Here Here ! I totally agree, i know the players arnt up to speed fitness wise at christmas so why play meaninless games and risk injury. The games are usually poor anyway.

don't watch it then. Simples

To help Englands assault on next years 4 nations in Aus. Gives the lads a week earlier to think of novel excuses for underperforming.

The Vicar

not a lot of england players in champ 1.

Won't make much difference, if we cannot beat them in wet and cold England in November we have no chnace down under.

Oh and summer rugby in January???
Thick sods at the RFL or what?

Hey lets go back to winter rugby, there is a novel idea.

They'd still have us playing in July and August.