Around 13,000 at France v NZ, more than attended the opening game close to RL's supposed heartland.

I think that the RFL should consider a Super League team there when the next round of franchaises are awarded.

sure the good folk of widnes will love reading this

Hopefully in the not too distant future there will be the necessary fanbase and facilities for a French equivalent of Super League, inc. Catalans and Toulouse etc, it's a long way off but stuff like this really makes it sound possible one day...

Yeah great point just because no one could be bothered going like the rest of us, punish Widnes, Fax And maybe Featherstone.

Another team in France.. blow it out ya MIND YOUR LOVING LANGUAGE ON HERE AND DON'T BYPASS THE SWEAR FILTER

TC

I believe that`s the intention -all the finance etc has been in place for some time now - bring it on I say - it`s got to be better for the future of RL than another team from Halton or Kirklees ...

Why can't they just have their own SL in France and stay away from ours ,Every time we play Catalans at home the atmosphere is crap cos they don't have any support which can't be blamed as half there matches are played over here ,so imo they should sod off back to France and have there own league and leave ours to produce more English players !
I for one couldn't give a toss about bringing French Rugby forward let them do it on there own !

Nah we've got a team in France.

Dump salford and wakey,

And bring in Widnes and Gateshead, have a team in the North East in SL.

When did I say Widnes shouldn't be considered?

Even though I reckon you're destined to become a feeder club for Warrington, if I was in charge I would have yourselves and Toulouse in the Super League in place of Salford and Wakefield.

My wife has already given it her approval.

Sorted.

Salford are probably in a very vulnerable position at the moment. The new stadium thing has been running for longer than 'The Mousetrap' now and there's still no sign of a start. There's also talk of money problems and their new signings so far aren't exactly inspiring. My bet is Widnes for Salford, then maybe Toulouse in 2014.

Behave - there's less interest in RL in the North East than there is in Manchester

They should try attracting a 13,000 crowd themselves.*




*That doesn't involve Warrington.

Gateshead are on the bones of their Iestyn 'Arris.

The atmosphere at home to Catalans is crap because they usually beat us at home...