This is something I was discussing with the RFL South West regional manager earlier - up north we almost don't need to advertise the sport (almost being only a mild exaggeration) since the clubs are established, and the vast majority fans will go regardless, and new fans will come in through contact via the existing fanbase, mainly - take Millennium Magic, for instance? How much money was spent advertising it to people who've probably already made their minds up whether or not they're going anyway? And yet in Wales and other areas... barely a marketing presence at all. How many people from Cardiff do you think went to MM? The same goes for most aspects of the sport outside the heartlands where it is already strong. I think it's poor that the BBC won't broadcast a short, weekly show in a reasonable slot to the country. The Challenge Cup is shown (for now...) so why not SLS? I'm not saying the SLS is a broadcast of high standards, but it's something that people could see and think, "Hang about? What's this sport I'm watching? I want to find out more" (word for word).

Sign the petition. Why not? It might do nowt in the long run, but apathy is much worse.

Does anyone know if there are restrictions on when the BBC can show the highlights nationally, ie do SKY have preference to show them first on Sunday at 2130. A possibility rather than a probability that was put forward by someone that works for the beeb.

I agree I have sky plus and watch all the matches and I try to get all the southerners to watch some or a lot do not have sky so it would let them see the best game in the world I have signed it

Hardly any.

Wales RU side were playing in Edinburgh the same time, Cardiff city were at home and from what I've experienced of South Wales hardly anyone knows RL exists.