England do have the ladies WORLD CHAMPION in trampolining though


Seriously, we do get the rough end of the stick with regard to broadcasting to the nation much to do with historical and political reasons however the failing of the leaders within the RFL in the late 70s & 80s not wanting league games on TV as it would effect attendances (many fans of the time also did not want this for fear of the same) is as much to blame. They failed to promote the game at all within the national media so it isn't just the BBC at fault.

Boxing has fallen off the radar as well - another sport that moved across to Sky. Snooker's something else that seems to have lost the BBC's interest.

Unfortunately, RL hasn't had many new stories to interest mainstream journalists. Australia always win, and the feeling is the same teams win SL.

If England could beat the Aussies, there might be more interest. If London or Catalans end up in a final, then again there's something new to interest the casual sports journo and fan.

I think Radio 5 is fair; it's the BBC TV News sports reporters who seem to be clueless about the sport.

4 times as many people play Union than League in a month, and the match attendances are probably bigger too, so the other code is likely to receive more coverage.

ITV news announced the result on their evening broadcast, a victory for the Wallabies

There seem to be some genuine fans in the BBC now - Clare Balding, George Riley and Mark Chapman - and they are light years away from Eddie Waring.

Tompkins and Hall have scored tries that I'm sure will be shown again - two talented players whom the mainstream can talk about.

I think the BBC News is allowed to show X seconds each day from Sky Sports. I wonder if all the time is used up showing soccer highlights - or if it's x seconds per sport?

if you were bothered you could do a freedom of information requestto see what breakdown there is within sport in terms of coverage for sports and if there is a given formula for sports other than soccer and why given RL is the third highest supported sport in the UK (in terms of top echelon) why it does not receive more coverage/mentions as a whole?
It probably won't achieve anything but the RFL could well do with a kick up the arris to infiltrate BBC sport at the higher levels somehow

Or write into BBC's Points of View. I think the show still runs, on BBC News Channel. Doubtful the complaints have any effect on BBC policy, but it should glean an answer, at least.

Our dear friends at Sky are as much to blame for this.The name" Rugby" League has been usurped by Super League. Other than Stevo's occasional reference to "basic rugby league football" super league is parlance in everyday use.