You still haven't explained how it is not pointless or meanlingless.

So I don't think it's pointless.


For many people watching their country play is never meaningless. I'd hazard a guess that for the majority of players the opportunity to pull on the white of England is far from meaningless regardless of the opposition.


Why don't you tell us why it IS pointless and meaningless?

Because he's in a hissy that England aren't playing France.

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It's pointless because until England increase both the size and quality of the player pool, no amount of gimmick matches are going to enable them to compete with Australia. It's meaningless because one of the sides involved is a nothing team that represents nobody, and the other side is an international team that is playing in a non-international match. Even if you want to claim that it's not pointless, there's no way you can attempt to dress it up as a meaningful match.

Hi sanjulien, been to France (and Perpignan, and my cousin and her family are French and live in Vendee!) many many times, mostly on a motorbike, but first time to a game in Perpignan - booked an extra night in Hotel de France tonight, so hope we have a good trip, my son is really looking forward to it.

You are playing well, here's to a good game!! But not too good!

Please post here where to go after the game, there seems to be quite a few of my friends coming over

Cheers

Steve

it can be a meaningful game for Steve McBanana to see how his 'best' players shape up against a bunch of second-rate atipodeans,but what would it prove at the end of the day ?
I think it's a match made more for SKY than the development of English international rugby.
Basically,it's pie in the Sky.
Even if Sky & RFL etc insist on this sham,it should be held at the end of the season as a showpiece to mark the end of a campaign,not in the middle where serious injury could be caused thus depriving potential play-off contenders of vital players.
Just witness what happened to Adrian Morley in a sham warm up 'international' last autumn a well as Michael Shenton in a real interntaional down under.Didin't Luke Robinson also sustain injury down under ?

hi Steve

are you down for the Hull game this weekend ?

how are you getting down to Perpignan ?

Hotel de France is in the centreso it's well placed to discover the delights of the City

Stayed there for Catalan's first SL game. Very nice with very friendly staff.

=#FF0000sang-et-or.net recommends Café de la Bourse on Place de la Loge. Tell Frank we sent you

Yes John - we all know about Café de la Bourse just behind Le Castillet - probably Perpignans' version of The Melting Pot in Toulouse !

usually pop in for some 'neck-oil' before and/or after the games - went into town after the Wakey defeat,arrived at about 2100 and found Mr Glover,Mr Elston outside on the terrace (in february !) enjoying their refreshments and in good spirits after the Wakey win.They asked me to join them and were chatting then,ten minutes later Mr Kear arrived and so I treated him to a beer and chatted about life in general plus I asked him about his time at PSG etc - all interesting stuff, then ten minutes later the whole team turned up - we all sat outside and the lads very much enjoyed their well earned beers - great evening and thanks to the Wakey lads for the fun etc.

Due to the extended Exiles vote, the full squad selection and Exiles kit will be unveiled on Wednesday.

Joel Monaghan is the fifth exile.

Who let the dog out?! woof woof woof woof

History between the two clubs does not agree with that stat. We've always done well in Warrington.

A game for players not involved in the play-offs?

I thunk the point, though, is to field a full-strength England squad against the best available opponents.

Argh



Menzies with the Exiles. He's in the 18.

oh no !! quelle bordelle !!!

a big injury risk ?

The Exiles kit will be available to purchase on Friday May 20 along with a range of leisure wear.




ISC has announced that you can pre-order the England shirt now at [urlhttp://www.rugbyleagueonline.co.uk[/url. Available to purchase on May 10th.


Children's Exiles shirt sizes will be available for years 8 to 14.

Hopefully he'll have to miss the game with a niggle or one of those 24-hour stomach bugs. Or one of those things that probably isn't anything serious, but should clear up in a day or two.

but if menzies dint want to play in the game then he would of said and made himself not available for selection but the fact is he wants to play in the game and all super league clubs have agreed to this and gives the prefect oppitunites to play a young player.

Just because Super League clubs agree to it doesn't make it alright. If the Super League chairmen told you to take a stroll down the M1, would you? Hmm?

i'm surprised the president has released him to play ?

John you talk far to much sense for these super league pop corn munching numpties who only want to see there own players playing each other in a tick and pass match

Rugby league needs real internationals home and away against real countries year in year out

Not some x factor I'm a celebrity bastttttard of a game dreamt up by some spotty faced gimp with a cheryl cole fixation

We had one at LSV not too long ago and no buggar turned up.

proberley more than will turn up for this x factor fixture