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It’s a bit down on equivalent kiwis game in 2023 when they got 18k at headingley
Great crowd for a pool game not involving England
To be fair, generally 99% of the RLWC games have been easy to pick....at least with Rugby there is a higher percentage of unknown....look at the All Blacks v Japan result....I’m going to cry when I see the f**king Wannabees Spring tour attendances.
League has had enough time to sort this shit out. We are clearly the better sport. How is this continuing to happen..??
This post is bs
I was talking to friend at game last night. The one-sidedness of the matches, in the main, so far have doubtless led to the lower attendances, coupled with pricing and a website for tickets a few suspicions have been raised around.
The same idiots who put Fiji on at Kingston Park on a Saturday.
Well, that is something to look forward to next year
If you find it a bore just don’t watch or comment on it I guess
You're welcome to go watch another sport. We don't need you or your whining bs.
with a sprinkle of domestic players holding their own and the former union coach wanting to be part of that.
too...Greece where the game was banned and you could go to jail for playing it until very recentlyYou're welcome to go watch another sport. We don't need you or your whining bs.
They're aren't exactly blow-out scores in the modern game. The Broncos get beat by 60 and they spend 10 million on their roster. The smaller nations have been outstanding and if you were a rugby league fan you appreciate just how awesome it was for Jamaica to get those restarts and a try vs NZ ! Or the Greece kick try! Italy have been outstanding again a STACKED Australian side!
The pool stages are an opportunity to see sides that you don't often get to see and watch their development like Lebanon
This tournament is a League fans dream. And it's getting bigger and better every time!
For those of you who complain about the popularity/crowd sizes. Understand how popularity works... people like something because everyone else does, because they want to be popular
Do you think those crowds at the union know wtf is going on or care?
Enjoy being a niche sport where everyone in the crowd is a genuine fan because one day it'll will become popular where real fans won't be able to afford a ticket.
I love tournament, haven't missed a game and enjoyed every moment.Haha wow can't have an opnion.....how is in whinging? I didnt even bring rugby into this conversation....someone else did. All I was highlighting was the lack of competitive games has an effect on who turns up compared to the rugby spring tours...
Everything I have said is based off facts....there has been little change in 22 years for Rugby League World Cups....nearly half the nation's are all heritage based and i would argue many of the players haven't even set foot in their country of representation.
Looking at the responses on social media for today's England game shows the many with same opinion about a waste of time....and that's from League fans on social media
Look at the massive crowd watch Australia literally run straight through an Australian based Italian team? Would love to see the massive TV ratings for this game....I'm sure it will very through the roof....I mean 3 world cups In a row for Italy now...I'm sure they would have developed by now? Yip 66-6 mauling.
Keep living the fantasy that this average tournament will do anything for the game....in the last four World Cups have achieved nothing in terms of nations development....nothing....its who ever has the most heritage based players that generally
