ill bet you dont watch it either.

put it this way, anybody that does wants to watch more of it

well since you are the self appointed expert, how did other programs rate in the same 10 am time slot on a weekday

surely you wouldnt be dumb enough to compare a RL game shown in a poor time slot when people are working to shows in prime time at night?

I do watch it so you'd lose that bet. I hear that less than 31,000 do in the UK though.

Tell me why you think that it would attract people that aren't interested in Rugby League in the UK.

derwent expects half of england to take the day off work to watch origin for it to be deemed a success

you watch it huh?

Yes, I'm a Rugby League fan so I often watch games. What's funny about that? How about you answer my question instead of proving my point about it being a dumb and pointless debate?

Why would it attract people in the UK who aren't interested in RL?

cause its aussie

Those figures include those who watched the two replays of the games, typically at 6pm and 10pm, hardly ground breaking figures no matter how you want to try and spin it.

UK RL fans are just not interested in a fake competition devised by the ARL to compete with the massive figures the AFL were getting.

yeah whilst you are watching origin im watching huddersfield town

go town

for over 100 years . queensland vs new south wales . its fake

you do know why they brought in the state of origin ?? dont you

what were the figures of other programs at the same time?

inter state football has been played since 1908

but english fans really dont have a good grasp of RL history.

not all english fans are the same.

the ones on here dont watch it.

the english fans i know all pretty much do.

but then again they tend to be more aware of the game of RL.

what rep games you play in the england

Is it a real comp when you've got Kiwis and Islanders pretending to be from either state?

SoO was introduced to drag the crowds back and bulk up the TV deals that were on the decline, an idea you stole from AFL.

marue fasalavu and england

they are just bitter they tried an origin thing and it failed.

war of the roses anybody

do you know what ''state of origin '' means

The idea of playing an origin game in england will not happen, or the fact that there is no need for it to happen.

But the swipes at origin from English RL fans crack me up, as if the RFL wouldnt fall all over themselves to have a similar concept that attracts so much publicity and revenue from just three games.

yes you could use it as a promotional tool . get your own state vs state .or county vs county rivalry going . we could play 2 games the same day . venue . lets do it.get some rep games going

Hey don't expect me to defend that farce but how many non-Aussies have pulled on the green and gold over the years...



I am aware of what it once was and what the two states have turned it into, incidentally when it was first revived it was only done so on the understanding that it wouldn't be a trial for international selection unlike the sad state of affairs it is today.

so im right about maurie eh?

thanks

its funny you needed to be reminded that inter state footy has been played since 1908

youve needed a bit of help here.

i wouldnt suggest one of the 3 live games is played there.

more an exhibition game in the off season.

if it mean losing one of the real games then i wouldnt be a fan of it.

too valuable to be wasting on heathens

Steady, a sidestep like that will get you into many a team

thanks.

just wait till i do a grapple tackle as well, or a chicken wing.