You'd be stupid not to welcome SOO over here with open arms. Oh, and it would be great if the NRL could take over the running of the Broncos while they're at it. There needs to be a strong and successful London presence in Super League. End of.

No.....ing......idea.....







But Wembley, with tickets as cheap as a tenner didn't sell out for the top 3 RL nations in the world with a years build up, BBC promoting it, increased media coverage across the board and no small amount of advertising across the UK........are you saying that State of Origin would shift 90,000 tickets

BBC got less than 2 million for the Final.......are you suggesting SoO would attract more viewers?





Why is it that some RL fans can't grasp the FACT that outside of RL circles, State of Origin doesn't really register in the UK publics conciseness?

85% of the TV audience in Australia comes from Queensland and NSW where 12,000,000 of 22,000,000 population live. 600,000 of the 4,000,000 TV audience come from the other 10,000,000 population.

Would it ' sell ' ? , yes probably



Would it make money? , yes probably



Would it help RL in this country? , no probably not

I don't see how having a commercially successful game at Wembley, drawing media attention and showing some of the best that the sport has to offer would not help RL.

Would it ' sell ' ? , yes probably



Would it make money? , yes probably



Would it help RL in this country? , no probably not

Commercially successful? You assume that UK sponsors would be keen.....you assume Wembley would sell out......you assume a UK based broadcaster would be interested.......you assume too much methinx. Minor UK sponsors bothered with a 5 week tournament, Wembley had 25% empty seats for 2 games, SKY weren't bothered and the BBC got the same/more viewers for union friendlies.....it's only "MASSIVE" because you follow RL....nobody else would give a !



Fly 50+ from each camp SoO to London 1st/Business Class......you'll maybe cover that expense with the ticket sales.....MAYBE! You haven't sorted out a training facility, hotels, Transport, stadium hire etc......not to mention the negotiating with NRL coaches/clubs about taking players away for a fortnight.

There's only one way to find out if it would sell out and be on FTA TV fax, innit?





I would have to go, I would do a lot to go and see it, I didn't go to any WC matches this year, but I went to 2 in 2000, the semi-final at Huddersfield and Wales v NZ in Cardiff.



Are you over 50 yrs of age fax? I'm under.

Yep....





I suspect that you are in the minority of RL fans in the UK who didn't attend any RLWC games. Wembley holds 90,000. RL fans love cheap tickets....fill Wembley and you might cover the air fare. NRL clubs will not release their stars for 2 weeks to play a game in the UK.



..Not sure what my age has to do with the logistical nightmare of attempting to stage SoO match 12,000 miles away, either on a Thursday at 12pm or changing the day to a Saturday and losing 1 million+ viewers in Australia, or getting clubs to release players for a minimum of 2 rounds of NRL or the fact that UK sponsors didn't flock to England RL, so why would they flock to a game that about half of Australia gives a about or trying to sell a game to UK broadcasters that would deliver about 1.5 million (1.8 million for the RLWC Final) on FTA or 300k on Pay TV.....but I am 48!

I know one guy who's never been to a live RL match but possibly would go to an Origin match over here, I'm sure he would like to go, and I'm sure most RL fans would say the same, I think it would have more publicity than you think this, Geoff Boycott mentioned it on commentary the other week, he says he always watches Origin, I suspect that's the only RL he watches. Ian Botham will definitely be there, unfortunately supporting Qld. Most sports fans of a certain age (30+) know about Origin I would guess.

Play the game when you are guaranteed the optimum UK viewing figures both live and on TV. 3pm on Saturday afternoon. If it's that much of a draw, your fellow Aussies will stay up past their bedtime to watch.

anyone see the viewing figures for the RLWC final on 7mate

Nope but then again, I didnt know BBC 3 were showing it.....