Heart breaking to lose in such a fashion but it was a fantastic advert for Rugby League. Other than the result I don't think we could have asked for a greater spectacle.
67,500 turned up which is great. Much improved on the last double header. The only problem now is how do the RFL make the most of it moving forward. We need to have a big match played against some good quality opposition with a lot of marketing to perhaps pull in the crowds like that again and make Wembley a regular fixture for international RL. Playing games against the exiles or france and wales etc just isn't competitive enough to keep people interested.
A really positive day for RL. The majority of what I have seen from the trends on twitter (yes Rugby League trended!..) was nothing but praise for the game and a lot of people who had no idea about the rules etc and had never seen RL before but where enjoying it. The odd comment from League hating unionites but you can't please everyone.
Forgot to add an anecdote to the thread yesterday:
One of the most pleasing things to see yesterday was that we were sat next to a young Cockney lad and his Grandad. This was his first RL game he had ever been too, and his Grandad hadn't been to a live RL game since a GB test at Wembley in the 90s. The young lad was captivated by the game, and both stayed well in the 2nd half of the Aussie-Fiji game despite how much on a non-contest it was, and the weather turning increasingly cold.
that to me is 2 new fans 'converted' and I'm sure there were many more in the stands and watching on TV that got the buzz of the game too. The challenge of course is to keep them.
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