Barry McKenzie went to a game at the KC and despite it being a bit of a P in the A to get to (park and ride from somewhere just past the Humber bridge I think) it was a great stadium.

Great idea! Can't fault that at al.... Woaaaah!!! [iKeighley!?[/i

Replace Hunslet with Batley and I think you're spot on

It all depends on the actual draw but I hope they play the games at proper Rugby League venues.

Saints (new stadium), Warrington, Leigh, Wrexham, Twickenham Stoop, Widnes, Catalans, Huddersfield, Hull & Wigan's home grounds provide more than enough decent venues in the heartlands.

Probably a bit Lancashire biased their but at the present time on this side of the pennines the clubs are way ahead of the Yorkshire clubs for modern stadia.

Kick Off times are key as well. I hope they play the games in the afternoon rather than the evening. And if they play midweek then kick off at 7:30pm rather than 8pm. Bit more friendly for train travellers.

I'll be honest international rugby has lost it's appeal for me in recent years. I prefer three match test series than four/tri nations tournaments every year (bit repetitive in my view) but a world cup is something different to look forward to. One of the best international matches I've attended recently was Tonga v Samoa at Headingley the other year so I've no doubt it'll be a successful tournament if they run it properly. That means not taking games to Gateshead, Gloucester, Reading, Llanelli, Belfast, Glasgow, Dublin and Watford like the 2000 effort.

You say that but Keighley hosted Fiji v South Africa in 1995 with almost 5,000 on.

True, but that was back in the day when Larkholme Lane was a pretty decent little ground and their side was really quality and attracting good crowds before the RFL decided they were not glamerous enough.

It's up there with the last few days of the Barley Mow these days!

Yeah... it was a leg pull with regard to Leaguefan's true love.
Always awkward when you have to explain a joke.

Don't dismiss the mighty Cougars

There are PLANS!!!!!

Aiming for Super League for 2014 according to the new chairman.

Comes across as a really good honest bloke who's in it for all the right reasons and is really approachable from a fan's point of view but this idea is a little bit

For a World Cup we should really be looking for Olympic Stadium and Wembley as opener and closer imo. However this is Rugby League, and for whatever reason we aren't there yet, unless there is a big shift in how the UK views the sport, if at all.

I thought the World Cup was being held in England and Wales only. An obvious problem with Huddersfield, Hull and Wigan could be the football teams that share the grounds.
The RFL could do a lot worse than have a double header at somewhere like City of Manchester (obviously depending on Manchester City) to open the tournament. To ensure good crowds the fixture list and venues need to be confirmed as early as possible and tickets should be on sale at every club game, professional and amateur for at least a year before kick off.


Great idea and one full of common sense. Will the RFL think along the same lines?

I love international rugby.

A few people have suggested Leigh as a venue for games. I know it's a modern stadium and of a good size for group matches but I think the lack of a rail link would make it too inaccessible for a World Cup game. Fans that will have travelled over here to watch games could find it a struggle to get there.

I agree with mike that leigh has to sort something out for fans travelling from far away, me my old man and brother took an hour to get a quarter of a mile at the widnes game. The eng-france game
is going to be an eye opener with a bit of luck.

Why do people always say double header asif it is some kind of magic word?
double headers are terrible ideas
they basically say only one of these games is worth watching, oh please come to see the other crappy game
every world cup game will be worth watching and should be sold as such
make the tickets affordable like they did in Aus too

all you suggesting lancashire venues, the aim is to get a good crowd and lancashire fans do not turn up, the results are always better in Yorkshire too!

I didn't know you had two accounts Damo.

Until we actually know the format of the World Cup, there's no point in booking stadiums.

Are there going to be quarter finals? There weren't last year. Super group? What's happening, people?

Surely, with the RFL now confirming it will be 14 teams, we should know what the actual format of the cup is now. Unless they've just thought "f*ck it, we'll have this many teams and work out a system for it later..."

The Final most certainly at Wembley. The fact that it's Wembley that is so important. Some people seem to have the logic that if 60k people will go to Wembley, then the same 60k people would happily go to Emirates. It doesn't work like that.

RFL are you listening!?!?! Give this man a job!!!

And I think it's very brave of you to admit it.

England v Aus if on should be at Wembley Sat 3pm ko as the opener

Use the RL grounds fit for purpose for smaller group games eg Leigh, Wire, Widnes

Elland rd is a must, the Leeds public deserve that one, England semi?

I'd do an offer, buy an opening Wembley game ticket and get a game of your choice free. Buy a final ticket and get a semi ticket at 50% off.

All super league grounds and a few carefully selected championship grounds should host some matches.

I think the final should be at Old Trafford, the majority of fans are in the north of England and that is where the game originated form, I dont see ant benefits to hosting the final in London. The most important thing is to have the whole tournament broadcast on the BBC. That will get plenty of people watching and coverage throughtout the media. Old Trafford will be a lot cheaper to rent than Wembely and significant better attendance if England dont reach the final. (It is vital the tournament makes a healthy profit remember 2000)

I would play Frances group games all in france to get good crowds and increase the coverage in the country.

Play all Wales games in Wales, if they are in a group of 3 then 1 at Wrexham with the other in Cardiff.

Play Englands group games at DW and KC and get sell-outs at all costs.

Semi-finals at Elland road and Eastlands.

Final at Old trafford. If we could get 46,000 on for a game not including England then we could fill it if it did.

Other venues - Warrington, Leigh, Hull KR (if improvements are made), Widnes, Stoop.

Marketing needs to be better though, the NZ v Aus group game should be massive!

=#8040FFI agree with that statement



Also, if it's 14 teams how will the groups be split? 2 groups of 7?

I think they will try and find a way to put NZ, Aus and England together.