Over the past few weeks I have been very impressed with the way that the Welsh side have performed.

Iestyn Harris must take great credit for getting a fairly inexperienced side to play in such a manner in a very short space of time.

As being part Welsh myself I am delighted to see so many young players coming through and this all bodes well for the future of the national side as well as the Crusaders.

I have been very impressed with our own (Warrington) Rhys Williams and he once again took his try well yesterday afternoon.

Well done Wales on winning the European Cup and let's hope they can keep on improving over the next few years.

Just over 1600 were there yesterday, we had over 2,000 for Ireland and 3,000 for England, higher than all the other nations taking part. I think it would have helped if the comunication on the tournament itself and where and when all the teams were playing might have got more people going.

There was little to no coverage on Welsh TV and in the papers, reading the local paper today there were more pages on the aftermatch comments of the Wales RU manager and the local amateur Union clubs than there was on Wales RL Winning an important European trophy. Says it all really!

This is only the first year though. A tournament like this is long overdue on the international scene and it still meant alot to the fans and the players to win it. It should be the start of something good for Wales Rugby League , nationally and domestically.

Yes, I thought at the time the other code was playing, which certainly had an effect (I don't follow soccer so I had no idea about the other match). It was a real shame to see so few on the terraces. The previous game had at least attracted a decent crowd. That's not a criticism btw. It was just a shame. It was a good match, too, and I'm very glad the Welsh won. I would love to see RL really establish itself in Wales, with the punters as well as the players.

Saints, Bridgend is mid-way between Cardiff and Swansea (20 miles from each) and many of our supporters also support one of them. If a match clashes with that derby (they hate each other) we will always suffer.

However, the international didn't clash with either of the "big" matches.

Just the press ignored us.

They did however give us about a minute on the morning news on Monday.

Rest assured though that the incompetent useless cack that passes for a Welsh media will soon jump on board when Wales & the Cru get a bit more success.

Gotta say, the young kids who played for wales, elliott kear, reece williams, lloyd white, ben flower, ash bateman etc look very good prospects for the future and if that future is with the crusaders then it augurs well for the south wales outfit.

well done