Agreed, but as much as anything it goes to show that performance on the pitch matters so much. People left the stadium proud of their team and itching to support them again. That has not always been the case.

The RFL need to maintain their momentum as far as marketing the game is concerned, but equally the lads on the pitch need to maintain their own momentum.

The Standard is a Monday to Friday paper, they did a bit on Friday before the game, today it isn't news.

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I can feel the hatred from here

Jesus wept......it really is no wonder that people in the south have a stereotypical view of northerners......
RL is a minority sport everywhere except along the M62 Corridor. In London, we struggle to get 3,000 to first grade game......whilst the Union clubs in the area, Saracens, London Irish, Wasps and Quins average over 10,000. When the RFL get all 14 clubs in Wales for the weekend, 40,000 roll up for 7 games.....when 4 London clubs start their season at Twickenham 80k+....

.....fancy a bet?
The crowd for the Wembley double header last weekend will be dwarfed by the crowd for what is essentially an exhibition match on November 26th at Twickenham? The barbarians have announced that already, 40,000 tickets have been sold......so I'd hang on to your wallet if I were you.

RL gets a mention in the ES from time to time, but make no mistake, RL is a minority sport in the capital and therefore gets column inches that reflect that fact.

If you want an event promoted in a newspaper you buy advertising space - it's not the business of newspapers to use editorial columns to promote third party's commercial events.

42,000 to see a minority sport in a part of the world where no one cares about it.

You know what, you're right. I don't know why even bother following such a tiny sport like rugby league.
Are some southerners really are that ignorant to genuinely subscribe to stereotypes?
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International Rugby League returned to London’s Wembley stadium with a bang on Saturday, and laid important foundations for the future.

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I, on many occasions, have pinged emails to the ES asking why League gets no coverage. I used to do a lot of work for METRO when they were the same company and the only reason we got inches there (and a shirt sponsorship deal) was because we had an ally high up the food chain at the time.
Both Editorial teams, at METRO and the ES said that RL got little or no coverage because it was a minority sport. Union, as you correctly pointed out, is not much bigger at club level, but is MASSIVE at International level. Add to this the annual 6 nations where England WIN more than they lose, the 2003 RWC victory and the fact that Twickenham is in the south and you have another list of reasons why a 1 off double header that only shifted 46% of its tickets gets less column inches than the other lot who fill Twickenham with ease.
Seriously, with 3 weeks to go Australia v The Baa Baas has sold more tickets than 2 games featuring the top 3 teams in RL managed.
You may not be able to accept it.......you may be right, but the 4 Nations and England RL have Gillette........the other lot have a much longer and bigger hitting list.......see the scrolling list at the bottom of the page
rlhttps://www.rfu.com/rl and compare it to the "partners" declared by the RFL rlhttps://www.therfl.co.uk/rl
The Media are not responsible for 50% of the seats at Wembley being empty and neither are they responsible for Twickenham selling out every game, that would be the fans and the respectives governing bodies marketing spend and ability.