Hi.

Any chance anyone has any spare tickets for England vs France, I need four but the RFL have sold out of them. £40 altogether (2 adults, 2 concessions / Family ticket).

PM if possible.

Thanks

Have you tried the Keepmoat website or 01302 765576

I thought the family ticket was only available if you rang the Ticket line . They told me today tickets from 25-40 pds were available could be reserved and picked up at the Keepmoat also some tickets would be on sale on the night

England Team for Friday 1 Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR) 2 Tom Briscoe (Hull FC) 3 Lee Smith (Leeds Rhinos) 4 Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers) 5 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos) 6 Danny MCGuire (Leeds Rhinos) 7 Richard Myler (Salford City Reds) 8 Jamie Peacock (Leeds Rhinos, capt ) 9 Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants) 10 Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves) 11 Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers) 12 Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls) 13 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) Interchange 14 James Graham (St Helens) 15 James Roby (St Helens) 16 Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves) 17 Kyle Eastmond (St Helens) http://www.englandrl.co.uk/article.php?id=15740

England Team for Friday 1 Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR) 2 Tom Briscoe (Hull FC) 3 Lee Smith (Leeds Rhinos) 4 Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers) 5 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos) 6 Danny MCGuire (Leeds Rhinos) 7 Richard Myler (Salford City Reds) 8 Jamie Peacock (Leeds Rhinos, capt ) 9 Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants) 10 Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves) 11 Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers) 12 Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls) 13 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) Interchange 14 James Graham (St Helens) 15 James Roby (St Helens) 16 Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves) 17 Kyle Eastmond (St Helens) http://www.englandrl.co.uk/article.php?id=15740

Is it a wonder RL struggles in donny.......after a high profile game like that......this weeks free press coverage?.....absolutely naff all...not a pic or column to cover the game.....shame......i'm a fev fan living in the donny area....its obvious to me(and I know you've heard this before) its all about the races and footy in donny......I've sent an email to the sports editor....if he replies, I'll post it here....dont hold ya breath

Think yourself lucky in Rugby League.

I'm at every Dons home game for the PA and there are two Free Press reporters every time, no question.

Almost 2,000 crowd at Castle Park when the Knights beat Bristol and not a single Free Press reporter. Not the first time by a long shot, you would be lucky to get a reporter at 50% of home games.

Only bemoan the coverage Rugby League gets in Doncaster when you see what Rugby Union gets, lol.

Retford United get more coverage on TRAX FM and they have smaller crowds than a Knights AXV game.....

Rant over.....

This reply from Peter Catt, sports editor...

Many thanks for your email but I have to say I'm completely baffled by your comments.
In the build up to the game we probably gave it more coverage than any other newspaper - local or national.
We were the first to announce the game was on (many months ago), we ran a competition to be a mascot at the match (which was advertised on the front page), we ran adverts three weeks in a row to say the game was on and carried a preview of the match the day before!
Contrary to your comments I would have thought anyone interested in rugby league would have been well aware of the match if our coverage was anything to go by.
We did not carry a report of the match itself because, by the time we came out again, the game was already a week old and the result was widely known having been covered extensively in the papers that weekend.
Had there been a Dons player involved that may have been different, but there was no 'local' interest in the game.
The same has applied with football internationals and big games involving other sports at the Keepmoat.
When it comes to the profile of rugby league in Doncaster again we have led the way.
We carry previews of all Dons games including a round up of the previous weekend's match with comments from the coach, as well as as reports on local amateur rugby league games.
Our extensive coverage of the Dons' financial struggles off the field has been praised inside and outside the club and some articles have actually won journalistic awards.
We carried many exclusive stories when the club went into administration and we were the first to carry an in depth interview with new chairman John Scarrow, which extended almost to a full page, when the new set up was announced.
Despite the poor attendances at Dons' matches, and the apparent lack of interest in the sport locally, we hope to maintain the high standards of coverage we already devote to rugby league in the future.
Regards,

Peter

I have explained that it was 'after match' coverage I was disappointed with.