Saints reached both domestic semi-finals last year. I'm really not sure who else but your own team did enough to earn a place, in your view? Hull KR????

We are a funny bunch us British RL fans.

We win 5 times in a row, it's a joke of a competition the aussies don't take it seriously! Suddenly then win a couple and it shows just how much of an ameatuer outfit the SL is.

Let's just enjoy it for what it is, the build up has been great and hopefully the next two games will be more competitive.

We can still say there has been more British WCC champs than Australians but that doesn't suit certain people's argument.

Unfortunately SOME British RL "fans" will have wanted this extended series just so the British could lose more games.......that's just the mentality of some fans who wet themselves at any mention of NRL.

Great effort from the Chooks, it was like men versus boys.

They’ve come halfway across the world, still in pre-season, & blew away one of the best teams in S.L. Sure St’s have been poor so far this season, but they’ll be there or there about come the end of the year.

The speed at which they played makes our game look laboured. I just hope that Wigan & Leeds can put up a better show, because that was not a good advertisement for the British game.

I'd scrap the series altogether.

I don't see what anyone gets out of it.

Couldn*t agree with you more,but hard they even want to expand it more!!
Yet more humiliation.....

I thought it was a nasty one. Whether deliberate or not it was potentially a dangerous tackle and could easily have been avoided.

pfff roosters were naff couldn't even get into the forties



Joking aside there's no point playing these games while the Aussie clubs are taking them at least semi seriously, we should just revert back to the old days of them not giving a toss and our lot winning.

It's just largely about strength in depth, isn't it? The likes of the Roosters can lose Pearce and Maloney, and bring in brilliant youngsters like Mitchell and Nikorima. If English sides are at full strength (unlikely), they have a chance, If not beatings like tonight can be expected.

whoever wanted to stump up the cash to pay for it?
or maybe a random draw?

On a more serious note, the difference in class is astounding, saints were poor yes,but they didn't give in and certainly out the effort in, but the roosters looked to have 2 or 3 more gears to use, it was almost like watching professionals v amateurs at times.

And Saints did, so what's the problem?

As for the random draw, sheesh... I look forward to Wakefield vs South Sydney next year.