Going to be the last game on the sunday

So it's definately derbies again, great

Last game on Sunday? if the Mail are right that's the two teams that are furthest away, (with the exceptions of the hundreds who will travel from Catalan) playing the last game nearly 300 miles away from home, in an empty stadium, late on a Sunday in mid winter with work next day!

We must be seen as the most resilent, passionate, hardy, and dedicated fans in the game!



Or MUGS!

Well, if that's the case, I am sure that non attendance of a lot more fans will become the reality.

We were wavering about going anyway but to be last with work Monday morning and a long journey home i think it will be feet up fire on couple of bottles of rose and sky tv

Can't believe the RFL still havent realised why the numbers are dropping??? Maybe it's because its a weekend that just simply doesn't work nor never will due to a number of factors the biggest being the distance and cost for families to attend especially with people having less and less disposable income to play with.

Quite happy if we are the last game as it means my interest will be kept till the end. Other weekends I have tended to slope of to the pub to watch the last couple of games or left early to make the long journey back.

Just dropped my deposit in for this weekend and looking forward to it already. At least the RFL are giving it a good chance this time with them being the opening fixtures, and I know personally by February I am starved of rugby and am raring to get watching again.

It's not quite as bad in summer or spring.. But why play it in winter? Good luck to anyone that's going to sit through all the games and freeze their t!ts off

Because everyone is starved of rugby by that time and they have more chance of selling tickets. As for the weather February used to be one of the better months to watch it in before we switched to summer rugby.

It's never been the best weather when I've been, but they always close the roof and I remember Des Hasler and Widnes at the Boulevard !!!!!! somewhere like Old Trafford in June would be a better weekend, but Cardiff is a good weekend away on the plus side.

Watching one game in winter is no problem but if you were to go for the full weekend experience as they try to sell it, I think there's a very good chance you would freeze your t!ts off..

They could make so much more of the weekend by having it at old Trafford in the middle of summer like the other poster said

They could have it at OT but the whole idea behind the weekends is to promote the game to other people. Manchester area gets plenty of RL as it is.

I think it's fair to say that in the middle of winter your not going to get many locals turning up to enjoy the experience..
Cardiff in Winter... Crap idea on every level IMO

What an absolute joke.

Clarence if anything for me.

This whole idea is a joke . Cardiff in february . No Bank holiday monday to travel home.
Absolute joke .

Obviously plenty are interested as Cardiff accommodation is pretty much sold out for that weekend already.

So why do it on a Weekend when I believe Wales are playing Scotland in Murryfield at 5-00pm on Saturday and around 30,000 RU fans from Wales (the obvious interest group) are in Edinboro for the weekend, and the rest watching 5 nations on TV? Badly thought out I would say!

Didn't know about the RU stuff to be honest Wilf.

Look I agree that those who go will hvae a good time and are great travelling supporters but for me its ill thought out as far as the fans are concerned, particularly when the two teams the farthest away are on last, make good TV of course late on a Sunday so why worry about the actual travelling fans!!!!!! Just my opinion and until they announce the details the mail may have got it wrong!

It's the Mail so MAY should be replaced by most likely

Why do the RFL think this is working?

Who is doing the fans survey? James Rule??

I like the concept of a big season opener to our sport and it should have been done long ago. Maybe Hull v Saints and Wire v Leeds then the World club challenge at Old Trafford. Great entertainment all in a days work.

Just in case anyone is still interested in going for the weekend we do still have places available, Sat till Monday, please PM for more details.

People will also be payinf off xmas still....just a bad idea and if they still want to have this fixture...why dont they get rid of Easter monday fixtures and plan this in for a bank holiday w-end......i went last time at cardiff and had a cracking w-end and that was on a b-holidya w-end.

Why not put Quins and Celtic on last........traffic wont be a problem with them 2 will it and they are the closest 2.

Dont see why the Rovers fans will moan, its not like they have to be up on the monday morning for work is it