Fantastic

Only thing I can find for RU is this -[urlhttp://www.espnscrum.com/premiership/rugby/story/88188.html[/url

Which is £54m over three years split between Setanta and Sky (with ESPN picking up the Setanta part), but which shows loads more games per week than our current deal. Their play-off final wasn't even live on Sky.

Just about enough of an increase to allow Widnes into SL without having to throw Wakey out....

[urlhttp://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=30978[/url

That's just the Sky part which includes all the England and other games (outside their Premiership). As a direct comparison the £54m I linked to is a like for like with SL

When you consider that you idenitfy above, the £54m for the Premiership, the deal for the Heineken Cup and BBC 6 Nations deal - it shows how far we are behind in income generation.

Its an improvement from 54m as its 2008 the article. Thats internationals and the prem. They also get good BBC money I would imagine and ESPN.

You sure?

I watched it...was it when Ashton get leathered?

Was on ESPN.

Ah was the one that Owen Farrell kicked them to death.

That was the semi

I remember reading a few months back how the RFU want around £200m for the next deal. As it stands they have a contract for each part, International, club, european,. They would like to combine them all for the £200m.