All the Kick Offs confirmed now and the rfl have confirmed the broadcasters that www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk has been telling you for months (love a shameless plug me ) Fri 23 Oct England v France - Doncaster 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 24 Oct Australia v New Zealand - Twickenham Stoop 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 31 Oct England v Australia - Wigan 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 31 Oct France v New Zealand - Toulouse 5:00pm Sky Sports Sat 7 Nov France v Australia - Paris 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 7 Nov England v New Zealand - Huddersfield 6:00pm Sky Sports Sat 14 Nov Final - Elland Road 7:30pm Sky Sports Note: The Kick Offs of the games in France are UK Times. Each Sunday the BBC Network will screen highlights of all games which will also be available on the red button. Sky will show extended highlights of the two BBC games after their evening games if you miss them Live.

All the Kick Offs confirmed now and the rfl have confirmed the broadcasters that www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk has been telling you for months (love a shameless plug me ) Fri 23 Oct England v France - Doncaster 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 24 Oct Australia v New Zealand - Twickenham Stoop 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 31 Oct England v Australia - Wigan 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 31 Oct France v New Zealand - Toulouse 5:00pm Sky Sports Sat 7 Nov France v Australia - Paris 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 7 Nov England v New Zealand - Huddersfield 6:00pm Sky Sports Sat 14 Nov Final - Elland Road 7:30pm Sky Sports Note: The Kick Offs of the games in France are UK Times. Each Sunday the BBC Network will screen highlights of all games which will also be available on the red button. Sky will show extended highlights of the two BBC games after their evening games if you miss them Live.

Quote ="Bilko"All the Kick Offs confirmed now and the rfl have confirmed the broadcasters that www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk has been telling you for months (love a shameless plug me ) Fri 23 Oct England v France - Doncaster 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 24 Oct Australia v New Zealand - Twickenham Stoop 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 31 Oct England v Australia - Wigan 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 31 Oct France v New Zealand - Toulouse 5:00pm Sky Sports Sat 7 Nov France v Australia - Paris 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 7 Nov England v New Zealand - Huddersfield 6:00pm Sky Sports Sat 14 Nov Final - Elland Road 7:30pm Sky Sports Note: The Kick Offs of the games in France are UK Times. Each Sunday the BBC Network will screen highlights of all games which will also be available on the red button. Sky will show extended highlights of the two BBC games after their evening games if you miss them Live.'" Excellent that The Beeb are showing it too.

Quote ="Bilko"All the Kick Offs confirmed now and the rfl have confirmed the broadcasters that www.rugbyleagueontv.co.uk has been telling you for months (love a shameless plug me ) Fri 23 Oct England v France - Doncaster 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 24 Oct Australia v New Zealand - Twickenham Stoop 8:00pm Sky Sports Sat 31 Oct England v Australia - Wigan 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 31 Oct France v New Zealand - Toulouse 5:00pm Sky Sports Sat 7 Nov France v Australia - Paris 2:30pm BBC ONE Sat 7 Nov England v New Zealand - Huddersfield 6:00pm Sky Sports Sat 14 Nov Final - Elland Road 7:30pm Sky Sports Note: The Kick Offs of the games in France are UK Times. Each Sunday the BBC Network will screen highlights of all games which will also be available on the red button. Sky will show extended highlights of the two BBC games after their evening games if you miss them Live.'" Excellent that The Beeb are showing it too.

Yeah. I think they lost a lot taking International games off BBC Grandstand when the Super League war erupted in 1997. Since then the BBC have filled that hole with Union, Union and more Union!

Also whilst the games always sell well in this country anyway - 2:30pm is way better than a 6pm kick off!

Be a nice day round town that with all them yellow shirted blond aussies ladies turning up in next to nothing yet getting p*ss wet through because it rains here in October/November you know!

looking forward to this tournament.

It's a shame that all the games don't kick off at 2.30pm regardless of whether there on the BBC or not, for me it's a better time for test matches such as these.

They should kick off at 1430 in bigger stadiums so people can get home at a decent time.

We should of had England New Zealand on BBC as well not France.

