Does anyone else not think that the 2.30 KO affected the turn out?

I had a game myself and so had to watch the game on sky plus later.

Had it not clashed, i'd have been there with another 10-15 people instead we all watched it at mine after the game.

BBC's decision?

have'nt fans "wanted" a afternoon kick off for years?

Whatever the reason.... the game should have been a sell out. It's played in Wigan... supposedly a hot bed for RL... yet the best team on the planet cannot turn up to a sell out roughly 25,000. The RFL may have to answer to some of this... as keeping it as Great Britain would have certainly made me a little more interested than the diluted entity that is England.

How many Scottish, Irish or Welsh players would have got into the team had it been called Great Britain?

Pat Richards for one.

That was the only one I could think of.

Access to the stadium is a nightmare. I set off from Oldham at 1230 for what should be a 40 minute journey. We got there with just 15 mins to spare to kick off time.

For next time, you can get the train from Oldham to Wigan (think it's Wallgate). You just need to change at Manchester Victoria.

I just don't think people enjoy international RL, me included. IF there was a game at the KC I may have gone to it but other then that it just doesn't interest me.

Thanks for that. Any particular reason why?

If it'd been Wigan v Melbourne Storm in the WCC it would have sold out weeks beforehand. I think that pmarrow's attitude is probably normal for the bulk of RL supporters.

Been to Paris a few times now and although its a top city its very expensive, my French is not wonderful and ultimately the footy will be yet another training run for Australia.

On the other hand I get given a FREE ticket for the Wallabies v England at Twickenham (being a Pom even you must have heard of it) through my work....I can go to the Walkabout before and after the game.... and whilst at the game I can soak up the atmosphere of 82,000 singing rugby fans in one of the nicest stadia in the UK.


It was such a hard choice

And London village is so cheap.


Rugby fans? You're going to Twickers old boy. Make sure you clap when the penalties go over.

I agree, London is expensive.

but so is Paris....and I'm already in london


I'm not a big Rugby fan but its going to be a good day for free


So why waste money travelling to Paris to watch a game where only 2 or 3 thousand will show up anyway when I can be part of an 82,000 sell out crowd at Twickenham?