Do the RFL think Workington is in Scotland?

I would have thought Carlisle would be better for the Scots games, if they have to be in England. Heartlands can all get there and so can the Scots, at least from the two bigger cities.

Very disappointing choice of venues and dates, which fool has planned this? The Olympic stadium was awful last year for the NZ game, Sunday 13th is the wrong date for a game there, if we have to play a game in London having it the same time as October half term would have been a better idea. As for Coventry for the double header words fail me.

As a South-West RL fan, I'm not pleased either. Nothing at the DW! I don't mind Coventry, presumably the success of Wasps there has something to with (although Wasps playing the best rugby in the Premiership is probably more relevant). Don't like the Olympic; horrible stadium, crowd too far from the action. Huddersfield, nice little stadium, but too small. Isn't Anfield like Old Trafford, with a really titchy in-goal?

I was thinking Newcastle rugby's ground, Kingston park is it? Got momentum from magic there plus close to Scotland and a league team already plays there which is owned by the union guy so no problems with that and also only a little bit bigger than Derwent park if that is what is wanted.

No, sadly the SRL do though, no confidence that they can draw a crowd against either the world champs or Aussies, a disgrace.

CP too small? What sort of crowd do you expect Aus v Scotland to pull in?

RFL seek bigger and wider audience, heartland fans discover bus pass doesn't get them there, chaos ensues. Not entirely sure why getting to a game in London on a Sunday is a problem, or getting back from it. Coventry is an interesting choice for the double header but readily accessible, kick off times are more the issue. Workington has already shown that Cumbria will turn out for a game. Anfield I can sort of understand but is wholly dependent on the western area making an effort, similar point for the Hull game.

Some of us are working out which trains to catch to get to the games rather than analysing the

Good luck with getting trains on Sundays - be prepared for the dreaded phrase 'replacement bus service '!

I'm more concerned about being in a confined space with other rugby league fans for an extended period of time.

The reluctance of heartlands fans to spend more than twenty quid on a ticket and wait for discounts at last minute is a big influencer IMHO
Wembley costs shed loads to hire and they take roughly 10% of ticket sales too, the Olympic stadium is a lot cheaper.
A full stadium at Coventry which is likely to be televised will ensure it looks good on tv and an opportunity for fans from all over easy access so demand is likely to be very sharp.

Not putting a penny into Allam's pocket by using the council owned KCom Light stadium across the river is just fine.
The only questionable decision is Anfield for the finaland tthey'd better makr sure the Olympic stadium match is a 2-2:30 kock off

Who cares, that should be a Scotland home game.

I agree with much of that. But England vs Australia should have been at Wembley. Australia vs New Zealand at Olympic Park. Pretty dumb decision to lowball the latter by playing it at Huddersfield. Nothing new though from the ultraconservative, risk averse accountant.

Why on earth have they put the big games on a Sunday. It's inconvenient for most people who have work the next day or kids in school to travel to the otherside of the country. We'll have less people at those games as a result. Just look at magic weekend Saturday attendances compared to Sundays when it's not on a bank holiday weekend.