Great to see England v aussies on bbc

i have some great memories of this fixture when shown on the bbc.

Yes so have i and not played at 25000 seater grounds id sooner have 45000 at OT and just open the 1st/2nd tiers.

Theres no way they would let 2 rugby games played on the pitch in the space of 3 weeks

i cant wait, il be attending the game on your home turf.

I just do not look forward to games now that it isn’t Great Britain. All the history of the games seems somewhat lost nowadays.

I feel like a line has been drawn under all that has gone before and that the current international setup bears no real reflection to the classic GB v Aus tests. I hate to appear downbeat, but it is just the way (and the majority of my mates) feel.

That aside it is fantastic that the big games are on the beeb, let’s hope they throw some serious cash into promoting the series.

I prefer the evening kick offs, especially when I'll have been watching the football on a Saturday afternoon. Aiming for a 100% record of England games this year though - would be nice if the RFL would confirm the rumoured Wales game one way or another.

was a bit of a joke before, there was nothing apart from GB, Aus and NZ. I imagine part of the plan in splitting up GB is that you will have 2 semi-competitive teams in Wales and Scotland, as well as generating the game in France.

If we were to grow the game across the France in particular it wouldn't do much good if the international team kept getting batter and never be competitive. The seperation of GB kind of leads to a 2nd tri-nations in Wales, Scotland and France.

Plus seperating the teams could lead to it meaning more to Welsh and Scots, a lot of the time GB was just made up of a large amount of English players and perhaps can attach themselves better to individual nations.



All in all, it means there's a few more teams to play internationals against.

Bloody Elland Road for the final

What an utter dump.

Indeed. If they are going to play the final at a football ground at least pick a good one.

I understand the reasons behind the split and I endorse the expansion of the game on an international level.
I just miss GB v Aus/NZ so much that I am genuinely upset that I might not see them again. Forget the Saints game, for me nothing (in any sport) came anywhere near the pride I had watching the whole Kingdom united against the oldest (sporting) enemy.
I do not want to appear defeatist or melodramatic about the whole thing (I know that I probably do

!). For me it will never be the same unless there is a GB tour or vice versa. If this were to happen I would be over the moon (even if we got spanked)

To me there isn't a huge point in having a GB team until the game develops in Wales and Scotland. If it develops to a point where they are competitive then i imagine they would develop the GB team in a similar way to the lions in union. Until then however it would just be England with a GB badge.

The game has been played for over 100 years in England and it is still viewed as as minority sport by the majority of the media and perhaps the public also.

I cannot see the game really taking off in countrys were RU (Wales) and Football (Scotland) are the National sports. There will be more succses in France and Catalans are a team who have shown what can be done.

I fear it may be a very, very long time before i see team GB again.

Right then, i am off to listen to the Smiths to cheer up!

Quote ="tugglesf78"The game has been played for over 100 years in England and it is still viewed as as minority sport by the majority of the media and perhaps the public also. I cannot see the game really taking off in countrys were RU (Wales) and Football (Scotland) are the National sports. There will be more succses in France and Catalans are a team who have shown what can be done. I fear it may be a very, very long time before i see team GB again. Right then, i am off to listen to the Smiths to cheer up!'" Don't worry mate, it won't be too long till you see GB again, we are due to tour Down under in 2012. www.englandrl.co.uk/long_game.php Well at least that is the plan, whether it will happen or not is a different story.

Quote ="tugglesf78"The game has been played for over 100 years in England and it is still viewed as as minority sport by the majority of the media and perhaps the public also. I cannot see the game really taking off in countrys were RU (Wales) and Football (Scotland) are the National sports. There will be more succses in France and Catalans are a team who have shown what can be done. I fear it may be a very, very long time before i see team GB again. Right then, i am off to listen to the Smiths to cheer up!'" Don't worry mate, it won't be too long till you see GB again, we are due to tour Down under in 2012. www.englandrl.co.uk/long_game.php Well at least that is the plan, whether it will happen or not is a different story.

Look forward to the match at the JJB. I mean DW.