It cost very little on Saturday night (I paid a whole 5E but tons of freebies floating about by all accounts), but just how many would have attended had the game been played at the Stoop, for example? And that's with a local pro RL team to boost the crowd.

Got to say well done to the French for advertising on The Metro, we saw 8 posters around, and I'm pretty sure there were more, they definitely added a few onto the gate, and the very cheap pricing also was a good idea.

They certainly opened the eyes of an American friend of mine who is at Uni in Paris, to Rugby League.


7,369 was quite a good turnout.

BUT The French Media coverage was awful, can't speak for TV but L'Equipe (French sporting newspaper) gave us no mentions in their friday edition, and only a 3 inch match report on Sunday. Le Parisien had nothing at all on Sunday, not even the score.

I know the French got hammered, and all sport was massively put in the shadows by the French XV team beating the All Blacks, but they could have done better, especially before the match.


I had a great weekend though, If anyone is thinking about doing it next time. DO IT!

it's the same all the time with french press

What he said. And shame on rugby league for the rest of the clubs in our country being outnumbered by Quins fans on Saturday