The cold hard facts are these.

Rugby League is effectively a minority sport in the UK played almost exclusively by clubs from what has been called the M62 corridor.

And it has always been that way.


Until schools all across the country play league as their preferred code of Rugby rather than union then thats the way it will stay.


Also when you factor in the fact England/GB have won nothing at international level since a very high % of this forums users were born really doesnt help.

What on earth is the point in even thinking about holding an RL international at Wembley? Last years 4 nations clash between England and Australia at Wigan couldnt even sell out the DW. And Wigan is arguably in one of the biggest rugby league supporting areas in the UK.

Times have moved on since the game was drawing lots of fans for RL fixtures at Wembley.

Why should your average English supporter (who is most likely to be living in the north) have to travel to London to watch his national side get a flogging...when he can just watch it on Sky down the pub (if you can find a pub that is not showing soccer instead)

Think that may summarise part of the reason why that's a non runner

It's actually finding PUBS!!!

They are closing at about 40 a week in GB!!! and have been doing so for many years.

It will be the highly priced warm beer and the small bags of fried pig skin and fat (scratchings?) they sell behind the bar thats causing the punters to disappear faster than a labrador who has just seen Joel Monaghan reaching for the peanut butter.

British pubs are pretty ordinary.


Thats why Barry McKenzie refuses to drink in any other establishments other than Shepherds Bush Walkabout during the week and The Church on a sunday lunchtime.

You are at the moment living in London Barry,I thought all the beer darn sarf was warm anyway.