Just got a ticket for the final today.

Thought the final was at the end of the month?

Yeah, we've had ours a while, nice little night out in Manc afterwards. You've done well, it's selling pretty well by all accounts.

Newts playing for USA against The Cook Islands, quite a good game to say it's a couple of unfancied teams.

Another cracking game, another good crowd. This World Cup continues to exceed expectations.

7,247 in Bristol, for two of the less fancied teams is pretty impressive,

Well I had tickets for Both CP matches and the Wembley double header and thought that would just about do it, but come Sunday had already decided to sign up for Premier Sports and have watched every game so far. The key looks to be with a place like Bristol that selling 7200 odd tickets for USA V Cook Islands (which is not far off we sold on Sunday) that the tournament may be attracting new blood, which has got to be the aim for the long term. Really pleased it looks like it may have caught the imagination of the non believers, just a shame the BBC couldn't have shown more matches on terrestrial tele.

I once heard Clint Newton was meant to be lazy, he was absolutely everywhere tonight, what a monstrous effort especially defensively.

Think he missed one tackle all evening

Yeah - was on holiday for 2 weeks, my mate in the meantime booked onto Acklams trip and said there were 3 places left on Weds, so luckily booked on. Really looking forward to it now.

this might actually be a good thing in that the lack of tv coverage is encouraging more people to go out and check out the action in the smaller games live

Yes good point Artist, I suppose anybody who knows about premier will be more inclined to go to their local matches anyway. As long as its increasing the profile of the sport i'm happy. Super League may even manage a sponsor next season!

Down to the last few tickets for the KC, chance it'll sell out before Saturday, the only blocks left are the belowhttps://www.eticketing.co.uk/rlwc/handlers/overview.ashx?eventref

This was a really sensible thread till you ruined it with your last statement!

Does anybody else think England have a chance? Personally I think we have a big shot at the Final, I know NZ and Aus have won all their games but I don't think their margins of improvement have been as big as ours. Im not sure about M.McIlorum or L.Cudjoe though they are good players but don't know if they add anything to the team. S.Tomkins is yet to show the world stage what he can do hopefully he does and England RL might get the credit they deserve.

I think we've got a chance but for all that PNG were a bit rubbish NZ were very, very good for thirty minutes on Friday night.

I don't think it always comes across on the telly but at the game The Kiwis line speed in defence was frightening and their right edge with SBW, Whare (who I thought was outstanding) and Tuivasa-Sheck has got it all, pace, power, slight of hand, an almost telepathic understanding and booming tackles in defence.

I also really worry about our defence around the ruck, Isaac Luke as well as being the world's best face puller is like a slippery electric eel out of dummy half.

Off to Italy v Tonga this afty, it'll be nice to see The Shay finished, I always thought it was a really tidy little ground when we were in the same division as Fax.