This triple header would be great to go to. A shame they haven't been a bit more ambitious and gone for a bigger more modern stadium. Bizarrely it doesn't actually say what the other fixtures are and no RL news sites seem to be reporting it yet, but they will involve PNG, Fiji, Tonga and probably Cook Islands.

The 2017 Pacific Test will see the might of England clash with the brave of Samoa as part of an all International Rugby League triple-header!

Campbelltown Stadium will rumble when it plays host to six star-studded nations on Saturday 6 May.

Is the venue confirmed as Campbelltown? Thats a pretty delipidated hole.

Will be an interesting squad selection for it - a lot of 'unfancied' players are performing really well so far.
For me, it would look like:

Hardaker
McGillvray
Watkins
Percival
Hall (is there anyone else)
Williams
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Hill (if fit)
Currie
Whitehead
S. Burgess

Bench - Clarke, Taylor, McMeeken, T. Burgess

A lot of things are said about Leigh fans, but they do have a good sense of humour

All the NRL players will be in as it makes sense for them to be involved, so as to avoid disruption to the clubs over here and to avoid all the best players being taken:

Said somewhere else I expect it to be:

1. Hardaker/Lomax
2. McGillvary
3. Watkins
4. Sarginson
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Williams
8. G. Burgess
9. Hodgson
10. Graham
11. Whitehead
12. Greenwood
13. S. Burgess

14. Clark
15. Hill
16. T. Burgess
17. Farrell

It's tough to say because there's a few injuries knocking about but going off players return dates and presuming their form holds I'd go-

Hardaker
McGillvary Watkins Percival J Burgess
Williams Gale
Graham Hodgson Hill
Whitehead Farrell S Burgess

Watts G Burgess McMeekan Clark

Going off form it was tough sticking to the 3 players from one club rule considering the form of Wigan and Cas. If possible I'd have potentially looked at guys like Gildart and Minikin and O'Loughlin is running around like a 21 year old at the minute.


I've not considered players like Sam Tomkins, Currie and Bateman due to their injuries.

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Hardaker
McGillvary
Shenton
Sarginson
Hall
Williams
Gale
Hill
Hodgson
Graham
Whitehead
Farrell
S Burgess

Clark
Mcmeekan
Burgess
Taylor

why does everyone rate Hodgson?
I have never seen him do anything for Hull KR or England that made me think he's world class.
Reminds me of when everyone was raving about Scott Moore except me.

To be fair, I was never impressed by him at Hull KR. I was shocked to hear the news when he got an NRL deal. Do you watch any NRL though? He has been sensational. Right up there with Cameron Smith as the best in the competition. He was many the pick of several pundits for Dally M winner last year, but fell a bit short in the actual voting (I think a suspension near the end of the season didn't help his cause). He's genuinely world class.

This is another dumb decision by the rfl. The England RL team will not play ANY fixtures in England this year and we have decided to play a mid season test in Sydney?
Can you imagine this happening in any other sport? no wonder international rl is a joke.

Pretty decent club player similar to Houghton but not really international class like Roby and Clark, the latter two have quicker distribution and can see a gap better from a quick PTB.

As for the Samoa game one or two clubs (Wigan + Cas) might see it a bit disruptive to the domestic comps.