I love the idea but it's never quite worked out. I've seen some lame games over the years. And the fixture doesn't give the opportunity to bond the likely national team players.

Whatever the mid-season fixture looks like, I don't think we want another phone vote scheme to pick the team?

Based on where u make your first grade debut, I would go something along the lines of:

Yorks - Smith, Hall, Atkins, Shenton, Briscoe, McGuire, Brough, JP, Haughton, Morley, Ellis, Burgess, Sinfield
Subs - Carvell, JJB, Westwood, Burrow

Lancs - Tomkins, Charnley, Ratchford, Gaskell, Foster, Briers, Myler, Graham, Roby, Mossop, Hock, Tickle, O'loughlian
Subs - Mcllorum, Wood, Lomax, Prescott

What was wrong with fans picking the team? Surely it makes them feel more involved and subsequently more likely to actually go to the game?

The problem with mid season rep games is that because they dont have the prestige of SoO are afraid of injuring a club mate playing for the opposition! I dont know if SoO in australia had this problem when it first started out. Maybe given time we will develop something similar.

Forgot how much I used to enjoy watching Barry Mac,
love the way he used to run at defence.

That last play sums it up though compared to state of origin.

To be honest, I think the Exiles game was a very good idea and proved to be a success. No reason why that cant become a big fixture.
Also be great to be played in London where there are a lot of oz/nz fans.

game 2 wasnt bad! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sGbkmqb ... re=related is there any footage of that bradford wigan game? We wigan 30-0 up and bradford nicked it 31 30 in the playoffs

game 2 wasnt bad! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sGbkmqb ... re=related is there any footage of that bradford wigan game? We wigan 30-0 up and bradford nicked it 31 30 in the playoffs

We discuss this so often and I always post the same thing.

What exactly is Lancashire? It's a Manchester cricket team and the county of places like Blackpool, Burnley and Preston. I'm from Warrington and support St Helens and the concept of Lancashire respresenting me is a tad strange to me.

If we're going to do something 'rep' based then it has to mean something to be successful. That is why Origin is successful, because it means a lot to them. Failing that the Exiles concept is the next best thing, as at least it is of a higher standard than you'd get in a Yorks v Lancs event.

Steady! Don't bring cricket into it! That Manchester team you talk about represents 27 proud boroughs of the old boundary, has 17 home grown players in its squad and are champions of this country!
And for the record you live in cheshire!

Because all the best players in sl would be taking part,would you pay to attend this match reguardless of whether you are from lancs, Cheshire the south etc?

www.forl.co.uk/

Really?

It's quite simple re label it. West Origin v East Origin.

You could always go East vs West, but there would be plenty of "Yorkshire, Yorkshire" chanting (whatever you call it)