England v Samoa 2024

[Perth Red]

When is the next Kiwi tour of England scheduled?

There isnt

Its supposedly
Samoa series 2024
Ashes series 2025
RLWC 2026

so 2027 at earliest

 

[Wb1234]

Because that was the biggest crowd in this series.

Ah yes try and polish that great turd that is the English game

from the same poster who tries and talks down the nrl

only you could find. A problem with samoa touring France

 

[Perth Red]

Ah yes try and polish that great turd that is the English game

from the same poster who tries and talks down the nrl

only you could find. A problem with samoa touring France

I have no problem with samoa touring france, in fact I've been advocating for it you gronk!
Bit embarrassing for the mighty NRL that a dead rubber in UK drew a bigger crowd than a championship final in NZ hahah

 

[Wb1234]

I have no problem with samoa touring france, in fact I've been advocating for it you gronk!
Bit embarrassing for the mighty NRL that a dead rubber in UK drew a bigger crowd than a championship final in NZ hahah

One out of ten

 

[Perth Red]

One out of ten

one out of ten? when's the last time the Kangaroos drew a crowd in Australia of 40k plus for a game against a second tier nation? Or a test match in australia drew 67k for test with two teams not featuring australia? They struggled to get 40k for a final they were playing in lol

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I have no problem with samoa touring france, in fact I've been advocating for it you gronk!
Bit embarrassing for the mighty NRL that a dead rubber in UK drew a bigger crowd than a championship final in NZ hahah

In all seriousness, if Tonga, Samoa, Aus & NZ are going to be regular tourists rotating through the Northern Hemisphere, what do you think would be the realistic crowds France could pull against each of those sides? And what do you think the crowds could grow to overtime if France got regular tests every year post season?

If I remember correctly they pulled 10 or 11k v Wales about a decade or so ago when that rivalry was hot.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I don't think one hemisphere celebrating their disappointing crowd figure over the other hemisphere's more disappointing crowd figure are the kind of debates we want to be having in the game. I want full stadiums everywhere when the national jerseys get pulled on

 

[Perth Red]

In all seriousness, if Tonga, Samoa, Aus & NZ are going to be regular tourists rotating through the Northern Hemisphere, what do you think would be the realistic crowds France could pull against each of those sides? And what do you think the crowds could grow to overtime if France got regular tests every year post season?

If I remember correctly they pulled 10 or 11k v Wales about a decade or so ago when that rivalry was hot.

the best french crowds in last 30 years have been in the 10-14k range. Interestingly Avignon has tended to draw more than perpignan. Be great to see PNG tour and play a 3 match series in Avignon, Perpignan and Carcassonne.

Against top tier they would get in the 10-14k range, problem is they get flogged so it would get thin pretty quickly.

 

[Perth Red]

I don't think one hemisphere celebrating their disappointing crowd figure over the other hemisphere's more disappointing crowd figure are the kind of debates we want to be having in the game. I want full stadiums everywhere when the national jerseys get pulled on

yeh Im just playing with him and his hypocrisy.
I love Int RL, for me its the best part of the game. Been lucky enough to travel to follow RLWC's and watch tests. Disappointed as we were planning on going to France for next one. Hopefully its held in the islands and NZ and we can go travelling again to see it. I'll def aim to be going to all the Ashes tests in 2025.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

yeh Im just playing with him and his hypocrisy.
I love Int RL, for me its the best part of the game. Been lucky enough to travel to follow RLWC's and watch tests. Disappointed as we were planning on going to France for next one. Hopefully its held in the islands and NZ and we can go travelling again to see it. I'll def aim to be going to all the Ashes tests in 2025.

Yeah I'd love to get to the North of England and the South of France for a RL tour. Would be awesome

 

[titoelcolombiano]

the best french crowds in last 30 years have been in the 10-14k range. Interestingly Avignon has tended to draw more than perpignan. Be great to see PNG tour and play a 3 match series in Avignon, Perpignan and Carcassonne.

Against top tier they would get in the 10-14k range, problem is they get flogged so it would get thin pretty quickly.

You reckon Tonga, Samoa, PNG, Fiji might be able to crack 10k if those fixtures prove to be more competitive?

 

[yakstorm]

When is the next Kiwi tour of England scheduled?

TotalRL is reporting that Kiwis are scheduled to tour in 2027 and Kangaroos in 2028 (https://www.totalrl.com/rfl-to-reco...-with-wigan-hull-and-non-heartlands-in-frame/)

The following article from the IntRL (https://www.intrl.sport/news/ashes-series-kangaroo-kiwi-tours-revived-in-international-calendar/) confirms that as well.

 

[Perth Red]

Yeah I'd love to get to the North of England and the South of France for a RL tour. Would be awesome

Ozv GB at the old wembley in the early 90's was something else!

Unbelievable to think we played Aus at Wembley in 1990, 1992 (+ 3 games in oz), 1994 & 1997!

Now we're lucky if we get one game somewhere between them every five-ten years!

Be nice of they had a mid season break in NRL and SL and toured in June/July instead of Nov. Be much nicer to visit UK and France lol

 

[Perth Red]

You reckon Tonga, Samoa, PNG, Fiji might be able to crack 10k if those fixtures prove to be more competitive?

yes I think if France could beat them they def would. French are incredibly nationalistic (I was in perpignan for a HKR game on Bastille day and it was insane!). They'd get over 10k for sure if France played regularly in Sth of France and didnt get hammered.

 

[Wb1234]

one out of ten? when's the last time the Kangaroos drew a crowd in Australia of 40k plus for a game against a second tier nation? Or a test match in australia drew 67k for test with two teams not featuring australia? They struggled to get 40k for a final they were playing in lol

The comment was what I rated your troll attempt

 

[Wb1234]

TotalRL is reporting that Kiwis are scheduled to tour in 2027 and Kangaroos in 2028 (https://www.totalrl.com/rfl-to-reco...-with-wigan-hull-and-non-heartlands-in-frame/)

The following article from the IntRL (https://www.intrl.sport/news/ashes-series-kangaroo-kiwi-tours-revived-in-international-calendar/) confirms that as well.

So 2025 and 2026 no tours of England unless it’s png

 

[Perth Red]

So 2025 and 2026 no tours of England unless it’s png

2025 is planned for an ashes series in Oz and '26 will be a RLWC year. Keep up!

2024 eng v samoa test series
Pacific championship and bowl
2025 England tour OZ for Ashes series and maybe other tests
2026 RLWC in Southern Hemisphere
2027 Eng v NZ in UK
2028 Eng v OZ in UK
2029?
2030 RLWC

Thats whats been announced

 

[Wb1234]

2025 is planned for an ashes series and '26 a RLWC. Keep up!

Wow an ashes series In Australia

that will be competitive

 

[Perth Red]

Wow an ashes series In Australia

that will be competitive

Spoken like a true Swans fan lol

 

[Wb1234]

Spoken like a true Swans fan lol

The funniest thing watching English test marches is the before and after of English fans

that World Cup semis final against Samoa being the prime example