Poor crowd should have been at least 60000, we are supposed to be moving the game on!?
Rangi Chase exciting playing AT TIMES - my opinion is he is not consitently good enough through a game
for International duty.

Can't blame the RFL for this one. They put on two games for a tenner in a magnificent stadium. The real problem is why no one seemed interested enough to go.

The problem with international RL was perhaps best illustrated when the New Zealander made a hash of a kick, which allowed the Tongan to barge the Australian out of the way to score for Australia against England.

This is exactly why I and probably 10's of thousands of others are not interested in England, it's ruined the International game. How can Rangi Chase get motivated for England, he only chose us because he hasn't a prayer of getting in any other International teams. Good club man, rubbish on the big stage.

Excellent post, sums up my feelings to a T.

what a great and true post

Yes ,but other nationalities playing for Rugby Union national sides does not make any difference to their large turnouts for Union internationals.
Why are we so different?

Is it our inability to compete with Australia? I was fifteen the last time we won a test series against Australia, I'm fifty six now and doubt I will ever see one again.
Sure, we've had the odd 2-1 series defeat over the years but any game against Australia seems to have that air of inevitability about it.

Had we had our share of series victories over the years then I'm sure there would be more of an appetite for the international game.

I got 6 tickets £60 good seats 2 games can't complain although wembley is so expensive £4.50 for a pint of p@@s £1.20 for a packet of crisps and searched on the way in not for weapons but for any drinks or food I know allot of people moan about this but it is scandalous and I live down here

Uniun is played from the top of Britain to the bottom, league is not, more interest union

The laughing Kookaburra looked class in the few opportunities he had, his foot work was frightening, their backs didn't need to force the game though.
I can't ever say I've seen much of Lockyer when the opposition defence aren't tired, he just seems to use his world standing to draw defences where he wants them.
I wouldn't want to come up against Tomkins after he lived in Auz for 3 years. MOTM for me yesterday.
I'm a big critic of Sinfield when he plays for England but he mainly went ok yesterday, seemed to draw a few defenders to create a gap. I'd love to see him run it in hard for once when his options run out instead of just taking the tackle or half heartedly turning in the tackle to be placed on his back. I'm a fan of how McGuire utilises a bit of lost momentum and the fact he always seems to come up with an half break that wins him the ground. Sinfield was found out during the Thurston break though, he was extremely slow.

gone is the days of taking a flask of bovril into the match on a winters day

that is one thing that es me off

a plastic bottle of water is now classed as a weapon



never mind the pound coins that is far worse.....argh that's why they take your money off you from the foods bars