The organisation of this competition just seems to get better and better. I just attempted to buy tickets for the Wales v England game at Wrexham via the RFL ticketing website. I found instead a message saying that I am unable to purchase tickets as I don't have 'enough priveleges' on my account to purchase tickets for this game. I would be able to buy tickets for the final (which is surely a higher profile game, so should require more 'priveleges' (whatever they mean by 'priveleges')) so why am I not allowed to get tickets for that game?

I have bought tickets from the same site for previous internationals and for the challenge cup final and if doing so has not allowed me to be eligible to attend this game then how is someone looking to test the water at their first RFL event going to fare? Our sport struggles badly enough to sell its internationals without being obstructive to fans that actually want to attend games.

Yeah but we've no train station in Leigh!

Why have no Train Station?

England need more of a challenge than France and Wales. Quite who that challenge would be is a problem though. If Australia and New Zealand won't play us then we don't really have anyone other than creating a team like the Exiles.

A SL dream team style side perhaps? Similar to the Exiles but including those players eligible for Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and on the brink of England selection.

Pacific tour please !!
PNG, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga would all be great opposition!!

It's difficult for all concerned.
With only 3 top quality international teams, Aussie, NZ and England, coupled with the fact that Aussie and NZ dont want to tour this year, who could / should England be playing against ?
I agree that one of the Pacific teams would offer a different style of competition with their more abrasive style and offload game, but we have Wales to "look forward" to

aside from 1 game.......australia,NZ & all the pacific teams are'nt allowed to play this year cos of a union agreement

The Shay would have been a decent venue for this IMO.

Do Wales and France not deserve games to get them ready for the World Cup??

It is not all about England you know.

France could play Morocco and Netherlands
Wales can play Scotland and Ireland

- sorted !

Apart from the fact that we want England to prosper, yes !
These 2 fixtures will do nothing to prepare us for next year and because many will deem them to be mis matched fixtures the game will appear unpopular
when they are played in half empty grounds on terrestrial TV.

Hey, that's original. I bet you live in one.

Latter. Players' union iirc

yep the players union (RLPA)