lol, yeah, Australia could have the bottom 5 teams and 1 will still play semi finals

Stuff the union poaching, I'd love to see a place like Mille get back to this in RL.

MES holds around 21,500 (allegedly!). Firsts season they averaged around 28,000 at Subi. This is their first year at MES and they have been getting around 16,000. Mind you they are dire so that probably isn't helping them.

JB have you ever been to watch the rah-rahs,if so why.

no! RU is the only sport I would say I "hate". I can live with any other game, but RU is A) a very poor version of RL and B) has done everything in its power to damage RL over the years. I'd rather go watch Glory, and that's saying something!

What can you tell us about the top two shots, Eels?



The others I have seen before.



The top one looks like a Mille v Carcassonne club game at Le Stade Velodrome.



I recognise some of the players - Calbette, Bergese, Llary etc.



I am assuming they are all from the 1949 Final?

My old man saw the Frogs play in the 1950's. He still says they were the best team he ever saw.

The first one is Mille-Carcassone Velodrome 1949 finale de coupe, so you were right and the second is Mille XIII stde velodrome youth tournament opener 1955.

Your Dad has always sounded like a good judge.



The extensive footage I have of them suggests just the same.

He watched them play against the Riverina. That Rugby League legend about Aubert running out with a smoke in his mouth is a true story according to the old man.