Just a quick thread about the game later today, cant make the england game so am going to st helens to watch the aussies.

Where is there to park? at rochdale they put on a shuttle bus service from the town centre are st helens doing the same?

Just said on TV it's sold out? That's not right is it? No seen it anywhere else

I'm going. Think there is a lot of parking around the ground

10 to 15 min walk from the town centre, take your waterproofs.

Parking sorted.

Can we now discuss the game?

Fiji has try scoring wizards in Akuila Uate, Kevin Naiqama, Marika Koroibete, and Sisa Waqa. Hopefully the Fijian forwards Petero Civinoceva, Jason Bukuya and the fiery Sims brothers will hold the Aussie pack for a period and give Fiji's dazzling outside backs a chance to score.

My main worry is that one of the Sims brothers and goal kicking centre Wes Naiqama may not be fit.

Smart move by RLIF to have a 3 hour time lag between England vs Ireland at Huddersfield and this game. It gives die hard RL fans the chance to get to both games.

Australia will win but the game should have entertaining tries. Worth watching for sure.

Someone tell that kiwi this isn't mcalpine

raining heavily in st helens and scheduled to rain for the whole game, will it be a leveller?

Come on Fiji stick it to em

let's just ignore the thurston knock on give them a penalty and hey presto an aussie try - well done mr silverwood

Fiji look to have livened up a little bit they was playing it far to simple.

Welcome to Super League Standard refereeing

The Australian halves have been very poor so far, terrible kicking game from Thurston and Cherry-Evans

That was a big try as well. At 10-2 if Fiji score first in the second half it really is game on, now they have to score 3 to overturn the deficit which will be very difficult in these conditions

fiji doing well, very few errors and now have wind on their backs

Fiji are playing very well.
Australia are just too good at finishing when close to the line, but apart from that the Fijians are keeping them honest.
The England Fiji game will be a good contest if Fiji can keep playing to this standard.

Haha, aus playing into p!ssing rain, come on Fiji!

australia have just done the basics well, waited for the opportunities on fiji's line, and then takem them.

You could count the number of incomplete sets in their own half, and penalties on one hand from australia, they've barely given fiji a sniff.

I think fiji will struggle to score a try in the game and they'll do well to keep australia below 40 as they've laid the groundwork and they'll cut loose.

big injury to Lewis by the looks.

Looks like another tanking is on the cards. Third one in 3 days...

How on earth has Thurston picked up the MoM award from this? Must be for his goal kicking because the rest of his game was poor

only a dislocated shoulder for lewis typical soft australian

Australia have had bigger wins against top 3 sides.
Amazing effort from Groome and Noilea for Fiji. They didn't look out of place against the Kangaroos, and these guys are basically 3rd grade weekend footballer who have had a few months of intensive training.
Two big games for Fiji now.
I expect they will have a closer scoreline against England, then a good game in the quarters that they may be able to win to make top 4 again.

Australia vs. Fiji games

It was 66-0 to Australia in 1995, 66-8 in 2000 and 52-0 in 2008

34-2 tonight. Nothing from this game has changed my opinion that this is one of the poorest Australian squads I have seen

Nothing to do with Fiji getting better then?

OK, maybe that was a bit disrespectful of the Fiji team. Yes, the Fijians have got better and the Australians have got worse