So we definitely have 52k confirmed I'd have settled for that in the beginning.

Interesting that now if you click buy tickets it says event no longer in list, all sold?

Still haven't got a ticket, but I'm sure I'd be able to get in somehow, there's always folk selling spare tickets.

No, it's just another ticket website **** up.

I got that, then went round the houses clicking back to the front page and tried again and got to the page with the map and still plenty of tickets left.

Every time the website doesn't work or isn't up to date costs the RFL money. It has been very unreliable in recent months in my experience.

Sporting life say its a capacity of 49k on Sat.

First game in RUWC attracted 50,626

Sales at 43,000

The one they declared sold out was their 'Bronze Final' 55,925 so seems safe to say 56k is the current capacity.

Great effort. Hopefully this is the first of many Tests at the venue. I think Wembley's Four Nations double header a few years back (2011?) attracted only 42k. And of course that day England were playing Australia.

'Neutral' fans will turn out in number if they know they are getting top class teams, I'm not a fan of American Football for example, but if the NFL took a game to the North of England one day I'd be tempted out of curiosity as I'd know I'd be getting the real deal, the top players in their sport.

both England and New Zealand's reputation has increased massively over the last few years, as both have competed with Australia and the England team have looked more like a team rather than a disjointed team of individuals like they did say 10 years ago. We're also one of the few England sides winning games (the football team went unbeaten in qualifying, but their reputation will take a lot of time to repair) all helps when it comes to getting fans to games.

Quote richardviking="richardviking"Great effort. Hopefully this is the first of many Tests at the venue.'" I can't see this happening, once West Ham become the residing tenants. Other than the use by UK Athletics, during their season, I don't think there's particular much scope in the tenancy agreeement for other sports. See Pg 32 onwards: www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co ... %20v10.pdf

Quote richardviking="richardviking"Great effort. Hopefully this is the first of many Tests at the venue.'" I can't see this happening, once West Ham become the residing tenants. Other than the use by UK Athletics, during their season, I don't think there's particular much scope in the tenancy agreeement for other sports. See Pg 32 onwards: www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co ... %20v10.pdf