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DISCORD 2012: Edition Three
Sat January 21, 2012
by Steve Mascord
EVENTS in the rugby league media over the past couple of weeks have illustrated the great divide in the game's fortunes in Australia compared to England.

In Sydney, Matthew Johns turned down a reported $400,000-per-year offer to join Channel Nine's The Footy Show because he wanted it recreated, with Paul Vautin axed. Meanwhile, in the UK, our best known journalist Dave Hadfield was let go by the Independent and must now eke out a living from casual shifts covering Premier League soccer.

I wasn't going to mention what happened to Dave until he wrote about it himself, as he did in the most recent Rugby League World.

Anyway you look at it, this contrast is alarming. OK, electronic media usually pays a lot more than print - but the payoff has always been that print was more reliable employment, too.

Just was justifiably an outcry when Chris Irvine was let go by The Times but - perhaps because it's the off-season - the reaction to Dave's fate has been muted. If you are angered that a man who I regard as the best rugby league writer in the world has been retrenched to save money, then let the Indy know.

As for Matthew Johns, I think he was left in an invidious position by the leaking of his demands to the press. He could have backed down when quizzed on his own radio show but he did not. I am sure we have all had talks with prospective employers during which we said things we'd rather not become general knowledge.

But when you are balancing creative vision with personal relationships, it's probably best to leave names out of it and assume that everything you say will eventually get out. Then again, genius and diplomacy are rarely bedfellows.

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I recommend every rugby league fan reads the Sunday Mail story about the Martin Gleeson drugs positive.

You can find it here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-2086789/Nick-Harris-Banned-Martin-Gleeson-claims-rugbys-governing-body-involved-doping-scandal.html

It paints a disturbing story of a club - and perhaps even a game - so concerned about the harm that was about to be done to its image that it invented some evidence and held others. Gleeson implies his club and the RFL was willing to fund his appeal if he continued to lie.

He decided not to, told the truth, and had his suspension reduced. But the RFL's attempts to defend itself against allegations it did not pass on information it should have ring particularly hollow.

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GREAT to see so many responses last week.

Rabby, the clubs have managed to call off internationals next year with player burnout the excuse. For them to go ahead and play their own post-season matches would be hypocritical in the extreme.

Paul I'm back in the UK in less than a week and will chase up your query.

Dragons68, all your ideas? Zero per cent. There is no money in having double headers involving nations than need travel, accommodation, expenses etc. Having a Perth Reds team, for instance, playing against NRL teams in the pre-season is unrealistic because they would all be local amateurs and get flogged. There is no hunger for pitting NSW Cup or Queensland Cup teams against NRL sides in a competition of any length.

But I'd like to think there is at least a 50 per cent chance for an expanded World Club Challenge - in the pre-season where it belongs.

Grant, the players will never go for a longer season. And even if you have 100 players on the bench, a star will always be pressured to push through niggling injuries. Scotty, again, the RLPA will not agree to more games - the trend is in the opposite direction.

Second division eats into profits and adds little to revenue. The trend worldwide is towards elite competition and increasing the focus on that - not introducing new lower divisions. Second division teams also eat at the finite sponsorship pool that the NRL clubs have to work from.

Dwayne, my concern exactly is that we are following the Big Four too much, trying to go forward on the back of club competition to the exclusion of internationals. North American sports are club driven because you only hear of international baseball, ice hockey and basketball in the Olympic or world championships. Do we want this, with no 'Tests' and the clubs being the face of our game worldwide? I don't. I don't want to surrender regular international competition to rugby union.

RFL Statement re Doping Investigation
Mon January 16, 2012
The RFL has today reaffirmed confidence in its actions during the recent doping investigation involving former Hull FC Chief Executive James Rule, former player Martin Gleeson and former conditioning coach Ben Cooper.

"We are clear that the governing body acted entirely appropriately throughout what was a long and complicated investigation involving UK Anti-Doping and a National Anti-Doping Panel," said RFL Chief Operating Officer Ralph Rimmer.

"As part of their investigation, UK Anti-Doping received external legal advice which found that there was no evidence to suggest that anyone at the RFL was complicit in the giving of false evidence to the NADP, or knew at all that the evidence was false. It found that there was no case for anyone at the RFL to answer."

The RFL will be making no further comment at this time.

