The slanging match came to a head after boom NRL<\/a> youngster Joseph Suaalii<\/a> signed a rich deal with rugby last month.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Chilling realisation after 'unthinkable' rocked sport<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Tigers clinch upset of the season as Brooks dazzles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \ufeffREAD MORE:<\/strong> Fuming Verstappen delivers foul-mouthed spray at rival<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeffThe Gilbert-throwing diehards have taken great delight in rugby league's reaction to that coup, with McLennan last week saying, "They squeal when we take one or two of them back"<\/a>.<\/p>\n And while the rugby boss has attempted to stay on the high road, he's now taken a bizarre childish dig at the 13-man game when speaking to Danny Weidler's column in The Sun-Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n "League scrums are so lame," McLennan said.<\/p>\n Stream the NRL premiership 2023 live and free on<\/strong> 9Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "League talks about toughness but I reckon an arm wrestle at the pub would (be) harder than their scrums. Let's have a competition between the two best sides and see who's tougher.<\/p>\n "We'll do the best of three scrums with the league version and best of three with a rugby version and see who comes out on top.<\/p>\n "Rugby Australia will put $100,000 in the kitty and the winner donates the prizemoney to charity and we'll get Nine to televise it live.<\/p>\n "If it's a draw we'll have a spelling competition to determine the winner."<\/p>\n The ball is well and truly back in the court of V'landys.\ufeff<\/p>\n \ufeff\ufeff\ufeffFor a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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