Any ideas if the two organisations will settle their differences?

Quote: Catalancs "Possibly from reading this: stevemascord.com/2011/12/04/bond ... mber-2011/ Although some of the flawed logic from Niu in that interview makes me think that there isn't much chance of things being run properly while he remains in power.

Quote: Catalancs "Possibly from reading this: stevemascord.com/2011/12/04/bond ... mber-2011/ Although some of the flawed logic from Niu in that interview makes me think that there isn't much chance of things being run properly while he remains in power.

He doesn't want peace, he wants to maintain control for his clique. If he wanted peace, he would have run things democratically from the start and there wouldn't have been a split in the first place. I don't think there would be a problem if he wanted to run his own league, he just shouldn't have control of the national team. He's pretty much admitted in that article that he is incapable of running it impartially.

It was and a certain Paul Cullen was stood right behind me at the kop end where the away fans usually stood.

The Rugby League World Cup 2013 tournament schedule will be announced tomorrow, Thursday 22nd March.

Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the group games and quarter final matches for the tournament being held in October and November next year. The tournament will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia. www.rlwc2013.com/fixtures 617 days and counting

Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the group games and quarter final matches for the tournament being held in October and November next year. The tournament will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia. www.rlwc2013.com/fixtures 617 days and counting

The Rugby League World Cup Final 2013 will be on Saturday November 30 at Old Trafford. Semi-Finals weekend before double-header at Wembley

We need to shove RLWC13 and the sport in general in peoples faces, whether it be through social media or any other methods. The media need to give it the attention it deserves and the public, everybody needs to know about it. Christ I'll even resort to trolling if I have to.

I think Old Trafford is the right choice, I am looking forward to the double header at Wembley too. Will many amateur clubs across the country be getting discounts/freebies?

All fixtures need to be confirmed and then tickets put on sale. It may be minimal but a steady sale of tickets between now and November 30th would provide a base for attendances. Stands outside each and every Super League (and maybe Championship, Championship 1 games) for the rest of the season. A highly visible tent with prizes and promotions, selling WC tickets at the Super Leaguen Grand Final at Old Trafford. Each and every club in Britain, Ireland and France should be contacted and told they'll be rewarded accordingly based on the number of tickets they can sell. With 365 days to go till the final there be should be a big event to publicise the fact that there's a year till the sport's international showpiece. Those are just a few immediate ideas as I'm on a 40 minute dinner-break, but there are so many possibilities with this.

500 days till the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and hardly a peep from the RFL. it would have been nice to see at least a mention on Sky's State of Origin coverage, maybe a celebratory lunch with the mayors of the host cities, chairmen of the clubs and national newspaper sports editors. Opportunity missed or am I making too much of this?

I got an email about the 500 days. Says in there tickets will go on sale in October!

Me too, but I was hoping for something a little more visual or significant than an e-mail.

I think it's pretty pointless whilst the Euros are on. Make a big fanfare in October - one year to go to the World Cup and you can buy your tickets now makes sense to me.

The England Academy get an Australia tour with two warm-up games and two Tests. Why not the senior England squad with the World Cup only a year away? I know the ARL said they were giving their players the year off, I'm sure something could have been arranged with the NZRL, PNG and the Pacific nations. We might have even been able to get games against Australia A.