Sat December 31, 2011

DISCORD 2011: Edition 51

Fri December 30, 2011

Hull FC trio banned

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2011 World Club Challenge

Wigan Warriors 
1 games; [View] WCC [27 Feb 11] L 15-21 v Dragons (H). [CT] 
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2011 engage English Super League

Hull FC 
6 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] W 36-18 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] W 24-10 v Warrington (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 13 [02 May 11] D 24-24 v St Helens (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 32-16 v Salford City (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [29 May 11] L 20-34 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 11] L 10-17 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 engage English Super League

Wigan Warriors 
2 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] D 16-16 v St Helens. [CT] 
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 11] W 44-10 v Bradford (A). [CT] 
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2010 engage English Super League

Wigan Warriors 
26 games; 13 tries, 52 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [05 Feb 10] W 38-6 v Crusaders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 10] W 32-6 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] W 22-20 v Warrington (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 10] W 58-0 v Les Catalans (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 5 [05 Mar 10] L 20-22 v Bradford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] W 48-24 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 10] W 36-22 v Castleford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] W 24-4 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] W 18-10 v St Helens (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 54-14 v Wakefield (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] W 18-4 v Salford City (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 15 [22 May 10] W 46-26 v Crusaders (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] W 38-22 v Castleford (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 10] W 48-6 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] L 24-26 v St Helens (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [26 Jun 10] W 36-12 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] W 34-16 v Catalans (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 10] W 60-10 v Salford City (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 10] L 16-23 v Warrington (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 23 [23 Jul 10] W 46-0 v Hull FC (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 24 [30 Jul 10] W 26-12 v Leeds (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [03 Sep 10] W 34-12 v Bradford (H). [BE] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] L 26-27 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [17 Sep 10] W 42-18 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [25 Sep 10] W 26-6 v Leeds (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Grand Final [02 Oct 10] W 22-10 v St Helens. [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
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2009 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
6 games; [View] Round 2 [21 Feb 09] L 20-40 v Les Catalans (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 22-48 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 4 [08 Mar 09] L 14-20 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 5 [14 Mar 09] L 8-60 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 6 [22 Mar 09] W 24-12 v Hull KR (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 7 [29 Mar 09] W 27-22 v Celtic (H). [F8] 
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2009 engage English Super League

Wigan Warriors 
18 games; 6 tries, 24 points. 
		 [View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] L 12-19 v St Helens (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] L 24-40 v Les Catalans (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 44-10 v Celtic (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] W 40-26 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] W 38-18 v St Helens. [CT] 
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] L 8-16 v Warrington (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 34-18 v Salford City (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 16 [13 Jun 09] L 16-22 v Celtic (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 21 [19 Jul 09] W 20-14 v Bradford (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [24 Jul 09] W 28-10 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] L 6-10 v St Helens (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 09] W 36-16 v Warrington (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [23 Aug 09] W 29-26 v Castleford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] W 34-22 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 27 [13 Sep 09] L 16-48 v Huddersfield (A). [CT] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [20 Sep 09] W 18-12 v Castleford (H). [CT] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [26 Sep 09] W 30-16 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Finals Week 3 [03 Oct 09] L 10-14 v St Helens (A). [CT] 
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2008 World Cup

England 
4 games; 3 tries, 12 points. 
		 [View] Pool A [25 Oct 08] W 32-22 v PNG. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Pool A [02 Nov 08] L 4-52 v Australia. [CT] 
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] L 24-36 v New Zealand. [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] L 22-32 v New Zealand. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 International Test Matches

England 
5 tries, 20 points. 
		 
