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International Rugby League could return to Bristol after 102 years if the city’s bid to host matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup is successful.
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100 years ago this December, Bristol City FC’s Ashton Gate stadium hosted its first and so far only international Rugby League match – a game between the touring Australian Kangaroos and the West & Wales, which the tourists won 23-3.
Now a consortium from Bristol, headed by representatives of the growing local Rugby League community, have declared their intention to bid to host matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, which is being held in England and Wales.
The initiative has come from within the South West Rugby League community, spearheaded by ambitious Bristol Sonics club, and is supported by a wide range of partner businesses, local government agencies and sports organizations in the region.
Bristol’s professional football teams, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers, are fully behind the plan, with Bristol City’s new stadium and the Memorial Stadium being considered as potential host venues. Filton College has been put forward as a base for a team training camp.
Both Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council have also joined the bid consortium, alongside the WESPORT Sports Partnership and tourism marketing body, Destination Bristol.
The announcement of Bristol’s intention to bid to host matches in the 2013 World Cup comes at a time when Rugby League in the city is enjoying rapid growth and a surge in popularity in schools and local community clubs.
The city’s leading Rugby League club, Bristol Sonics, begins its ninth summer season on Saturday, 7th May. The Sonics will this season run two open-age (adult) teams in the Rugby League Conference, as well as six satellite junior clubs dotted around the city.
The Sonics have recently announced details of a pioneering partnership with Filton College. The further education institution recently appointed its first Rugby League Academy Coach, former Oxford University and Harlequins youth coach Dan Garbutt, and is partnering with the Sonics to explore the possibility of a professional team in Bristol within the next five years. Filton is already preparing to host the Kenyan Olympic team in 2012 at its state-of-the-art WISE campus, and the Bristol Academy of Sport is the headquarters of both professional basketball and women’s football.
Bristol recently hosted the first Southern Counties Rugby League Championship, and last year staged the European Touch Rugby Finals at Filton College. The Bristol 2013 Rugby League World Cup bid is the next step in an ongoing process of attracting high quality sporting events, and in particular Rugby League events, to the city.
“This is a fantastic development for the profile of the game in the South West”, said RFL Regional Manager, Joe Catcheside. “We already have a growing number of Bristol schools playing rugby league, and the city has one of the largest Touch Rugby competitions in the UK. Bristol Sonics are the most successful club side in this part of the country, and hosting a World Cup match would be a true reflection of the growth of Rugby League as a local sport in the South West”.
Bristol Sonics Chairman and founder member Phil Cole, an enthusiastic supporter of both Bristol City FC and international Rugby League, said: “It would be a dream come true for me if Bristol City’s new stadium or even the Memorial Ground hosted matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The sport in the city is growing rapidly, and there’s even talk of a professional club one day. League is a sport that’s on the up in the city, and I’m delighted that the Sonics can play a part in trying to bring the sport’s biggest tournament to Bristol.”
This is the first time the RFL has used a formal bid process to determine its host venues for a World Cup, and the evaluation is based upon the levels of support and development activity planned in the prospective host cities, as well as a technical consideration of the facilities available.
Although there has been no cost involved in bidding for the Rugby League World Cup, successful cities stand to benefit to the tune of several million pounds through ticket sales and sponsorship, increased inward investment in sports development, and through the tourist spend in hotels, bars, and other local attractions.
The evaluation process will begin with a site visit towards the end of this month, followed by a consultation period over the summer. If Bristol is successful, the announcement will be made in autumn, and will signal the start of a programme of events and activities to consolidate and develop rugby of all codes and forms right across the city and its wider region.
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International Rugby League could return to Bristol after 102 years if the city’s bid to host matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup is successful.
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100 years ago this December, Bristol City FC’s Ashton Gate stadium hosted its first and so far only international Rugby League match – a game between the touring Australian Kangaroos and the West & Wales, which the tourists won 23-3.
Now a consortium from Bristol, headed by representatives of the growing local Rugby League community, have declared their intention to bid to host matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, which is being held in England and Wales.
The initiative has come from within the South West Rugby League community, spearheaded by ambitious Bristol Sonics club, and is supported by a wide range of partner businesses, local government agencies and sports organizations in the region.
Bristol’s professional football teams, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers, are fully behind the plan, with Bristol City’s new stadium and the Memorial Stadium being considered as potential host venues. Filton College has been put forward as a base for a team training camp.
Both Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council have also joined the bid consortium, alongside the WESPORT Sports Partnership and tourism marketing body, Destination Bristol.
The announcement of Bristol’s intention to bid to host matches in the 2013 World Cup comes at a time when Rugby League in the city is enjoying rapid growth and a surge in popularity in schools and local community clubs.
The city’s leading Rugby League club, Bristol Sonics, begins its ninth summer season on Saturday, 7th May. The Sonics will this season run two open-age (adult) teams in the Rugby League Conference, as well as six satellite junior clubs dotted around the city.
