We dont get any TV money

How does that work, when it would be a different TV station screening the games in France than it would the UK?

He doesn't understand the difference, Just as he doesn't understand the difference between SL and NL1. Thats why he thinks Leigh are worthy of super league

Who me

Not in the least

But while you are on why dont you pass on your wisdom and tell us how you think Toulouse will help the Championships

Sponsors look to get publicity. If teams play in higher profile games - the sort that get pictures in newspapers, then sponsors are more likely to spend more money on it.

Starbug, where does the RFL get the money it subsidises the NLs with? Sky TV money.

You seriously believe that Batley,Keighley and Blackpool will get more sponsorship because of this ?



NO it is ' central ' funding

, nothing to do with TV

I couldn't care less if toulouse helped NL1, neither can the RFL. It is the NL1 that is there to help toulouse develope into a SL club.

No, Catalan in SL brings in more tv money, but NL coverage generates naff all tv money, in and of itself. Its only covered on Sky because they prevented other stations showing NL RL, even when they weren't showing any themselves. They were, in effect, given a 'show it or it'l go elsewhere' ultimatum. And their coverage has been good these past two seasons. But having a french team in the 2nd tier makes no odds to its televisual marketability.

What the other NL teams lose for TO's inclusion is: the gate revenue from the away support of a nearby club; the increasesd travel cost of one overnight away match 1000 miles away; and for some clubs, the chance to play at NL1 instead of NL2 level.

None of which, btw, is to say I'm against TO being in the competition. As it goes, I welcome their inclusion. France is heartland RL territory, and deserves support. A strong international French team would be great for European and World rugby league. Credible European club rugby would also be great (qv RU). For me, those considerations take priority. But any benefit to other NL1 clubs is very tangential.

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Bloody college kids



I got 7 % in my French exam at school



Ave eh vou cuppa is about as far as I got

Toulouse will help the National leagues immensely by keeping Widnes down when the next franchises are handed out.

Good point

You're right, can't move for bloody Elite League Ice Hockey on the telly



Sticking a foreign team in to a domestic league doesn't automatically give said league a higher profile; can't say that I've noticed increased media coverage in this country on account of Catalans inclusion in Super League.