Just thinking its a shame there is no England mid season game against either France or exiles

based on the following



Just looking into the Catalan - Hull KR game

Correct me if im wrong but I noticed 12 French players in the Dragons team this week and 2 in Rovers

14

Also Fages at Salford, Simon at Wakey and Baille at Bradford playing for Teams in a Full time environment

17 a full team

Is that a record or close to if for French players playing full time fully pro RL in one weekend of Fixtures (does any one have a stat on that)

Obviously it has to be an encouraging statt at least for French RL and for me maybe a game against England could have been advantageous this season. Ok would still expect and England win but would be really advantageous especially for these French players and a much needed hit out/get together for England.


French team on this weekends players

1Morgan Escare
2Damien Cardace
3Mathias Pala
4john phillipe baille
5Fouad Yaha
6 Thomas Bosc
7Theo Fages
8Olivier Elima
9 John Boudeebza
10Remi Casty
11Kevin Laroyuer
12Benjamin Garcia
13Jason Baitieri

Substitutes
14Eloi Pelissier
15Mikel Simon
16Julian Bousquet
17Gadwin Springer

Not including anyone who has been missing this week

Encouraging at least to see a full French team play this weekend between our 15 full time clubs. Ok some people wouldn't be convinced of a game v France for England still so looking at an Exhiles team just from this weekend also


1. Rhys Hanbury
2. Joel Monaghan
3. Anthony Gelling
4. Joel Moon
5. Josh Mantellato
6. Todd Carney
7. Luke Walsh
8. Dane Tilse
9. Paul Aiton
10. Adam Cuthbertson
11. Brett Delaney
12. Mark Minichello
13. Ukuma Ta'ia

subs
14. Pita Godinet
15. Zeb Taia
16. Ashton Sims
17. Mose Masoe


Again others to be considered (Burns, Tautai, Kelly, Campese ect and others missing this week, Bowen, Dobson, Patterson, Tonga J Carney)






Just looking at those teams I think It would have been advantageous to have had a France V England game or England V Exiles round about now

I think an Exiles team this year would be a lot stronger than in the past, obviously if all the top ones available actually played. A 3 team comp with France and an Exiles team would probably be a bit more intensive these days.

Get over the Exiles bull FFS. It was a complete and utter failure just like it was always going to be.

Due to player burnout a mid-season France test isn't really an option until the majority of French players are playing outside of one club. Which, if things continue to progress in terms of English teams being more open-minded to signing French players, will hopefully not be too long, especially if the RFL ever decide to get serious about the Toulouse SL application.

Origin game is the way forward

In what way is an origin game the way forward?

Probably in the same way magic weekend is the way forward.

I like to see a game played in France on Bastille Day

Exiles could work next weekend, esp if the PNG players (esp Paul Aiton, Menzie Yere, Charlie Wabo, Mark Mexico) and Fiji players (esp Ashton Sims, Waisale Ligani Naiqama)) are allowed to fly back to Australia to play for their countries on the same weekend.

EXILES:

1. Rhys Hanbury/Kevin Locke
2. Joel Monaghan
3. Anthony Gelling
4. Joel Moon
5. Kenneth Sio
6. Todd Carney
7. Luke Walsh/Terence Campese
8. Dane Tilse
9. Ian Henderson
10. Adam Cuthbertson
11. John Zebolon Ta'ia
12. Mark Minichello
13. Ukuma Ta'ia

subs
14. Pita Godinet
15. Brett Delaney
16. Jeffrey Lima
17. Mose Masoe

What kind of Frenchman postulates for something that was seen as an insult and disrespectful by everyone in France? One from Keighley?

Eng v France, Oct 24th www.englandrl.co.uk/article/4292 ... -on-france

Eng v France, Oct 24th www.englandrl.co.uk/article/4292 ... -on-france

has the £45 price for New Zealand tickets been discussed on here? I get not underselling the game but I can't see them shifting many of that bracket of tickets!

£45 for a ticket to all 3 games? Too expensive? It's cheaper than watching wakefield

£45 for 3 top class international games is the best value on the planet!