England suffer mass withdrawals as Shaun Wane loses over a quarter of his squad

[Blackpool_Pie]

And here is why RL will never get anywhere when it comes to international rugby. I hate to keep going on about RU but they absolutely have their international game marketed so well in comparison

[Blackpool_Pie]

Just had a quick look for tickets and you can still buy them for around half the ground at the HJ

The state of international RL is just dire

[jobo]

Hardly surprising. Anyone carrying even a slight knock, would be daft to risk further injury in a game like this.

It's a great honour and personal achievement to be picked to play for your country but middle of the season?

Wonder who dreamt this up?

[josie andrews]

I bought ours when it was announced last year we would play France.

[Firestarter]

And here is why RL will never get anywhere when it comes to international rugby. I hate to keep going on about RU but they absolutely have their international game marketed so well in comparison

unfortunately this is soooo true

[Blackpool_Pie]

Hardly surprising. Anyone carrying even a slight knock, would be daft to risk further injury in a game like this.

It's a great honour and personal achievement to be picked to play for your country but middle of the season?

Wonder who dreamt this up?

Well in union (please forgive me) they have the six nations in the middle of the season, teams just allow their players to go and play and the domestic season carries on without internationals. They play domestic games at the same time as internationals and still manage to sell out 80,000+ a game and also have club games sticking around average attendance. RL really needs a kick up the arse

[moto748]

That's all true, BP, and so frustrating when our product is so much more exciting, and should be telegenic. We complain , rightly, about the Aussies' indifferent attitude to international rugby, but the response from SL clubs isn't much better.

[nathan_rugby]

Hardly surprising. Anyone carrying even a slight knock, would be daft to risk further injury in a game like this.

It's a great honour and personal achievement to be picked to play for your country but middle of the season?

Wonder who dreamt this up?

Other sports seem to manage fine?

[archiekeith]

That's all true, BP, and so frustrating when our product is so much more exciting, and should be telegenic. We complain , rightly, about the Aussies' indifferent attitude to international rugby, but the response from SL clubs isn't much better.

Have to concur with moto and BP The synonym telegenic so much better than Soccer's "beautiful game " isn't it? AND it is

[doc]

Match day squad of 19 has been named. Faz and Marshall both miss out.

Matty Ashton, Ben Currie (both Warrington Wolves), Tyler Dupree (Salford Red Devils), Ash Handley (Leeds Rhinos), James Harrison (Warrington Wolves), Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors), Tom Holroyd (Leeds Rhinos), Toby King (Wigan Warriors), Mikey Lewis, Jez Litten (both Hull KR), Matty Nicholson (Warrington Wolves), Kai Pearce-Paul, Harry Smith, Morgan Smithies (all Wigan Warriors), Josh Thewlis, Danny Walker (both Warrington Wolves), Jake Wardle (Wigan Warriors), Jack Welsby (St Helens), George Williams (Warrington Wolves).