People seem to be really against the England v Wales game at Leigh... but why?



Just because the place itself is a bit of a dive it doesn't mean the ground is... does it?



It's not a million miles from Wrexham either so it will be quite handy for any Wales supporters from North Wales to go along.

www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/fixtures?tf=&c=83 Australia vs New Zealand, Friday 28th Oct - Halliwell Jones (20:00) England vs Wales, Saturday 29th Oct - Leigh Sports Village (14:30) Wales vs New Zealand, Saturday 5th Nov - Wembley (13:00) England vs Australia, Saturday 5th Nov - Wembley (15:30) England vs New Zealand, Saturday 12th Nov - KC Stadium (18:00) Wales vs Australia, Sunday 13th Nov - The Racecourse (17:45) 6 different kick off times!

www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/fixtures?tf=&c=83 Australia vs New Zealand, Friday 28th Oct - Halliwell Jones (20:00) England vs Wales, Saturday 29th Oct - Leigh Sports Village (14:30) Wales vs New Zealand, Saturday 5th Nov - Wembley (13:00) England vs Australia, Saturday 5th Nov - Wembley (15:30) England vs New Zealand, Saturday 12th Nov - KC Stadium (18:00) Wales vs Australia, Sunday 13th Nov - The Racecourse (17:45) 6 different kick off times!

Why have a game at Warrington, then just a day later have a game at Leigh. Think the OZ/NZ game could attract a good crowd, but who then who will want to go and watch Eng/Wales. Fans can't afford to see 2 games, especially if many are going to Wembley plus the final. Surely we would have been better playing the Eng Wales game in Wales??

Not exactly expanding into Wales if it's played in just on part of the country. I like the venues for the other stadiums, but expect a very low crowd at Leigh.

Warrington and Leigh are bizarre choices.



Aus-NZ should be held in London, if the Stoop was out of action there are several other 10-30K grounds of acceptable standard to be used.



Leigh is too small to be hosting 4Nations fixtures, I have no issue with it (and likewise Doncaster) hosting International Friendlies. But for this kind of occasion they should be using the DW or Reebok.

Nice to See RL stadia being used. Better money goes to RL Teams/towns than to soccerball areas.

I'm not sure how large the antipodean community is in Cheshire, but Warrington seems an odd choice for the Australia vs New Zealand game. This fixture when played at Loftus Road or The Stoop has, IIRC, attracted respectable crowds.



As for the England vs Wales game, it's a fairly unambitious choice. Then again, the RFL has to contend with the problem that it's core customer base is fairly apathetic towards international rugby.

Well I'm looking forward to the Wembley double header, and I hope everyone gets behind it rather than just complaining. It should be good. What does make me laugh though is how know it all fans suggest it should have been at this stadium or that stadium. Can I take it you have a full understanding of availability, cost, profit projections etc about your suggestions? Get behind it and stop complaining.

you cant have a game at wembley, then place a higher quality cheaper to attend game in london a week earlier, it would detract from the crowd - Aus v NZ should be played at bigger grounds than the HJ but unfortunately that is the choice made

Yep it`s a whopping 3.5 miles from Atherton Train Station..........How many games do you attend by Rail?

Why, are you in London or Oldham?, if it`s the latter you`re just spouting the typical VT bollo*........

I'm going to every game so I'm happy with the venue choices! Just hope the RFL decide on decent ticket prices. When do they go on sale?

Wibble wobble.........