This is something I have raised before. I went to the game in Toulouse last year and I got my tickets from some French equivalent of Ticketmaster. In the end, the postage costs were nearly as much as the actual ticket!

I sent an email to the RFL earlier this year, saying that obtaining a block of tickets - say 200 - and then selling them would be a good idea, rather than having to pay through the nose just to ensure your ticket. Rather unsurprisingly I got some generic 'we have no intention of selling tickets for this fixture' excuse and with Eagles playing on the same day i've decided not to bother.

Been in contact with the RFL and they said they're expecting an allocation at some point this year, so maybe lessons learned. That said, the international game won't be taken seriously while it still clashes with a full weekend's programme; I too would have gone to watch my club if we were on the Saturday rather than the Sunday.

Why does it have to be a stand alone fixture? It isnt like that down here, the mid season Aus-NZ clashes with a round, and many players back up the day after.

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Because we're not Ocker superheroes. Will that do?

Does anyone know which stand the TV cameras will be in, by the way?

England meet France in the Gillette Fusion International on Saturday 13 June in Paris. Tony Smith will announce his squad for the fixture about 10 days before the date of the game.

Tickets on sale now at FranceBillet - 6.25 behind the sticks, bargain

Great timing this fixture, 100 miles down the road is the 24 hour le mans race, 300,000 spectators and will fill the papers all weekend. The french really do make the RFL look good in comparison.