Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:41 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote: I'll like to see some mid season internationals in there, too. Agreed, hopefully that's next on the agenda... There was talk when the 4 year calendar was announced of a mid-season international break... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39857448 "The creation of a dedicated mid-season international weekend, giving nations an opportunity to build on the success of this year's Pacific Test Series in Sydney."

SecondRowSaint wrote: I'll like to see some mid season internationals in there, too. Agreed, hopefully that's next on the agenda... There was talk when the 4 year calendar was announced of a mid-season international break... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39857448 "The creation of a dedicated mid-season international weekend, giving nations an opportunity to build on the success of this year's Pacific Test Series in Sydney."

[Karen]

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:45 pm  

Little Ivor wrote: Agreed, hopefully that's next on the agenda... There was talk when the 4 year calendar was announced of a mid-season international break... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39857448 "The creation of a dedicated mid-season international weekend, giving nations an opportunity to build on the success of this year's Pacific Test Series in Sydney." The weekend of the 23/24 June has nothing in the calendar so possibly then

Little Ivor wrote: Agreed, hopefully that's next on the agenda... There was talk when the 4 year calendar was announced of a mid-season international break... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39857448 "The creation of a dedicated mid-season international weekend, giving nations an opportunity to build on the success of this year's Pacific Test Series in Sydney." The weekend of the 23/24 June has nothing in the calendar so possibly then

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:47 pm  

Shame about London missing from the tour. I hope the reason is more to do with ground availability rather than the RFL pandering to the "we don't want to pay the train fare" crew.

Elland Road isn't the best ground but it is ultimately a large ground in the sport's biggest market (and I can walk there from my house ). Didn't do Anfield last year so will reserve judgement.

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:56 pm  

Karen wrote:

The weekend of the 23/24 June has nothing in the calendar so possibly then

Is that not a Challenge Cup weekend?

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:12 pm  

Clearly the RFL have given up on London, even though there's been decent attendances at internationals in the capital, particularly when Stratford has been used.
Back to M62 parochialism, unless of course you're from the Americas.
Doesn't bode well for a good spread of matches around the country at the next RLWC.

[Karen]

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:16 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote:

Is that not a Challenge Cup weekend?

I believe the dates are as follows:
Round 6: 10/13 May
QFs: 31 May/3 June
SFs: 4/5 August
Final: 25 August

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 2:43 pm  

A 6 Nations has been pencilled in for the Northern Hemisphere, however it involves an England B. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... nd-england

A 6 Nations has been pencilled in for the Northern Hemisphere, however it involves an England B. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... nd-england

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:34 pm  

I think the RFL are damned if they do and damned if they don’t when it comes to venues. This should be pretty healthy crowd wise and I suspect they’ve been half influenced by the empty stadiums in Australia this year.

Should be a good solid tournament with good crowds and that we’re more than capable of winning. I’d say it’s been a conservative choice by them to give the game a boost when it doesn’t need any more negativity.

Would be good if they could hold something high profile in London mid season, Australia? Unlikely, but would be well timed.

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:47 pm  

Disappointed London not included. Regarding six nations. England are too strong but egar is right, how do you sell tickets for England B?

Re: England v NZ 2018 : Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:22 pm  

Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy should compete in a tournament without England. Including England B/Knights devalues the competition for me.