The Sonics have recently announced details of a pioneering partnership with Filton College. The further education institution recently appointed its first Rugby League Academy Coach, former Oxford University and Harlequins youth coach Dan Garbutt, and is partnering with the Sonics to explore the possibility of a professional team in Bristol within the next five years. Filton is already preparing to host the Kenyan Olympic team in 2012 at its state-of-the-art WISE campus, and the Bristol Academy of Sport is the headquarters of both professional basketball and women’s football.
Bristol recently hosted the first Southern Counties Rugby League Championship, and last year staged the European Touch Rugby Finals at Filton College. The Bristol 2013 Rugby League World Cup bid is the next step in an ongoing process of attracting high quality sporting events, and in particular Rugby League events, to the city.
“This is a fantastic development for the profile of the game in the South West”, said RFL Regional Manager, Joe Catcheside. “We already have a growing number of Bristol schools playing rugby league, and the city has one of the largest Touch Rugby competitions in the UK. Bristol Sonics are the most successful club side in this part of the country, and hosting a World Cup match would be a true reflection of the growth of Rugby League as a local sport in the South West”.
Bristol Sonics Chairman and founder member Phil Cole, an enthusiastic supporter of both Bristol City FC and international Rugby League, said: “It would be a dream come true for me if Bristol City’s new stadium or even the Memorial Ground hosted matches in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The sport in the city is growing rapidly, and there’s even talk of a professional club one day. League is a sport that’s on the up in the city, and I’m delighted that the Sonics can play a part in trying to bring the sport’s biggest tournament to Bristol.”
This is the first time the RFL has used a formal bid process to determine its host venues for a World Cup, and the evaluation is based upon the levels of support and development activity planned in the prospective host cities, as well as a technical consideration of the facilities available.
Although there has been no cost involved in bidding for the Rugby League World Cup, successful cities stand to benefit to the tune of several million pounds through ticket sales and sponsorship, increased inward investment in sports development, and through the tourist spend in hotels, bars, and other local attractions.
The evaluation process will begin with a site visit towards the end of this month, followed by a consultation period over the summer. If Bristol is successful, the announcement will be made in autumn, and will signal the start of a programme of events and activities to consolidate and develop rugby of all codes and forms right across the city and its wider region.
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I've just been at a RL schools tournament in Cheltenham with 300 kids playing. Perhaps you'd like to ask them? |
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Dan Garbutt, the Head Coach of the Bristol Academy of Sport RL team was there. Perhaps you'd like to ask him?
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Gary Hetherington was there, perhaps you'd like to ask him?
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Chris Champman, from the RFL Performance Department, was there. Maybe you'd try asking him?
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The Coaches of University of Gloucestershire RL and Exeter University RL were there. Gloucestershire are in the Super 8. Exeter were SRL National Semi Finalists for the second time in three years. Maybe they'd have an opinion?
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| All great and dandy but come kick off time and proberly live on bbc at 3 o 'clock 1329 people will be in the ground a bit like the last attempt over here when we wandered off to ireland for a world cup match and the irish said the ticket sales were going great  |
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I'd be up for going to that if they got awarded a decent game and would drop in Bristol's Leigh Centurions-themed pal whilst there! If there are local government guarantees that will underwrite any potential losses from hosting a game in Bristol then why not go for it?
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because the ground would be empty,whats the point of trying to convince people we are a credable sport when they turn on the tv and see no bugger there,I bet joe public says....I bet they have got the council to guarantee them the money  |
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Well, both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers are in the consortium. They're confident of selling tickets. Between them they average 25,000 fans per week. Bristol Rugby (Union) are partners. Bristol City Council and South Glos Council are on board, if the bid is successful RL will be showcased at around 20 major local festivals between now and 2013. The local tourist agency is part of the bid, too, as is the County Sports Partnership, and the local authorities in Bath & North Somerset. And Street Games. And Acccess Sport. And the local NHS. And the Local Education Authority. And all the RL Clubs in the West of England Division, and the SW Division, and all the student RL clubs.
Filton College in Bristol is also part of the bid - they've just appointed an Academy RL Coach and aspire to play in the NYL within a couple of seasons, and the SL Academy comp beyond that. They have a track record... when they launched the Bristol Flyers Basketball team, it was the only club in Bristol. They won the EBL League and Cup double this year, and their junior club is 450 strong. Filton's Womens Football team hold one of 8 Superleague licences... the others include Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton.
There are over 2500 regular ticket buyers to Magic, Wembley and the GF in the South West alone. There are a couple of thousand RL players in the SW on top of that. There are 4 full time RFL staff in the region. We have a partnership with Leeds Rhinos for marketing and promotion. Bristol Sonics are part of the Championship Review. Bristol is 30m from Cardiff on the train, so the catchment includes South Wales as well, where there are thousands of kids playing.
There's been continuous RL competition in Bristol for 20 years - we are a developing sport, there, but not a new sport, and not something being imposed from up north. There are almost 1000 touch rugby players in Bristol alone. In case you hadn't noticed, the RFL has £30m being spend exclusively on development from Sport England. The RL world is nothing like as small as in was in 2000, despite the small-mindedness of some of its heartland supporters.
