As a new fan of rugby league i was wondering how important the WCC is. Do the fans of the English side view it as a 'major' trophy like the Challenge Cup or is it more like the Charity Shield in soccer which is basically a friendly without too much meaning?

I am considering getting a ticket as i'd love to see the top sides from Super league and NRL, does this match genearlly get a good attendance?

England won a series in 2007, plus the World Club Challenge in 2007 and 2008. New Zealand won the World Cup in 2008.

The last thing that an Australian team won was the 2006 Tri-Nations.

the last time england beat australia in a series, we were talking about landing a man on the moon

From the Horses mouth....
Manly will play their strongest team for the second half on Sunday. The first half will be used to give everyone on the touring party a run out.
Either way....no rookie team

There's always one person who has to spoil an entertaining argument by introducing facts. Shame on you gutterfax.

Maybe so but the last time GB beat the current world champions in a test series was under 2 years ago, the fact remains GB have won more in the last few years than Australia.