Thanks for that spud. So that means people from TAFE can play. So Australian players qualify by going to the equivalent of College or POLYs (if they still exist) back in UK.


TAFE NSW has over 130 metropolitan and regional campuses in NSW alone according to their website.
web.tafensw.edu.au/courses/find_ ... /index.htm

Here are the QLD ones, a quick count shows more than 70:
www.tafe.qld.gov.au/about_tafe/i ... tacts.html


OK so that's just TAFE and not colleges in 2 states. So even more people can play than ECT led us to believe in his last post.

Does this comment still have any backbone now we know how australians qualify? Or is it another guess?

Thanks for that spud. So that means people from TAFE can play. So Australian players qualify by going to the equivalent of College or POLYs (if they still exist) back in UK.


TAFE NSW has over 130 metropolitan and regional campuses in NSW alone according to their website.
web.tafensw.edu.au/courses/find_ ... /index.htm

Here are the QLD ones, a quick count shows more than 70:
www.tafe.qld.gov.au/about_tafe/i ... tacts.html


OK so that's just TAFE and not colleges in 2 states. So even more people can play than ECT led us to believe in his last post.

Does this comment still have any backbone now we know how australians qualify? Or is it another guess?

Not one single TAFE has an RL team. Not one. And there isn't a single player who has ever played for Australian Universities who is a TAFE student. I know all about the AURL having been involved when I was at uni in Brisbane.

Not one single TAFE has an RL team. Not one. And there isn't a single player who has ever played for Australian Universities who is a TAFE student. I know all about the AURL having been involved when I was at uni in Brisbane.

Did I? Really? More of your supposition again ECT.

Thanks to roughyedspud providing us with facts on how you can qualify for the AURL side, as opposed to your usual guesswork and theory that you provided, because you once played RL at uni, added to the "I'm Australian therefore I know more than you" attitude, is a bit embarassing to read that you can qualify from being at TAFE and college as opposed to what you were saying. AGAIN. I merely highlighted to my friends back in the UK the number of TAFEs in NSW and QLD that could provide opportunity for selection.

Australia lost to GB. I guess that may have hurt you mate and you felt the need to make excuses, but really. Maybe you should look at other more sporting australians like hindyscrack for a lesson in humility and see if you can congratulate the winning side, rather than making excuses for why your side lost.

Also you didn't respond about whether Uni players had played for Junior Rep sides or have been coached by NRL, NSWRL or QRL coaches or teams. Here's a little pic showing a player called Brandon Lee who played for Sydney Uni, trialling for Norths in 09, the coach taking the session is someone you probably recognise.

imageshack.us/photo/my-images/64/norths.jpg/

Did I? Really? More of your supposition again ECT.

Thanks to roughyedspud providing us with facts on how you can qualify for the AURL side, as opposed to your usual guesswork and theory that you provided, because you once played RL at uni, added to the "I'm Australian therefore I know more than you" attitude, is a bit embarassing to read that you can qualify from being at TAFE and college as opposed to what you were saying. AGAIN. I merely highlighted to my friends back in the UK the number of TAFEs in NSW and QLD that could provide opportunity for selection.

Australia lost to GB. I guess that may have hurt you mate and you felt the need to make excuses, but really. Maybe you should look at other more sporting australians like hindyscrack for a lesson in humility and see if you can congratulate the winning side, rather than making excuses for why your side lost.

Also you didn't respond about whether Uni players had played for Junior Rep sides or have been coached by NRL, NSWRL or QRL coaches or teams. Here's a little pic showing a player called Brandon Lee who played for Sydney Uni, trialling for Norths in 09, the coach taking the session is someone you probably recognise.

imageshack.us/photo/my-images/64/norths.jpg/

You're the one trying to suggest that TAFE students play for the Australian Universities, which is complete bull. I could point to the fact that any student in the entire UK "could" play for the GB side, but that would be a stupid thing to say, akin to union people claiming four billion people "could" have watched their WC final. TAFEs have never provided players to AURL teams and to suggets they do or could is a complete lie. If you know anything about the AURL you would know this. But once again you don't know what you're on about. Let's face it, outside the North Sydney Bears you know virtually nothing about Australian RL.

You're the one trying to suggest that TAFE students play for the Australian Universities, which is complete bull. I could point to the fact that any student in the entire UK "could" play for the GB side, but that would be a stupid thing to say, akin to union people claiming four billion people "could" have watched their WC final. TAFEs have never provided players to AURL teams and to suggets they do or could is a complete lie. If you know anything about the AURL you would know this. But once again you don't know what you're on about. Let's face it, outside the North Sydney Bears you know virtually nothing about Australian RL.