DVD Description
It was the most compelling and controversial Gillette Tri-Nations tournament ever and it culminated in arguably the greatest game of Rugby League ever played. Australia dethroned the Kiwis in nerve shredding extra time of a quite breathless Final.Yet, that barely tells the story of an extraordinary two months of competition. Great Britain’s Sean Long quit the tour New Zealand were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player and Australia’s giant prop Willie Mason upset the Lions and the Kiwis with his no-nonsense approach!

Enjoy again the highlights from ALL seven matches, including that pulsating Final. Relive the unforgettable night in Sydney when Great Britain produced one of their greatest ever performances to dump the Aussies on home soil and witness the amazing match in Melbourne, when Australia came back from the brink to break Kiwi hearts.

From Lockyer to Long, Wellens to Wiki and Stacey Jones to Jamie Peacock, the stars of the game are all here. This is the rough, tough and always enthralling story of Rugby League’s hardest international series - The 2006 Gillette Tri-Nations.

Synopsis
World-class Rugby League action from teams GB, Australia, and New Zealand in the annual Tri-Nations championships. The GILLETTE TRI-NATIONS OFFICIAL REVIEW features exclusive highlights from each of the seven matches contested in the 2006 tournament.

DVD Description
It was brutal and sometimes bloody - it was exhilarating, emotional and often controversial, it was the Great Britain Rugby League Lions Down Under and this is the real behind the scenes story of one of the most remarkable sports tours on record.

Warriors Down Under is the hard-hitting follow up to the acclaimed League of Their Own, but this time it really is access all areas, providing the most intense and powerful insight into the make up of these extraordinary men.

Coached again by Wigan Warriors Brian Noble and led by Leeds Rhinos’ Jamie Peacock, the Lions faced four tests in as many weeks against the two best sides in the world, Australia and New Zealand. The 2006 Tri-Nations series proved to be the ultimate examination of their courage and character.

Bruised and battered on the pitch and hounded by a hostile media off it, the Lions astounded their critics to beat the Aussies on a glorious night in Sydney. Then St Helens star Sean Long shocked the sport by quitting the tour as his side faced one final make or break game.

Warriors Down Under is the stunning, uncompromising but riveting account of rugby league’s ultimate challenge. Blood, sweat and tears - No-one has got this close to the sport before.

Synopsis
Rugby League action from Down Under as the GB Lions take on superpowers New Zealand and Australia on foreign soil. LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 2006 is a no-holds-barred, juggernaut of a film, with unparalleled access - no one has ever been this close before.

A League Of Their Own

13th November 2008

DVD Description
The compelling behind the scenes documentary
For the first time ever, the RFL has allowed cameras to capture the pain, pressure and passion as the British national team – the GB Lions – compete for glory in the world’s leading international series.

League Of Their Own offers a remarkable insight into the minds of the men who lay their bodies on the line for national success. They are the game’s big stars; men like Keith Senior, Adrian Morley, Stuart Fielden and Brian Carney.

Filmed over a six week period during the Gillette Tri-Nations against New Zealand and Australia, from the blood stained medical room to the emotionally charged dressing rooms and the thunderous intensity of a test match, League of Their Own captures it all.

With extraordinary access and brutal honesty, this is a truly up close and personal account of arguably the world’s most demanding sport. Are you tough enough to watch?

This DVD also contains extensive match highlights from the tournament.

The final between Bradford Bulls and the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford on October 6th 2004.

2008 Rugby League World Cup

05th November 2008

The 13th Rugby League World Cup commences in Australia on 25th October with the finals on 22nd November 2008. This DVD highlights the key events as the 16 international rugby league teams battle it out for the greatest prize in the sport. England compete for the first time as do the other home nations, no longer working as a highly successful team GB but as stand alone nations. Over three hours of Rugby League World Cup action.
DVD Description
Complete coverage of the 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, including post-match reactions and all the trophy celebrations in full. More than 80,000 fans from every club, professional and amateur alike made the annual pilgrimage to London for the most watched event in the Rugby League calendar. Relive every second of this pulsating match and see the pick of the action from the earlier rounds.

Synopsis
The Complete 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup final, capturing all the fun and excitement of the world’s most famous rugby league competition.

DVD Description
Super League: The Greatest Games, features 10 classic encounters from one of the world’s most intense and physically demanding competitions, providing a unique showcase of fierce and intense rivalries, dramatic comebacks and sensational finishes. Involving 11 different clubs, including the most popular teams in the country: Leeds, Wigan, Bradford and St Helens, highlights from each match are supported and set in context with archive footage and comments from the coaches and players involved. Includes Super League’s historic and memorable opening evening in the French capital in ‘96, Saints last grasp victory over Bradford in 2000 and Wigan’s dramatic play-off defeat of Leeds in ‘03.Sit back & admire the greatest names in the greatest games played in Rugby League’s summer era.

Synopsis
Features ten classic encounters from the Rugby Super League, one of the world’s most intense and physically demanding competitions.

The Complete 2007 Carnegie Challenge Cup final, capturing all the fun and excitement of the world’s most famous rugby league competition
This is a great little dvd to watch if you’ve got a bit of spare time, or while the super league is off. featuring great tackles, and great tries.

The greatest players section seems a little to rushed, and maybe more explanation wouldn’t of gone amiss (such as the scores) in the challenge cup section. And i did feel that it was maybe a little too short and seemed a bit rushed, I’m sure they could of got another 1/2 hour in their at least.

Overall, good fun for a quick watch now and again, if their is no sport on the box. but maybe a little too short.

The Very Best Of Super League

29th October 2008

Two Disc boxset : A decade of superleague + Super League Super Tries ; Again sometimes it is cheaper to order the two separately
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