=#FF0000sang-et-or.net recommends Café de la Bourse on Place de la Loge. Tell Frank we sent you

Yes John - we all know about Café de la Bourse just behind Le Castillet - probably Perpignans' version of The Melting Pot in Toulouse !

usually pop in for some 'neck-oil' before and/or after the games - went into town after the Wakey defeat,arrived at about 2100 and found Mr Glover,Mr Elston outside on the terrace (in february !) enjoying their refreshments and in good spirits after the Wakey win.They asked me to join them and were chatting then,ten minutes later Mr Kear arrived and so I treated him to a beer and chatted about life in general plus I asked him about his time at PSG etc - all interesting stuff, then ten minutes later the whole team turned up - we all sat outside and the lads very much enjoyed their well earned beers - great evening and thanks to the Wakey lads for the fun etc.

Due to the extended Exiles vote, the full squad selection and Exiles kit will be unveiled on Wednesday.

Joel Monaghan is the fifth exile.

Who let the dog out?! woof woof woof woof

History between the two clubs does not agree with that stat. We've always done well in Warrington.

A game for players not involved in the play-offs?

I thunk the point, though, is to field a full-strength England squad against the best available opponents.

Argh



Menzies with the Exiles. He's in the 18.

oh no !! quelle bordelle !!!

a big injury risk ?

The Exiles kit will be available to purchase on Friday May 20 along with a range of leisure wear.




ISC has announced that you can pre-order the England shirt now at [urlhttp://www.rugbyleagueonline.co.uk[/url. Available to purchase on May 10th.


Children's Exiles shirt sizes will be available for years 8 to 14.

Hopefully he'll have to miss the game with a niggle or one of those 24-hour stomach bugs. Or one of those things that probably isn't anything serious, but should clear up in a day or two.

but if menzies dint want to play in the game then he would of said and made himself not available for selection but the fact is he wants to play in the game and all super league clubs have agreed to this and gives the prefect oppitunites to play a young player.

Just because Super League clubs agree to it doesn't make it alright. If the Super League chairmen told you to take a stroll down the M1, would you? Hmm?

i'm surprised the president has released him to play ?

John you talk far to much sense for these super league pop corn munching numpties who only want to see there own players playing each other in a tick and pass match

Rugby league needs real internationals home and away against real countries year in year out

Not some x factor I'm a celebrity bastttttard of a game dreamt up by some spotty faced gimp with a cheryl cole fixation

We had one at LSV not too long ago and no buggar turned up.

proberley more than will turn up for this x factor fixture

To be fair 'some x factor I'm a celebrity bastttttard of a game dreamt up by some spotty faced gimp with a cheryl cole fixation' shouldn't even come close to that 'real' international. If it did then it would blow your argument out of the water. Let's wait and see how many turn up.

you best hope they start giving tickets out for free then

The last match at leigh had just short of 8k on with the football world cup being played and england playing early that evening so the attendance at leigh was excellent considering the whole country was waiting for rooney and co to bore them into a coma

I reckon the pointless Exiles game will be a hit and will get better and better in the years to come, possibly become the English answer to SOO. Sad that it will cost the development of other European countries and will contribute less to England than an English SOO would, but hey.

This is the problem we have in RL - little regard for the International fixtures. England v Exiles is an awesome marketing ploy by the RFL and should give us a competitive mid-season International standard game. It is innovative and serves a purpose and the England side should be playing together more often than just at the end of the year. It gives opportunity to try out selections and combinations at a good stage in the year. I fear it will be let down by apathy from rugby league's core supporters who only care about their clubs.

It's like telling football not to have international friendlies during the season. Madness.

mid-season footie friendlies ARE pointless - they have become a joke because of many reasons and have become a laughing stock and a complete waste of time serving no or little purpose. They are just a rip-off by the FA to make money with football development being well down the list of priorities

Exiles is a pathetic attempt to gee up the international season and bring a few sheckles into the RFL coffers mid-saeson with great risk to club players when more important matters beckon ie.the play-offs.
An end of season game would be a great idea IMO as a close down to the season maybe holding the event on the same day as the GF as a curtain raiser and a warm up game for the Four Nations.

Agreed, instead we waste time with gimmick joke matches like the England v Exlies game.

The Sun reporting England will play France in Avignon on Oct 21st as a Four Nations warm-up.

a friday evening ?