World Footy News

South Pacific and World XVIII players joined GWS forward Israel Folau and the Sydney Swans Eugene Kreuger today at Luna Park in Sydney for a press opportunity. While the internationals playing in the Under 16 Championships posed for photos and appeared in news footage, the big issue in Sydney was centred around speculation that the NRL code crosser might be moving back to NRL. He calmly let the press know this was not the case.

The story from Fox Sports can be seen below.

 Please note that these details are correct at the time of publishing. WFN accepts no responsibility for any changes to these times by broadcasters. Please check local guides or afl.com.au. 

2012 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON – ROUND 16 INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE Friday 13 July  – Sunday 15 July.

Today's games in Round 2 were relocated to Blacktown after heavy rain in Sydney overnight.

Passionate individuals remain the driving force behind football in India.

The Welsh Australian Rules Football League (WARFL) can today claim to have some of the best non-Aussie 'Footy' players in Britain. This weekend saw the AFL England Brit Cup hosted in Reading, and the WARFL Red Devils took home the Gold against 5 other teams representing Aussie Rules Leagues in England.

The tournament was a 12-a-side round robin competition of 20 minute games, with a strict ruling of no Australians allowed. With the coaches of the Great Britain Bulldogs watching, every team had the cream of British talent on display in one of the toughest competitions of the year. The Devils were made up of players from teams in the WARFL as well as Welsh International Players.

Thanks to Josh Davey for this report.

The World XVIII kicked off their campaign with a nineteen points win over the Flying Boomerangs team yesterday, while the South Pacific team went down heavily to the WA Northwest team by 87 points.

All the results results from the NAB AFL Under-16 Championships matches played yesterday at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney.

For those that missed the video for the multicultural round last week it can be seen below via Youtube.

This little star from Burma has taken to Aussie rules like a duck to water. The story featured in the Geelong Adverstiser last month.

The World XVIII and South Pacific teams have arrived in Sydney over the past few days and completed training sessions and warm up matches.   The 2012 NAB AFL Under-16 Championships will commence in Sydney tomorrow, Saturday, July 7.

The seven-day carnival has been expanded to 12 teams with the inclusion of the AFL’s Indigenous Youth side, the Flying Boomerangs, and the Western Australia North-West team.

 Please note that these details are correct at the time of publishing. WFN accepts no responsibility for any changes to these times by broadcasters. Please check local guides or afl.com.au. 

2012 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON – ROUND 15 INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE Friday 6 July  – Sunday 8 July.

When Richmond drafted Piva Wright from the Dandenong Stingrays last season, they added an extra flavor to a broad multicultural melting pot of players at Tiger land. In recent days, Piva, along with the Tigers international rookie player Gideon Simon (PNG), attended the final session of a 10 week footy program that had been run by Richmond for 25 primary-aged children from the Fitzroy housing .