Also, the Tongan singing! Great, isn't it? I thought Lolo was good, but quite a Friend of the Pie these days. 10 degrees is just about the outer limit for me to get the bike out, but it's so much better at Saints when you can park right in front of the stadium, taking the car is so much more hassle. Seemed I was the only biker in the village tonight, though, not like when I've been there before.

Just reading the Newshound; that's a fair summary. Forget about the disallowed try! That was harsh. If it had gone up as a try, it would have been given for all money. I thought there was enough to overturn.

Been to Fiji Australia at Leeds

Went to PNG Tonga last night

Going to Australia Italy and the Warrington quarter final (likely Samoa Tonga).

Paid £25 for each tickets. Not bad I reckon

Might go to Leigh for Ireland Lebanon which might be the game of the group stages.

This is what it says at the bottom of my email re printing.

If you are attending a fixture at St James' Park, Halliwell Jones Stadium or Riverside Stadium, you will need to print your ticket(s) at home and bring a copy with you to the fixture, as digital/mobile tickets cannot be scanned at these venues.

If you are attending a fixture at any other RLWC2021 venue, you can either print your ticket(s) at home or download your ticket(s) to your Google/Apple Pay wallet.

Just bought two tickets for the final, that was a painful experience, usually a breeze buying from the RFL but this world cup site is hard work.
By the way it says on the ticket it must be printed so I have done just to be on the safe side even though Old Trafford isn't on the must print list

Ive been to 4 games so far and got tickets for Samoa Greece, Huddersfield qf Leeds semi and the final.

It literally took me over 2 days to get tickets for every game I have attended due to the diabolical app and website.

No tickets available despite clearly there are, unable to transfer to the basket, having to constantly change my password because apparently my log in details were incorrect…they weren’t.

It’s an absolute disgrace.

I don’t mind paying the prices to see the best players in the world, I resent though the effort I have had to go to, to part with my money.

Yep, continually asking me to update my details, when I finally got to the buy a ticket stage every section that it said was available wouldn't let me purchase anything, finally just clicked on "best available" and it let me buy two, up in the gods but it should be a decent view.
Wonder how many sales have been lost due to people just giving up on the website, downloaded the app as well and that barely justifies the name

Something struck me yesterday about rugby league, the relationship between, fans, clubs and players which I think is part of what is great about our game but also devalues it in the eyes of the paying punter especially when it comes to major events like the World Cup.

I went to the Samoa v Greece game yesterday. Just over 4000 in attendance and whilst it wasn’t a competitive game was really enjoyable event.

In the stands watching sat alongside the punters were a number of former and current top class players.

On the field there were some absolute superstars of our game. Too many to name representing Samoa. Genuine world class sportspeople.

After the game these guys were happy to talk to fans take pictures sign anything that was thrust in front of them.

My son got a picture with every Samoa player and was even given some playing kit by one of the players who reached into his kit bag and gave him it without prompting him or my lad asking for it.

These lads are as I said world class athletes yet are very humble people and extremely accessible.

At club level the players we watch take them field every week are very accessible, they live in our communities and are very visible.

I can think of no other sport where this is the case.

There have been many complaints about ticket prices, and I think we sometimes because the players are so accessible and visible to the fans that we take it for granted they are world class athletes and it’s a privilege to see them perform.

It’s a strange one, as access to our stars it one thing that is fantastic about the sport but is maybe holding us back from creating superstars in the wider sense of the word.