Correct. The rights to broadcast RLWC2013 were put on offer. I don't know all the details but I know SKY made an offer but wanted exclusivity. Premier also made an offer and were willing to share with BBC who only wanted to screen the big games. The BBC also promised coverage on radio and Internet and also to promote the event with trailers. They have delivered with all of that and getting 2m+ viewers for the England games is brilliant (compared to a few 100k for SKY games).

You can't force broadcasters to show games they don't want to, so you can't blame RLWC2013 for not getting more games on BBC. I think they've done a great job.

Yes I think RU fans are pretty open minded about RL. The one upmanship comes almost exclusively from RL fans who often want to take every opportunity to put down RU and claim how superior their game is. It's not the best way to sell the sport as it make us look like bitter folk with chips on our shoulders.

When I was at uni (in Leeds) it was the same, there were a lot of posh southern ruggerbugger types and a few of them around my halls, I got a few of them down to watch Leeds as they had good student discounts at the time, or to watch the Tri Nations games in the Skyrack pub, the lads got in to it and they started buying NRL training gear from the Rhinos shop in town to go to training at the uni RU club....that can't help but be good advert for the game as it gets their mates asking questions and talking.

The other day Stuart Lancaster (England RU coach) was on the BBC talking about how he's been to Australia to learn from NRL clubs, he was saying that he wanted to take on board the lines and channels that players in the NRL run because they're ahead of RU with only the All Blacks getting there, he also said he was impressed with the culture at these clubs and how humble they were.

Test football really has been reborn and I am absolutely loving it! You only have to look through the sticky thread at the top to see that the World Cup has surpassed all expectations. There have been so many magic moments which will live on in memories of the young and old for many years to come. If you are still debating whether to go to any games bite the bullet and splash some cash before you regret it. I have heard a few complains about only England games being on the BBC but I think we have got quite a good deal really. Had every game been FTA we would not have seen such good crowds, especially in places like Bristol and Workington. In Cardiff I was surrounded by people new to the sport, naturally some were more interested than others but all had a brilliant day from what I could gather, which is what matters. I am glad that I booked my tickets for the final months ago, if anyone is still after tickets you are best getting them via Manchester United here- https://www.eticketing.co.uk/muticketsa ... emref=5082

Test football really has been reborn and I am absolutely loving it! You only have to look through the sticky thread at the top to see that the World Cup has surpassed all expectations. There have been so many magic moments which will live on in memories of the young and old for many years to come. If you are still debating whether to go to any games bite the bullet and splash some cash before you regret it. I have heard a few complains about only England games being on the BBC but I think we have got quite a good deal really. Had every game been FTA we would not have seen such good crowds, especially in places like Bristol and Workington. In Cardiff I was surrounded by people new to the sport, naturally some were more interested than others but all had a brilliant day from what I could gather, which is what matters. I am glad that I booked my tickets for the final months ago, if anyone is still after tickets you are best getting them via Manchester United here- https://www.eticketing.co.uk/muticketsa ... emref=5082

Correction, just had a look and they appear to have sold out of their allocation!

They have just released 1000 more tickets