as an aside: the population of New Zealand is about 4.5 million people.
Which makes its impact in both rugby codes quite something.

Quote: LifeLongHKRFan "Not much else to do in NZ is there? Isn't that why a lot of Kiwis are playing at Aussie clubs?'" not much to do? im guessing you have never been? new zealanders are probably one of the most active and adventurous people going www.newzealand.com/uk/things-to-do/

Quote: LifeLongHKRFan "Not much else to do in NZ is there? Isn't that why a lot of Kiwis are playing at Aussie clubs?'" not much to do? im guessing you have never been? new zealanders are probably one of the most active and adventurous people going www.newzealand.com/uk/things-to-do/

Why do you think Gutterfax spends so much time on here rambling on like a broken record?

I returned from NZ after just 3 years ( aged 17 ) in 1978 basically because it wasnt the most exciting place on the planet

However that has most certainly changed now, they have invented many pastimes of the ' Extreme ' variety over the years to keep themselves busy

I do know quite a few people who have visited Oz, and have had it on their no 1 place in the world to live if they ever left the UK, only to change their mind after visiting Aotearoa , it is most definatly " Sweet as " , and it is only by living there can you understand the importance of RU to the place

NZ is still boring unless your into outdoors stuff. Why do you think so many come over here. Europe's got everything.

So what do you propose given that 99.9 percent of RL clubs in Europe are in the UK ??? the names of 20 European cities in a hat and draw one out every 10 years to join the competition ???

Would be fantastic for the sport if that fixture became one of the most important and best attended matches in the RL calendar,i wouldn't mind going over and taking the game in myself

Just hope that if toulouse come in they are put in the top tier

I'd be quite happy for that to happen but if P&R is coming back then i dont see what difference it would make.
If you put them in the top tier they might get relegated and have to work ther way back up again,if you put them in the second tier then they'l need to work to get in the top tier.
I think the most vital ingredient for Toulouse is that they come in a professional outfit.

Toulouse registered a "Toulouse for SL" propaganda attendance of 14,858 last season for the Catalan V Hull KR fixture.

Initially i think SL2 would make more sense. No point handing them whollopings all year if they want their support to grow

You mean the Championship ? , they tried that before

I'm making a big assumption that 8x8x8 will come in. If they were to come into SL as it stands now, they'd need alot of help and dispensation from the RFL to get a competative squad ready. Losing 25 or so games a season wont get their support building!