OK then, join him and play cards for the evening. The rest of us will enjoy a rare opportunity for Wire to play against an NRL team.

It wasnt league table position. It was based on the play-off. Afterall........................league table is irrelevant in SuperLeague. Catalan would argue they got further in the comp them Huddersfield by knocking them out. Warrington can argue they got further than castleford.

The biggest issues appears to be that the "terminology" was clear at the start.

Just to clarify - I'm not against the idea of these fixtures, I was simply pointing out to the poster who wanted to see some blood-and-thunder epic that it was very unlikely to happen.

The Aussie sides will not come here for a pre season friendly and play all out. Neither will we for that matter.

It will basically be an exhibition match.... Whether it will be an exhibition match worth watching is another thing entirely. The novelty of the whole thing will guarantee a decent turnout and if the Aussie sides turn up with the majority of their first choice squads, then even a knockabout between the two sides will probably be a better standard than half of the normal fare that Super League serves up during a regular season.

no ta i`ll be in sharm el sheik.watching all these games in the brittania pub..but do enjoy your match,,and i hope we win

Getting a taste of genuine Egyptian culture, then. I'm all in favour of expanding one's cultural horizons.

So we are playing the Dragons warringtonwolves.com/It-s-Time-T ... DVF5fldWLh

So we are playing the Dragons warringtonwolves.com/It-s-Time-T ... DVF5fldWLh

Quote ="Irishwire"So we are playing the Dragons warringtonwolves.com/It-s-Time-T ... DVF5fldWLh'" so the best ,sorry.the 11th best from aus are coming.

Quote ="Irishwire"So we are playing the Dragons warringtonwolves.com/It-s-Time-T ... DVF5fldWLh'" so the best ,sorry.the 11th best from aus are coming.

Was looking forward to Brisbane tbh



Oh well we'll rinse these guys, we'll show them that they need to bring their better clubs to stand a chance.

We'll get to see all the oz hype of Coops first hand anyhow

They will still be the best team we play all season.

I would think there will also be some pretty good prize money involved.

It all seems like a waste of time to me, but work permitting I'll probably go for the novelty factor. I'm more likely to go to Wigan or St Helens to watch Souths though in all honesty.

Either way, I hope this is a completely free Super League weekend with all the focus on these games, rather than a full programme of matches for the remaining teams and us, Saints and Wigan either starting our season's a week earlier than the rest or having to catch up on a fixture later.

Arf. Have I really just witnessed a lad from Warrington appear to be involving himself in some sort of Souths/Easts rivalry thousands of miles away?

*CRINGE*

Here he is, RLFANS answer to a question no-one asked.

I too was hoping for Brisbane, but will definitely be there regardless.

Although only finishing 11th St George Illawarra have a number of noteworthy squad members - in addition to a prop called Michael Cooper - such as Benji Marshall, Gareth Widdop, Brett Morris, Ben Creagh, Josh Dugan, Bronson Harrison and Jason Nightingale.

Should be an interesting evening.

The Morris bro's want to play together, not sure who is going which way though?

Great fixture, really looking forward to this. Coops must be made up to be playing back at HJ. And, as Riddler pointed out, there's some big names in the Dragon's line-up ....... not least Benji Marshal out of Whakatane

Looking forward to it also, we're playing the lower Aussie side because we finished SL lowest qualifier after a season non of us expected too much, if Simon Moran is serious about this long term then the club must aim higher and take us forward, I would rather be part of it than sit it out.

People should realise this is just the start.

"It's all meaningless."

No. It's the foundations for a potential Champions League style comp.

Cantebury if it's to happen. Lots of talk with the bullddogs fans about it, but they do have a bit of a rep of being as good as the Hull fans when it comes to rumours. B Morris, Brett Stewart, Hoffman, Locke etc etc (just this week alone!)

Is it right sky have no interest in the Wire v St G.I.Dragons game but will air Pies and Saints.?

Not bothered

Quote ="rubber duckie"Is it right sky have no interest in the Wire v St G.I.Dragons game but will air Pies and Saints.?'" Not according to this www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk/

Quote ="rubber duckie"Is it right sky have no interest in the Wire v St G.I.Dragons game but will air Pies and Saints.?'" Not according to this www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk/

Good media exploratory