Our match in France this year will be the debut broadcast of Catalan Dragons new broadcast partner Al Jazeera ("Bein Sport"icon_wink.gif.

Now I'm reading (but stress this is unconfirmed) that we are going to be kicking off at 3pm local time in the afternoon over there as the channel has rights to show Euro 2012 football in the evening. The Euro 2012 games kick off at 6pm and 8:45pm in France so it makes sense.

That'll be a big test. I wonder if pubs here can get a beam back though? Sport+ (2006 to 200icon_cool.gif used to be easy to recieve here but Orange Sports proved muched tougher.

www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/20 ... -free.html no satellite deal done yet. looks promising though

www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/20 ... -free.html no satellite deal done yet. looks promising though

Cheesed off if true. Enjoyed the afternoon drinking in the centre last year. On the plus side will be back to the Irish bar sooner. Is there a sky game on in the evening over here that we will be able to catch?

I can't confirm it till the club does but it looks like they will broadcast our game at 3pm with the Euro Match between Holland and Denmark being at 6pm (French Times). This broadcaster eventually (in August) will have two channels but at the start will only have one, hence it looking like an early start for us.

Sky are Monday Nights by then so their will be no Saturday Game from them. A game will be televised on Friday Night, but it's not confirmed what yet.

Great if true - I can get the train over from Perpignan instead of driving. Which means I can have the odd creme de menth too



Although the Dragon's web site still has kick off at 6pm

The Catalans website is notoriously poor for being up to date.

What's the best way to do the trip over in 2012? Cost, advice, etc ...

first thing to remember the game is at a different stadium in Montpellier this year,a couple of miles from last years venue - probably a taxi or bus ride from te centre

Montpellier is a great city to live, there is so many bars and restaurants, hotels, not to far from the stadium. But the best is the tramway, and take it to move fast, you will go easily to the stadium (line 1).Also, you can take the bus, take the line 15, 25 or 34.

First thing to do is ignore the "official" packages.
My hotel in Perpignan (next to the castle thingy) is £400 for the whole week
£470 for 3 nights?!

Get on the tram. Tram 1 (blue line) terminates at "Mosson" (which is the stadium) whilst the new Tram 3 (green line), which is a new line since we went last year, also stops at "Mosson". Easiest way to travel in from within the city.