There's no profit becausem after the hosting rights have been paid to the International RL, the tournament is running on a cost-basis. And we're playing this thing in the midst of a major economic situation. Those are the only things I'll defend Dutton on.

Meanwhile...the website is a joke, buying tickets is ludicrously difficult (you can't even pick a bloody seat!), prices are too high when you consider you're playing most of the games in the same handful of towns and therefore asking the same people to fork out for each game, and the placement of fixtures is insane (Tonga v Cooks at Boro?). All of that falls at Dutton's feet. He's not done a good job at all.

What does a Samoan cheer like RfE? You gonna rush out & get a shed load of tatoos?

In the interview with Cake he says we have offers out on 5 players who appeared in the World Cup. Seems positive but how many will sign and of what quality.

Knowing our recruitment policy, they'll be a couple of Greek Plumbers, a Jamaican postman, an Irish bricklayer and a Scottish cobbler who will be missing his mammies cooking by February.