The RFL are holding a Safeguarding conference on the 8th August for the NW CWO's and all of the attendees get a ticket to the game so I would imagine the game will be in the North West.
By trying to work out what venue has conferencing facilities large enough to accomodate the Safeguarding conference I would think Leigh Sports Village would be the obvious choice.
maybe the international game is a tester for them to see if they can handle a major event??????

to be played at widnes

I hope Widnes/Leigh/whoever fans do turn up and support Catalans. It doesn't matter about Red Rose solidarity, bitterness, or whatever. Personally I've only been to two club RL games not involving Warrington in my life - the two Leeds V Bradford Grand Finals in 2004 and 2005 - but plenty of Wire supported Catalans in 2007 and I remember people on here posting about going to support Huddersfield V Saints last year. Not much Red Rose solidarity there but was it really bitterness or just a laugh? Who cares anyway?

We won't sell the game out on our own so a decent number of Catalans "fans" will boost the gate and improve the atmosphere. No problem as far as I'm concerned.

Supported both Catalan and Hudds at the Warrington semis last couple of years. Would NEVER supports Stains or Pies

It might just be that Saints are objecting to travelling over the Pennines to Huddersfield to play Leeds. After all the price of a passport is expensive.

Bump.