Same here, Bridge has been very impressive. Gleeson has just been treading water for years and offers little.

Fair point mate but who else is there,i would'nt pick Ebay or shenton or Atkins ahead of Gleeson after all he has been playing in probably(this is killing me)the best side in Superleague at the moment.

I think the yeaman and briscoe centre/wing partnership would be good on the left, bridge/hall on the right, Leon at full back and sam and kyle at 6 & 7. think the forwards are easier to pick, i would go with Morley, Roby, Lynch, Ellis, Burgess, O'Loughlin

A bench of Sinfield, Lunt, Scruton and J. Tomkins

Thats my side anyway

I love 'em.

To give this question (serious or not) a serious answer.

It is quite comparable to the Trans-Tasman test. It is a good way of getting players ready for the international season before October. Now you can argue that France do not have the team to make this game competitive but until recently New Zealand usually shipped 50 points to Australia in the Trans-Tasman.
More frequent games between Australia and NZ have made both nations stronger much to the disadvantage of the English. By giving France (and Wales) regular international matches we are hoping that they will become more competitive and give us the much needed hit out we need before the 4 nations/World Cup.

So at the moment the game has little value but hopefully it will grow into a very useful development tool. 30 Years ago you could have said that NSW vs Queensland games were pretty pointless. Thankfully they persisted with the idea and let the event grow it reputation.