25 minute bus ride from Bolton or Wigan (buses every 10 minutes from either), or if you are going via Manchester then a train from Victoria to Atherton and 10 minute bus/taxi ride, or even get the bus from Shudehill. Job's a good 'un.

This fixture has built up no momentum and should have stayed in France. Despite the gallant effort from the French at Doncaster in the 4 nations they have conceded big scores in the last 2 mid season tests and that is with home advantage.

This game should continue to be played in the South of France until such time as the gap has been narrowed by the raising of the standard of the French team. This fixture will remain a non-event with the English public until that time.

Has no-one at the RFL thought to check the Football World Cup fixtures?

Leigh is a bit of Nightmare to get to, I can see where he is coming from. There won't be all that many coming over from Yorkshire and it will be a muddle of Wigan, Saints, Leigh & Warrington supporters there. It should be a good game. it's a lovely little stadium, glad it's getting these types of games.

Game on! We might beat their seconds!

Yes but Wire at at home and my season ticket is already paid for so I'm going.

Ill be going wire and the leigh game!
its only a tenner anyway, get down to two games!

of co your going to go to the wire game that my whole point

because the 3 big teams in the NW are playing on the same weekend less supporters are going to come & watch the national team at the LSV hence they'll be lucky to get 8000 when it should be 12000.
but as dico says its a good price so hopefully people will still come.

Yes they have thats why it kicks off at 3pm with England Football playing at 7:30pm that evening. It clashes with Korea v Greece and Argentina v Nigeria.

With the 4 nations being down under this year and the French competing in the european comp , this will be the only 1 st grade international played in England this year

Will England not be playing a Warm Up game against Wales before they leave?

My point being that this could put off a fair few from Yorkshire. With it's very poor transport links, it would take me over two hours to get back to Sheffield on public transport, which means i'd be struggling to make it for the start of the England game. Our group of 6 has already ruled it out based on this alone and i'd be astounded if we were the only ones thinking this way.

My point is though cost isn't an issue as most are season tickets holders and two of the teams are at home. Therefore I will go. If we were away at Hull or somewhere like that I would then have to fork out petrol and ticket money.

the rfl is a joke. no games should be played on the weekend of the england match.

well i'll be there. Great game against the Giants on Friday night, into town, recover, get to Leigh, International match for only £10! out again! smashing weekend!

Would you care to explain why this make the RFL such a joke? Ive copyed and pasted a select few union games that are going on this weekend, do you think this make there govening bodies jokes aswell? I look forward to your response, or are you going to bottle it and not reply like most morons on here who get shown up for knowing nothing.

Friday February 26
Wales v France
Worcester v Newcastle

Saturday February 27
England v Ireland
Italy v Scotland
Leinster v Newport
Neath v Munster
Ulster v London Welsh
Gloucester v Sale
Northampton v Leicester

Sunday February 28
Leeds Carnegie v Wasps
London Irish v Harlequins
Saracens v Bath

In which case, watch it in Leyth. Even a four star hotel on the same site as the stadium if so you wish. Sorted.

I said 1 st grade

As it happens, I was under the impression that the warm up game would be against one of the Pacific Island sides rather than the Taffs.

Am I missing something? What do union games in February have to do with a football world cup in June and the potential clash with a rugby league game?

He read hamiltonsaint's comment (quite naturally) as suggesting no club games should take place at the same time as the England game (as I did) and pointed out that that's exactly what's happening in RU this weekend.

He obviously didn't think (and nor did I) that anyone would seriously suggest that our game should grind to a total halt because some [iother[/i sport is having an international – as you seem to be doing.

If my club game was cancelled because of an international in another sport, I'd get right narked (it's bad enough that our scheduled game for June 13 is likely to be moved just bacause a lot of the Catalans first team might be involved in a league international the night before

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What about England playing in a soccer World Cup final (asif) and contiguous/simultaneous SL fixtures?

i dont care about union so pointless bringing up that.

your right all the good team should suffer and not be able to play their 1st team.

Congratulations, I also dont care about union, however thats not relevant and it isnt pointless bringing it up. As much as we dont like it they have a game which although inferior is more successful than ours, so lessons must be learnt from them. As I thought you convieniently didnt answer what I asked. Ill ask you again, would you care to explain why the RFL is such a joke for playing club games on the same weekend as an international? Do you think the Union govening bodies are also a joke for doing this?

It's great that this game is in Leigh, they are a rugby town.

With the proper pricing, this should be a sell-out.

Fiver im there!