2025 Ashes Tour

[jolly boys outing]

Blocks 132&205 now sold out and 139 tickets remaining on sale in the lower bowl as of 9:30 pm.

 

[Jim from Oz]

After the best part of 10 years away I'm back..and at Wembley on Saturday,my first test since the 2013 world cup final..


Don't be weird about me returning...just be glad I have.

Where have you been for 10 years?

 

[adamkungl]

Starting to get hyped for this.

Hopefully an England ambush in game 1 to give the series a massive injection of drama.

 

[ouwet]

Blocks 132&205 now sold out and 139 tickets remaining on sale in the lower bowl as of 9:30 pm.

Am I right in saying those blocks with lots of tickets still available (210-216 or something) are the Australian supporter sections? You'd think enough Aussie's in London would want to go watch some kind of Sporting event featuring Australia.

 

[shadowformz]

Am I right in saying those blocks with lots of tickets still available (210-216 or something) are the Australian supporter sections? You'd think enough Aussie's in London would want to go watch some kind of Sporting event featuring Australia.

Probably not if they're Southwest of the Barassi line.

 

[adamkungl]

Has anyone got word of NZ broadcast? Nothing on Sky sports currently. Sometimes they pick these things up late.

 

[shadowformz]

Rugby League Ashes: 'I'd love to see a great Wembley try so they don't have to show mine'

Thirty-one years ago this week, Jonathan Davies scored arguably Wembley's greatest-ever try. This Saturday, he wants to see England produce a memorable moment to match it.

www.bbc.com

 

[colly]

2001 and 2003 Ashes series were Saturday 6pm kickoffs, back in the days when Sky Sports had exclusive live broadcasting tv rights of RL test matches played in the UK (during 2001-08). So, fans on the east coast of Australia saw those Ashes series live on Ch9 around Sunday 5-7am. Sky Sports always had a preference for Saturday tests to be played in primetime, as it didn't clash with the English Premier League games played in early and mid-afternoon.

Since the 2009 four-nations tournament (when the BBC slowly wrestled their way back into broadcasting RL test matches, televising England vs Australia and France vs Australia during the pool stage), there's been an increase in tests played during the afternoon in the UK.

Yes so game at 3.20 pm London time is 1.20am Sydney. By the way sunset in London is 5.48pm. Play it Kick off Saturday at 12.oo Noon which would be 10Pm Sydney time, with a Sunday coming up 'leaguers' can stay up to midnight to see game LIVE. I have been in Paddington Pub in London for a early opener, (7am) to catch Bus to Spain, across the ferry..... Both countries give a little then we all see it LIVE

 

[Taking The Two]

Offiah and Tallis opening the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

 

[adamkungl]

How badly would it effect ticket sales to play it at midday UK time? I'm fairly certain you'd get 5-10x more TV audience (and tv rights value adjusted accordingly) playing at 10pm Sydney time than 2am... is it a worthwhile tradeoff? I've always found it odd that Rugby league tests never make an effort to be more accessible across timezones when its a sport completely reliant on 2 markets.

 

[Taking The Two]

You’d lose a decent portion of the crowd, who would be travelling down to London from the north. You’re looking at 5-6am leaving the north to drive and 6-8am trains from the north to London and you’d lose attendees because of that.

 

[adamkungl]

You’d lose a decent portion of the crowd, who would be travelling down to London from the north. You’re looking at 5-6am leaving the north to drive and 6-8am trains from the north to London and you’d lose attendees because of that.

2 of the 3 games aren't in London though so that reasoning doesn't entirely cover it

 

[Taking The Two]

2 of the 3 games aren't in London though so that reasoning doesn't entirely cover it

You’d lose a good chunk of the best attended game, so yeah, it’s completely valid.

England score pretty well on TV here during the slot they have, it was a no brainer to keep it as is.

 

[wain]

i really hope they build the atmosphere and theatre worthy of the ashes. no entering the field to firestarter by prodigy or the emergency like at the Superleague GF. give the fans an experience, and make the crowd 18th man for england.
Teams should come out together to Land of hope and glory.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

After the best part of 10 years away I'm back..and at Wembley on Saturday,my first test since the 2013 world cup final..


Don't be weird about me returning...just be glad I have.

Who the fook is that guy

 

[jolly boys outing]

The good news is that a couple more blocks have sold out and 4 new blocks in the upper bowl have now been opened up.

The bad news is that it would appear that the RFL are upto their old tricks with releasing tickets from previously sold out blocks.

 

[adamkungl]

Sydney Morning Herald very on the ball as always, reporting that the RL Ashes will kick of at 6:30AM Sunday, a mere 4 hours after it finishes.

 

[blue bags]

After the best part of 10 years away I'm back..and at Wembley on Saturday,my first test since the 2013 world cup final..


Don't be weird about me returning...just be glad I have.

Why the 10 years thing. ?
Many idea's ,

 

[blue bags]

i really hope they build the atmosphere and theatre worthy of the ashes. no entering the field to firestarter by prodigy or the emergency like at the Superleague GF. give the fans an experience, and make the crowd 18th man for england.
Teams should come out together to Land of hope and glory.

Sinfield English legend
Nearly played 700 1st class game
I believe wow

 

[Wb1234]

Pretty decent side

With Kevvie as coach that levels things out