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2008 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
27 games; 11 tries, 44 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [08 Feb 08] W 32-20 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] L 22-30 v St Helens (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 08] W 29-28 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] W 38-18 v Les Catalans (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 5 [08 Mar 08] W 32-20 v Wigan (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [16 Mar 08] L 10-23 v Bradford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 30-14 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] W 34-31 v Castleford (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [29 Mar 08] L 6-8 v Harlequins (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] L 12-32 v Leeds (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] L 22-30 v St Helens (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 13 [03 May 08] W 36-34 v Huddersfield. [CT] 
[View] Round 14 [16 May 08] L 14-38 v Wigan (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 15 [26 May 08] L 28-36 v Castleford (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] W 40-24 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 08] W 38-20 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [21 Jun 08] L 14-52 v Les Catalans (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] W 24-22 v Hull FC (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 20 [06 Jul 08] W 60-24 v Wakefield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 32-28 v Bradford (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 22 [19 Jul 08] W 19-18 v Huddersfield (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 08] W 22-12 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] L 16-17 v St Helens (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] L 34-36 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [24 Aug 08] L 24-44 v Castleford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 27 [06 Sep 08] L 20-38 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] L 8-46 v Catalans (A). [CT] 
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2007 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
22 games; 9 tries, 36 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [09 Feb 07] W 16-10 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] W 25-24 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 07] W 19-12 v Harlequins (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] L 12-48 v St Helens (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 07] W 30-12 v Hull KR (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 07] L 24-30 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 34-32 v Salford City (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] L 18-26 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] L 10-52 v Leeds (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 07] L 16-27 v Les Catalans (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 07] L 24-36 v Bradford (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 13 [06 May 07] W 50-18 v Salford City. [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 14 [19 May 07] L 4-17 v Harlequins (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [28 May 07] L 12-40 v St Helens (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 20 [15 Jul 07] W 42-6 v Salford City (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [22 Jul 07] W 60-20 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] W 43-24 v Wigan (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] L 14-46 v Hull FC (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 07] W 22-18 v Catalans (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] L 22-34 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 07] L 16-36 v St Helens (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] W 34-26 v Salford City (A). [CT] 
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series

Great Britain Lions 
2 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] L 14-18 v New Zealand (A). [CT]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [18 Nov 06] L 10-33 v Australia (A). [CT]
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2006 International Test Matches

Great Britain Lions 
1 games; [View] XXXX Test [27 Jun 06] W 46-14 v New Zealand (H). [CT]
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2006 engage English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
28 games; 6 tries, 24 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Feb 06] L 6-24 v Salford City (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 06] L 20-26 v Huddersfield (A). [CT] 
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 06] W 46-24 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 06] L 10-18 v St Helens (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 06] W 24-12 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 06] L 26-28 v Les Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [26 Mar 06] W 22-21 v Wakefield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [08 Apr 06] W 22-18 v Bulls (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] L 6-22 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 64-6 v Castleford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [23 Apr 06] W 27-4 v Bradford (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 12 [01 May 06] W 44-16 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [06 May 06] W 44-16 v Les Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [12 May 06] L 22-34 v St Helens (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [28 May 06] W 46-28 v Castleford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [10 Jun 06] L 28-30 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 06] L 26-52 v Castleford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 06] W 30-26 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [15 Jul 06] L 24-36 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [23 Jul 06] W 22-20 v Wigan (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] L 22-50 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [11 Aug 06] L 34-35 v Salford City (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 06] W 28-22 v Harlequins (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [01 Sep 06] L 16-54 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 06] W 26-14 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 
[View] Round 28 [17 Sep 06] L 30-38 v St Helens (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week One [22 Sep 06] W 18-17 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Finals Week Two [30 Sep 06] L 24-40 v Bradford (A). [CT]
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series

Great Britain Lions 
4 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [29 Oct 05] L 26-42 v New Zealand (H). [CT]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 4 [05 Nov 05] L 6-20 v Australia (H). [CT]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 5 [12 Nov 05] W 38-12 v New Zealand (H). [CT]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [19 Nov 05] L 14-26 v Australia (H). [CT]
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2005 English Super League

Warrington Wolves 
28 games; 11 tries, 44 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 05] L 24-28 v London (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 05] W 26-22 v Leigh (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 05] L 10-32 v Hull (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 05] L 16-18 v St Helens (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 05] L 6-38 v Rhinos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 05] W 14-8 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] L 10-42 v Salford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [29 Mar 05] W 44-12 v Widnes (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 05] W 35-32 v Bulls (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 05] W 40-28 v Wildcats (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] W 36-34 v Hull (H). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 05] L 30-31 v St Helens (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 05] W 28-22 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 05] W 44-24 v Bulls (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 05] W 38-30 v Wildcats (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [07 Jun 05] W 24-22 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 05] W 48-14 v Salford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 05] W 25-24 v Widnes (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 05] L 17-36 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 05] W 26-14 v London (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [23 Jul 05] L 22-46 v Rhinos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [05 Aug 05] L 10-30 v St Helens (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 05] L 22-38 v Huddersfield (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 05] W 60-16 v Widnes (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 32-22 v Salford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 05] W 33-16 v Leeds (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 05] W 30-16 v Hull (A). [CT]
[View] Elimination Play Offs [24 Sep 05] L 6-40 v Hull (H). [CT]
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Gleeson, Martin

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