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| Quote ="Wembley71"Well, both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers are in the consortium. They're confident of selling tickets. Between them they average 25,000 fans per week. Bristol Rugby (Union) are partners. Bristol City Council and South Glos Council are on board, if the bid is successful RL will be showcased at around 20 major local festivals between now and 2013. The local tourist agency is part of the bid, too, as is the County Sports Partnership, and the local authorities in Bath & North Somerset. And Street Games. And Acccess Sport. And the local NHS. And the Local Education Authority. And all the RL Clubs in the West of England Division, and the SW Division, and all the student RL clubs.
Filton College in Bristol is also part of the bid - they've just appointed an Academy RL Coach and aspire to play in the NYL within a couple of seasons, and the SL Academy comp beyond that. They have a track record... when they launched the Bristol Flyers Basketball team, it was the only club in Bristol. They won the EBL League and Cup double this year, and their junior club is 450 strong. Filton's Womens Football team hold one of 8 Superleague licences... the others include Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton.
There are over 2500 regular ticket buyers to Magic, Wembley and the GF in the South West alone. There are a couple of thousand RL players in the SW on top of that. There are 4 full time RFL staff in the region. We have a partnership with Leeds Rhinos for marketing and promotion. Bristol Sonics are part of the Championship Review. Bristol is 30m from Cardiff on the train, so the catchment includes South Wales as well, where there are thousands of kids playing.
There's been continuous RL competition in Bristol for 20 years - we are a developing sport, there, but not a new sport, and not something being imposed from up north. There are almost 1000 touch rugby players in Bristol alone. In case you hadn't noticed, the RFL has £30m being spend exclusively on development from Sport England. The RL world is nothing like as small as in was in 2000, despite the small-mindedness of some of its heartland supporters.'"
aye that small in 2000 we had bumper crowds,fast forward to the next one and no bugger on,aye 33'000 on in the bad heartlands on a midweek night against fiji.
so what happened I'll tell you what the same happy clappy numbties who proberley voted lib dem last election took over and dragged our game to places no bugger wanted to watch the sport |
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sorry should 95 not 2000
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Don't worry about the usual responses you get on here. It's great news and with so many partners on board it has a great chance of succeding.
The more games we spread around the country, that are legitimate and not just played somewhere for the sake of it the better.
It will help spread the RL word, increase the coverage of the World Cup, increase publicity, increase credibility and in a round about way will increase attendances for games in the heartlands- as there will be less games across the m62 corridor for people to go to.
Great news and good luck
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If there's confidence enough tickets can be sold for the fixture not to look embarrassing this is great news
Assurances that this will be the case is the key
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quick duck..................a flying pig
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Maybe there is a flying pig. The fact that this is being bid for and not arbitrarily allocated on a whim makes a huge difference.
I hope this works out and proves to be the catalyst in the ways w71 suggests it may.
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give me a break..pray tell what transparency will there be in this process.
My own personal opinion is that you don't use a World Cup game as a marketing tool (who do we think we are - FIFA?). It would have to be one of the matches with the big name teams for them to bother going...and surely they will be held at one of the bigger northern grounds with a capacity crowd. IF RL is so big down there why don't they get a team playing in Champ 1 and take it from there - or are they just glory hunters?
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Like i've said on the VT, the whole point to bidding is to put forward what you can bring to the tournament, if Bristol can bring a lot, give them a game, if they bring nothing, don't.
Sure Wurzel and the gang will be happy though!
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Leigh and Wigan have also put a bid in haven't they, if so I know where I prefer to get it!!!!!!!
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I live in Bristol.
Most objections seem to be on the basis that it will be a failure. Well we don't know that yet.
I think is it positive news that they feel able to put a good bid together and we should wish them well in trying to expand the game.
Bristol is a great place to visit with lots to do and see here. So a WC game could work.
I think it will mostly depend on which fixture they will get.
Personally, i think it is a little too early for Bristol to bid for a WC game, but I am glad they are putting a bid together. Hopefully it will brings some positive publicity for RL down here.
I think expansion of RL is more viable in the SW than London. they like thier rugby down here and a summer version may be a way to attract spectators.
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If its spreading the word of league then it can only be a good thing surely
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Its a bid. No ones saying they're going to get it but its nice to see they've got some partners on board and lets just see what they have to offer.
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| Quote ="mapleyther"give me a break..pray tell what transparency will there be in this process.
My own personal opinion is that you don't use a World Cup game as a marketing tool (who do we think we are - FIFA?). It would have to be one of the matches with the big name teams for them to bother going...and surely they will be held at one of the bigger northern grounds with a capacity crowd. IF RL is so big down there why don't they get a team playing in Champ 1 and take it from there - or are they just glory hunters?'"
Sonics are in the Championship Review process. We're not rushing o any false promises, we're building from the grassroots up. The 16-18 Academy starts in September. Not looking to run before we can walk... Scorpions not Crusaders is the model.
Btw, professional American Football failed in London, but a one-off game can sell out Wembley. Not saying we'll get 80,000 to Tonga v USA, but I find it hilarious that you'd presume from your heartlands abode to know what support we'd draw in Bristol. Do you know anything about the city? When were you last there?
Me, I was there on Monday. At the. South & West County Championship RL. Hampshire won, ahead of Devon, Wiltshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire. |
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