Be interesting if they can use the combined nations game for it like we did with Pitts and the reserves last week?

Gonna be interesting to see who gets called up for the nations game as just been reading all players pulling out and Hanleys naming of the squad had to be put back as they’re desperately trying to put a squad together.

It’s all good getting a call but say for us with Salford and Toulouse coming up in our fixture list how costly could a mistimed tackle or an accidental crusher or something like that be leading to one of our top players copping a 2-3 game ban…

I agree there is talented English players in the NRL, with Farnworth the pick of the bunch for me for sure, Sutton and Whitehead being really solid too, but it’s a drop in the ocean with the players we have over here isn’t it. I just feel we have regressed sadly international while the Southern Hemisphere nations are just getting better and better. I try not to be negative when it comes to our national team as genuinely there’s no better feeling then beating Australia in a test, at this rate and as the last GB (England) tour showed, we are light years off, and if that team is the cream of the crop of English players over here, than it’s clear to see why we are.

If it's something he desperately wants to do, then fair enough....let's just hope he doesn't get injured

That very much sums up my feelings too on international rl
There’s so much talent in the nrl it’s near impossible for us now to beat the Aussies
It’s brilliant that the island nations have come on so well
It’s made international rugby something really amazing to watch and vastly more competitive

I just wish we could find a way to help england more

I think we’ve missed a massive opportunity to be part of the origin international weeks too and very much feel International rugby comes second to the clubs and it shouldn’t

Sport is about marginal gains
There is no doubt us having a proper regular mid season would help England but I would like to see it as a proper test, I’m pleased we are at least trying with the combined nations but you really get the feeling that’s all the clubs will allow

SL play so many more games than the NRL, including challenge cup and league that it makes it more difficult to implement a Yorkshire vs Lancashire series etc or more international tests. If you reach 300 games in the NRL it’s a massive achievement, where as over here it’s fairly common.

having seen the announcement of the Kiwi Tonga and Fiji teams ,,, the latter two are still a little understrength ... and the quality of player available to the Samoan team I fear an antipodean whitewash in the WC with no European teams in the semi finals.

all of these teams are playing NRL regularly and topped up by top quality SL players.

personally I'm stunned at Wane's selection of ageing players! what happened to the kids being given pathways to rep football?