"It makes sense" is not the first line in the RFL's Mission Statement (if they have one), nor has it appeared in any of the games thinking since the only bright idea of breaking away in 1895. It seems we used up our quota of "It makes sense" on that very day.



As for NFL ... if there is anything more boring than Gridiron then I have yet to come across it. I'd soon watch a snail transit across by back garden.

Really? you have a link for that?







Which one is going to allow a RL game to be played on their precious pitch?

Please don't say Loftus Road, the ground in shocking.

Great move this, getting more publicity for our club and a few more people sampling the Stoop experience is worth a lot more to the RFL than 4,000 hypothetical extra ticket sales at Loftus Road.



That said, a double header at Wembley would've been a cool idea, although I'm not sure how much of a draw England vs France would be as a main event in practice?

If the RFL was looking to get the biggest possible crowd the game would be played in central London somewhere like Loftus or Craven Cottage. However I beleive they have made the best decision with regards to rugby league in London and Quins RL.



Playing the game at the stoop, puts all funds back into the game (or Quins in this case, the ground is owned by the club?) through venue hire and catering. From a first hand look, the ground also has adequate corporate facilities which is imporant for international matches.



The game should easily sell out with the right promotion, hopefully the RFL will help Quins with the promotion of Super League in London and the 2010 season. This is an opportunity that needs to be seized, the RFL and Quins have 8 months to get it right! Good luck!

Ouch! 4000 Aussie fans...and the reported gate was 6032 in Oz media. So does that mean our fan base has dropped to around 2000 bearing in mind noticed a number of Leeds supporters down for the game - all sitting in the best seats of the Lexus.

Personally I beleive the crowd may have been slightly higher then that, and the 4000 ozzies is an estimate remember. Plenty of brits sitting around myself.

we have 2,000 HARD core fans...then we have another 1,000 occasionals. Simple fact is we need to expand this base, which is why we should set up a regular arrangement with TNT, but CONTINUE TO TARGET THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Some of our crowds last year were terrible such as Castleford 2,112, Bradford 2,534 and the frogs 2,447. If you think we have more than 2,000 hard core fans, I would suggest you stop using IL's calculator

Where are you getting 4000 Aussies from?

I believe it is a guestimated figure, but one that isn't too far off the mark.

They were in the majority yesterday, that is for sure.

Disgraceful! The pitch will probably be unplayable at that time of year. Switch it to Odsal!

Just interested to find out where the figure comes from as it has just been raise as another poster mentioned 4000 extra tickets in an unrelated matter.



I've no doubt there were a lot of them.

Its disappointing that there isn't an England game at Wembley, but Australia v New Zealand at The Stoop is fantastic news.