Quote: RLBandit "They're not inconsequential, and they're not just the opinions you read, they're the opinions of editors who choose not to retain RL journalists or run RL stories.'"
The sport receives little mainstream media coverage because the international scene is pitifully weak in comparison to other equivalent sports such as cricket and RU, and outside of the CC and SL finals there are no real major events for the media to cover. And part of this problem is because the sport is unambitious and people are so worried about 'looking bad' that we end up playing England internationals at places like Doncaster and Leigh, which is totally defeatist and just ends up being a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The match at Wembley on national TV in 2011 did more for the sport's profile than 20 England v Australia matches at Wigan or Hull.
