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The Spacemen were simply a struggling regional club before circumstances brought media attention. Parkes RLFC advertised for players; at the same time, Fijian rugby league players sought to join a NSW club in preparation for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]]. [[Fiji national rugby league team]] players including [[Alipate Noilea]], [[Semisi Tora]] and [[Ilisoni Vonomateiratu]] became Parkes Spacemen.<ref name=CanberraTimes_RLWC08_Spacemen |
The Spacemen were simply a struggling regional club before circumstances brought media attention. Parkes RLFC advertised for players; at the same time, Fijian rugby league players sought to join a NSW club in preparation for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]]. [[Fiji national rugby league team]] players including [[Alipate Noilea]], [[Semisi Tora]] and [[Ilisoni Vonomateiratu]] became Parkes Spacemen.<ref name=CanberraTimes_RLWC08_Spacemen> |
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Revision as of 10:03, 23 May 2009
| Club information | |
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| Full name | Parkes Rugby League Football Club[1] |
| Nickname(s) | The Spacemen |
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| Competition | Group 11 Rugby League, New South Wales Country Rugby League |
Parkes RLFC, nicknamed the Parkes Spacemen, is a rugby league club from Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. It is a Group 11 Rugby League club. It gained media attention as the home club of a number of Fijian test match players.
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Andrew Stevenson (2008-11-12). "We have lift-off - Spacemen ride all the way with meteoric Fijians". www.canberratimes.com.au Canberra Times. Retrieved 2008-11-16. </ref>
Media attention
The Spacemen were simply a struggling regional club before circumstances brought media attention. Parkes RLFC advertised for players; at the same time, Fijian rugby league players sought to join a NSW club in preparation for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji national rugby league team players including Alipate Noilea, Semisi Tora and Ilisoni Vonomateiratu became Parkes Spacemen.[2][3]
Local media closely followed the 2008 Rugby League World Cup progress of the Fijian National team and its Spacemen,[4][4][5] culminating in their loss to Australia in the second semi-final.[6]. By this time national and international[7] media had picked up the story.[2][3]
References
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"Parkes Rugby League Football Club". http://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/ Parkes Shire Council. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b Andrew Stevenson (2008-11-12). "We have lift-off - Spacemen ride all the way with meteoric Fijians". www.canberratimes.com.au Canberra Times. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ a b Josh Massoud (2008-11-12). "Fijian targets Lockyer". www.news.com.au/heraldsun The Herald-Sun. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ a b "Spacemen trio in World Cup". parkes.yourguide.com.au/ Parkes Champion-Post. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-11-17. Cite error: The named reference "ParkesChampionPost_RLWC08_Spacemen_FijiDefeatFrance" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Fijians to face Australia". parkes.yourguide.com.au Parkes Champion-Post. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "Three of our Spacemen to take on Kangaroos". parkes.yourguide.com.au/ Parkes Champion-Post. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "Fijians fly in World Cup". fijitimes.com/ Fiji Times. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-17.