{"id":222438,"date":"2023-09-19T14:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=222438"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:53:42","slug":"england-boss-shaun-wane-calls-for-action-to-boost-northern-rl-nations-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/england-boss-shaun-wane-calls-for-action-to-boost-northern-rl-nations-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"England boss Shaun Wane calls for action to boost northern RL nations | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHAUN Wane has called on rugby league\u2019s bosses to help make sure England are not left apart from the world\u2019s powerhouses.<\/p>\n<p>Next month\u2019s Test opponents Tonga and World Cup finalists Samoa lead the rise of new nations to challenge the traditional trio including Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OH5_5503.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But while they, along with Fiji and Papua New Guinea, have competition on their doorstep, England must either travel or get countries to trek 10,000 miles to get the standard of opposition needed.<\/p>\n<p>France were whacked 64-0 in April as a mid-season international which will be repeated got started. Wales, Scotland and Ireland are also well behind while Italy are made up almost exclusively of ex-pats.<\/p>\n<p>And England boss Wane wants action to bring up the level of local competition, meaning more regular exposure to the required standard.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cAbsolutely there\u2019s work to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to have Test series against France, Wales and Scotland but we\u2019re a long way off that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to address it. We need to find a way and get participation up. We can\u2019t go along wondering what would happen, we need to make things happen.<\/p>\n<h2>MOST READ IN RUGBY LEAGUE<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23947620-1694676706727.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LEGEND LOST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rugby coach John McDonald dies aged 79 after astonishing career<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23919436-1694596727105.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TRAGIC DECAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Stadium once home to rugby team left abandoned &#038; overrun by drug addicts<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nintchdbpict000361047909-e1510958524647.jpg\"><\/picture><span>AWE-SAM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sam Burgess to help England&#8217;s RL aces in forthcoming Tonga Test series<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HB-OFF-PLATFORM-SHEARER.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HOLLIE MOLY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Alan Shearer&#8217;s glam daughter Hollie leads rugby Wags cheering on England<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have a calendar with some strong opposition over here would be vital to us but it\u2019s not that way yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving local competition would be fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Rugby League<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23947620-1694676706727.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LEGEND LOST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rugby coach John McDonald dies aged 79 after astonishing career<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23919436-1694596727105.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TRAGIC DECAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Stadium once home to rugby team left abandoned &#038; overrun by drug addicts<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nintchdbpict000361047909-e1510958524647.jpg\"><\/picture><span>AWE-SAM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sam Burgess to help England&#8217;s RL aces in forthcoming Tonga Test series<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/F5HWUz_XMAABSR3.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Late cross-code giant David Watkins hailed as &#8216;George Best of rugby league&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wane is in a rare position as an England coach, knowing how his side will be playing for several years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AM30745.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Tonga this year will be followed by Samoa next, then an Ashes tour to Australia, the World Cup and tours by the Kangaroos and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>And just being able to plan is enough for him as he added: \u201cIt\u2019s massive. When I first heard about the international calendar, it was really, really important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23984731\/england-internationals-rugby-league-tonga-shaun-wane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHAUN Wane has called on rugby league\u2019s bosses to help make sure England are not left apart&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>England boss Shaun Wane calls for action to boost northern RL nations | The Sun - All World Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/england-boss-shaun-wane-calls-for-action-to-boost-northern-rl-nations-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"England boss Shaun Wane calls for action to boost northern RL nations | The Sun - 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