The issue is not the cost of the ticket.....it's how the RFL decide to MARKET the games. If, as usual, they revert to type, then they will think thay have already done enough by booking the grounds and announcing the dates.

14,000 last year was enough response to convince the RFL to look at 2 this year....anything less than 15k at both will be a disappointment, so they need to get promoting the games now.
Maybe, instead of giving money to ticketbastrd, why not get the clubs to sell the tickets and pay them commission? I mean to say, there will be 20,000 RL fans at Odslum this weekend, why not give Bradford the "admin" fee rather than the money grabbing sods at TM?
Just a thought..

Let's face it, Rugby League fans generally have an aversion to anything that might possibly cost them money. The idea of paying for a form of entertainment seems pretty lost on people.

We'll have exactly the same discussion about "£5 tickets" during the CCR4 weekend.

Is there?

Can't see what the fuss is here. Watching Superleague players at Superleague prices seems pretty reasonable to me.

I got a letter through the post yesterday all about a range of different deals for wembley, CC etc.
Went to the Wembley doubleheader last November on the £10 ticket offer.

I think they're right to try to maximise income from the games & hopefully bring money into the game rather than run them all as loss making exhibitions. The key thing is how to get the right balance so that there's a good crowd & atmosphere combined with a profit & I dont think they've got it right quite yet for everything but the CC & GF finals.

The only exiles deal I've heard of so far is £42 for a ticket to one of the games plus the 2 shirts - but that's open to community clubs not the general public.