10 years since the McIntyre system was adopted.
You can find out information on previous finals, as in who played, who won, etc. This may give you a clue as to how it was.
I have found this site to be more reliable [1], but it may not contain some information. You can go through the years by teams here.
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.htm...
Or by years, here
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/season_...
Another site, but I have found it to be less reliable on occasions, is
http://www.rl1908.com
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