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FireWire "Quote: FireWire "Eh? Are you on about rugby union?'"
Yeah of course. What I mean is the casual non-Rugby fan will tune in, and the only previous times they've seen an England v France match will have been in front of a full house at Twickenham. This won't look good in comparison.
I know RL will never compete with the international scene of Union, but surely they could have announced this tournament a lot earlier and chosen some better venues. I can't think of many worse grounds to host this fixture than Craven Park. France v Wales is being held in a 40 thousand odd capacity stadium in Lens, which obviously won't sell out but at least it shows a bit of ambition.'"
Ah, I see. To compound unfavourable crowd comparisons, this RL tournament will be followed by the RU autumn internationals, where England play the All Blacks, Australia and South Africa....
Is it cynical to suggest that the choices of HKR and Salford as venues is down to the rumours of financial problems at both those clubs, I wonder?