Just one year to go now to the Quarter Final match to be held in Warrington
The ticket website above is currently offering a great deal on ticket for the two matches being played at the HJ in Warrington. Buy tickets for one and get the other HALF PRICE!

Sent off my application to be a volunteer last night, looking forwards to hearing back and hopefully getting involved. Really starting to get excited about the competition!

How excited are we by the the world cup being over here this year?? The way I look at it is there is two sides to the competition, one being the battlefor the title, between Australia, NZ and England. The other being a great opporutinity to spread the game and hopefully develop in a few of these 'minor' countries, so that soon enough there wll be more than three potential winners. One things for sure we can't keep moaning about the lack of national press coverage and spreading of the game etc, if the hardcore fans of the game can't get enthusiastic about having the World Cup in our own country.

Also, if were were playing the World Cup final next weekend, who would be in your 17? At the moment mine is as follows, but I'm sure it will change several times over the course of the season:

1. Tomkins.
2. Charnley.
3. Reed.
4. Atkins.
5. Hall
6. Widdop.
7. Myler.
8. Kopczak
9. Roby
10. Westwood
11. Ellis
12. Hock.
13. Sinfield.
14. Burrow
15. O'loughlin.
16. Hill
17. Crabtree

Ended up really struggling for props!

Not fancy playing Graham and Burgess?

No idea how I forgot them! KNew I shouldn't have tried to think on a Sunday morning! Yeah, take Kopczak and Crabtree out for them two.

1. Tomkins
2. Briscoe
3. Reed
4. Atkins
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Myler
8. Hill
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Burgess
12. Ellis
13. Westwood

14. Morley
15. Burrow
16. Hock
17. Crabtree

A couple of those will probably be injured come the end of the year, Burgess and Ellis sadly, so it's less about the 17, because they are all unlikely to be available

Tomkins
Briscoe
Reed
Atkins
Hall
Widdop
Myler
Burgess
Roby
Graham
Ellis
Westwood
O'loughlin

Mcilorum
Hill
Hock
L burgess or lee mossop

It's early days obviously but I feel there will be an unknown or rather outsider who could make the 17 and be a hero in the finals.

Wouldn't go with any NRL players personally, and definitely not any Engish by convenience rejects.

Tomikins
Charnley
Atkins
Kallum Watkins
Hall
Danny McGuire
Richie Myler
Burgess (Sam)
Roby
Graham
Ellis
Westwood
Sinfield

Carvell
Crabtree
Burrow
Hill

Totally immaterial, of course - McBanana will go with Sinfield and Chase in the halves and is probably mailshotting every NRL player as we speak, asking if they've got any relatives who've ever eaten fish and chips and might be eligible.

Can't see England doing anything whichever 17 they pick.

As a devoted Morrissey fan, I salute your gushing optimism.

1. Tomkins
2. Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Atkins
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Myler
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Morley
11. Westwood
12. Ellis
13. Burgess

14. Lunt
15. O'Loughlin/Harrison/Hock/JJB (Form depending)
16. Crabtree
17. Hill

tomkins
briscoe
reed
watkins/atkins
hall
brough
myler/lomax
hill
roby
graham
burgess
westwood
Oloughlin

Ellis
Sinfield
Burgess
Morley/Burgess/Mossop