🚀 go-pugleaf

	The ARL today offically postponed (read cancelled) their scheduled
first international match against their own rebel New Zealand All Golds
after the All Golds selectors failed to release of their side. This
followed the withdrawal of eight SL aligned players from the Australian
side yesterday and the earlier pledge by thirty New Zealand players
(including some ARL aligned) not to play in the series because it is not
sanctioned by the NZRL. At this stage the second match is still scheduled
to be played on Friday, July the 19th but this game must now be in severe
doubt as well. Although earlier this season a proposed Anzac Day
international against Fiji was also cancelled, the ARL are still
optimistic that they may be able to schedule an Australia v Rest of the
World match for October.

The Australian side as announced by Arko yesterday is/was...

   AUSTRALIA
    1 - Brasher
    2 - Mullins *
    3 - Ettingshausen *
    4 - Renouf *
    5 - Wishart
    6 - Daley *
    7 - Toovey
    8 - Lazarus *
    9 - A Johns
   10 - Harragon
   11 - Menzies
   12 - Larson
   13 - Fittler (c)

   14 - S Walters *
   15 - Sailor *
   16 - Furner *
   17 - Muir

* - SL aligned players that have withdrawn from the selected team.

	It appears that the ARL have finally had to face the reality
that without the SL aligned players and countries they have no real
international football. We live in interesting times...


Catchya round, Leigh

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