There have been other good games, but no other had the combination of very high quality attacking raids with few mistakes by either team, very strong defence by both sides, and a very close score.

I really hope the RFL market next years series properly. The last 2 matches against NZ have been classics and deserve to be sell outs next year, and not just in 25k seater stadiums.

We need them to be.Hopefully NZ won't have top players citing all kinds of reasons not to tour.

At full strength both teams are reasonably evenly matched so it has the potential to be a great series.If it ends up being a classic we should do the tours with the Kiwis on an alternate basis, stuff the arrogant Aussies thinking they can get everyone dancing to their tune. if the can't be arised with international RL anymore let them be the outsiders looking in on something special for once.

Play the game in 20,000 seat stadiums and sel them out not 60-70,000 and half sell it create a great atmosphere and it will aid the comp.

Yeah! 20,000 at Huddersfield and Wigan will really show the world that international RL is back in the big time!

If that's the extent of our ambition, no wonder the game struggles.

The new Man City stand should be done so maybe have the first game there.It will hold 50k plus but with most RL fans knowing how good a ground it is with Magic Weekend and with it being northern central, then with good promotion it should sell well.


I would certainly take one of the games to Wembley, probably game 2 and make it a double header with France playing Wales or even England Knights.



I wouldn't be against having one of the games at one of the traditional grounds.Selling all three games at massive stadia is probably a bit too much to ask so i would go for the DW or KC for the final game.

Regardles of where these games are played, or how full the grounds are, certain people on these boards will be keen to draw lazy comparisons against the Rugby Union World Cup attendances given the proximity of that event to the RL Test Series.

I'd expect the RFL to have 3 games in all seater Northern modern stadiums

Huddersfield
Hull
Wigan

None will be a sell out, and I also don't expect confirmation and ticket sales until maybe June next year.

Clueless, inept RFL

Correct.

Wembley should be the site of the first game, because it will attract national attention, esp. with the BBC telecasting and advertising it for us.

It will be so easy to promote the first game, using highlights of the previous two clashes (e.g. the Samuel Burgess try in 2013, and the Joshua Charnley and Ryan Hall tries in 2014).

Prior to the RLWC, I went to at least 1 game per series of all the ones I can remember since birth, including all 3 in 2003 (which were heartbreaking).

Following the RLWC, I honestly don't think i'd bother going to Wigan, Hudds or Hull again. I went to the games at Wembley and Old Trafford and I think we've turned a corner. There seems more appetite from the general public to attend big events. I think a lot of this is down to the birth and growth of social media. People are more aware and also want to be at the things they see people at.

If I was picking venues, i'd go with Wembley, City of Manchester and Elland Road. The capital, with most of the marketing budget spent on this, followed by one Lancashire game and one Yorkshire at 40,000+ stadia. I'm fairly sure I'd go to all three. I'd hate us to go back a step and back in to our comfort zone.

It needs to be announced before Christmas whatever is decided.

Hopefully Wembley, Eithad and Elland Road.

Think big for a change.

The retrenchment to small/medium-sized venues for internationals and cup semis was/has been a failure. Let's hope that not only do we start getting Wembley test matches again but that we also turn cup semis into events once more.

The size of venue must be priced accordingly to fill it. Man utd are wondering why they have only sold 15000 tickets for Portugal v Argentina next week. £40 a pop might have a bearing on it.

I think you need to be realisitc, there is a massive difference between a RLWC semi final and three test series against NZ. Maybe an Ashes tour where England actually had a chance of beating Australia you woyld get 40k to each game bt against NZ anything over 20k is good, as facts show. Ide4ally we'd be aiming for 30k stadiums with some decent priced tickets for jnrs and RL registered players to fill it. I'd be very happy if each of the three games draws 20k+