The French v NZ game showed there is some 1/2 decent talent running around outside the Les Cats set up. Would that stadium be available to Toulouse if they come into SL? Looked a decent ground and obviously a reasonable capacity.



ps why wasn't the England v France game played in Perpignon? Seems strange that you would play 4 nations agmes and not have one in teh city where there is a SL club?

You reffering to the game in doncaster? Think doncaster earned the game from the decent turn out for the welsh game last year.



There will eventually be enough french players to have 2 SL teams, not just yet though.



The french RL organisation appointed a few new development officers a few month ago to try and double the amount of players playing the game at grass roots/youngster level. The results we will see in about 5 years with increased crowds and player numbers in the south of france.

Never made sense to me either. France v Australia is in Paris. Why? They already had when England visited in June.

do people in perpignan support french teams? they possibly consider themselves catalonian.

Toulouse and Paris are bigger cities, so better venues for big games. If the game in Toulouse had failed to attract the average home crowd of a Catalan match, then yes we might re-consider, but since the exercise is media attention and spreading the gospel, then take it on the road.

the keepmoat got the england v france game as the rfl wouldn't give the smc who run the kc stadium any leway with the international fixtures clashing with the football, thankfully with pearson back in charge, internationals will be back in hull in 2011

Awsome news, the KC is a fantastic venue, probably the best rugby league venue in this country.

The RFL made an agreement with Keepmoat a year or so ago to host games there, I think it was a three year deal, next year is the final year.

The wales friendly or the france game again. Personally I think it's daft having the France game there.

the plan is to play at a smaller ground like SGB but also at the ground you mention when required where the union side play



council will spend funds doing up the smaller ground if they get into SL



the RFL would be crazy not to include them next time, and lewis has shown he is the best RL administrator around

I wouldn't mind them in, I think long term though a french league is the way to go.

So who do you dump out ?