Quote: sergeant pepper "Maybe it's just me (& I'm not saying I'm right btw), but I just don't see the point in international RL. It doesn't interest me and I genuinely don't care about the results. Maybe it's because I'm a big union fan and would class England as 'my team' as I don't follow a club 15 side.
International RL just seems a bit fabricated and false to me. Wigan Vs Saints doesn't, nor does the Hull derby and Leeds Vs Bradford didn't either. I look at other sports that I don't watch and I only really tune in for the big rivalries - Liverpool Vs Utd, Rangers Vs Celtic, Federer vs Nadal, Steelers Vs Ravens etc. I can't ever see GB Vs NZ being in that bracket, so it's Vs Australia or nothing.'"
Big union fan myself but again, only at International level. It's the pinnacle of any sport but RL has been so badly managed since the 95 World Cup that it has just died a death. Add to that the fact the Aussies are so far up themselves that they have decided Origin is the pinnacle and the nails are well and truly driven in.
Tonga have been a breath of fresh air and hopefully carry it on. An England series win would help massively as well because that way the Aussies will want to play us again. If they hammer us then they'll walk away back to Origin.