Americans! - Show Your Support For Your Courageous USA Tomahawks In 2013 The Rugby League World Cup!

Pray with all your Heart, America! The Aussies are invincible! They will run up a record score! Best you can hope for is to keep them under 100 pts!

And i forgot to mention that this is USA's very first Rugby League World Cup campaign.

THe Septic Tanks are going down the dunny, no mercy!

Thank you, Aussie OP, for this post. I do love me some rugby, but haven't been following like I should be.

Real men play rugby.

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I play rugby and a friend of mine was a Tomahawk the last 4 years. He is their honorary Captain this year. It's very exciting for the US to finally have arrived in the sport.

Top 13 Tries Of The 2013 Rugby league World Cup So Far

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Tomahawk's shock return from broken arm



Tomahawks' backrower Mark Cantoni will make his World Cup debut just one month after breaking his arm.

Cantoni, a bulldozing second rower who is on annual leave from his surveying job in Queensland, has been selected in the Tomahawks 19-man squad to face the Kangaroos.

Saturday's quarter final clash against the tournament favourites in Wrexham will be Cantoni's final game in a code he has played in France, Queensland, New South Wales and the USA.

Cantoni was shattered when he broke his arm in the Tomahawks' thrilling victory over France in Toulouse in their World Cup warm-up in late October.

While outside of the camp many wrote the 34-year-old's tournament off, a sheer will to compete for USA drove Cantoni to attempt a comeback.

On Saturday his hard work pays off...


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Aussie Coach bracing for 'intense' US at RLWC


The ultimate mismatch it may be, but Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens says the intensity of sudden death rugby league will ensure Australia are tested in their quarter-final against World Cup surprise packets the United States.

The sides meet in Wrexham, Wales in an unlikely match-up on Saturday, with the Tomahawks defying their 500-1 pre-tournament odds to progress to the last eight.

"No matter who you play, you've got to show them respect."

Not that Sheens believes the Tomahawks have stumbled into the quarter-finals by accident....


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States to unite after World Cup success


Nine-time world champions Australia might be the United States' toughest test thus far in the World Cup, but an even bigger challenge awaits back home.

The Tomahawks have been the fairytale success story of the 2013 World Cup, defying pre-tournament expectations that had the tournament debutants flying back home with their tales between their legs in time for the winter holidays.

Instead, USA have shocked the world, upsetting fourth-ranked nation France in a warm-up game before climbing over the NRL-flavoured Cook Islands and Super League-experienced Wales in their first two games. They lost their third and final group game against Scotland last week.

But while making a quarter-final against Australia has already been a history-making triumph, halfback Craig Priestly hopes their achievements will extend well beyond a simple rise up the RLIF rankings. ..

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Remember this is Rugby League NOT - Rugby Union

Rugby League World Cup leaves USA Tomahawks players financially short-changed


THEY have been the Cinderella story of the World Cup but the financial reality for the United States is that their ­astonishing success on the field has left their battling players short-changed ahead of their quarter final showdown with Australia.

While the Kangaroo players get paid about $15,000 for a Test on top of a living allowance and all meals and accommodation supplied, the Tomahawks get no match payments and no living allowance.

Just a free feed and a bed.

On top of that, all but four of their squad have had to take time off work from their fulltime jobs just to be here.

Now on the eve of their elimination shootout with Australia, Tomahawks coach Terry Matterson has revealed their prizemoney will be cut almost in half because of costs associated with flight changes - simply because no one expected them to still be around for the business end of the tournament...


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Cool

Rugby League, it's a bit like British bulldog. Except they use a ball.

Love rugby, been playing for nearly 20 years (flanker and hooker). Sadly, this is League and not Union. Still, I hope we do well. BTW, I will gouge out your eyes and skull-ruck you!

USA vs Cook Islands Full Game RLWC 2013



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USA vs Wales Full Game RLWC 2013



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USA vs Scotland Extended Highlights RLWC 2013



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Understanding Rugby League for USA Fans



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Tomahawk spirit key in biggest test



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Aussie Number 7 - Cooper Cronk Trick Shot



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Australia - Rugby League World Cup 2013 Highlights So Far



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Without all their padding they won't know what hit'em.

The Tomahawks are a hardened battle ready team.

didnt even know we had a rugby team

I think all USA pro sports teams should strike till
Obama, his nasty wife, his nasty kids, his nasty policies
and his nasty co-workers like Valerie Jarrett and
Holder are gone.

but then were still stuck with biden and congress

America should jump on board. There are only 1600 registered players in the US and they made the quarters.

A bit of grass roots fighting spirit.