Credit goes to the RFL or whoever else arranged this game in the middle of a European football championship, if there was ever a minute chance of outsiders wanting to watch and engage with our product, it's hardly the time or the fixture to try and appeal.

Anyway, why CAN'T we have Great Britain back? The kits were always smart, the team generally more competitive against the Kiwis and Aussies. I honestly never got why they stopped it. What were the reasons?

Summer Rugby 1996 is given as the main reason for lack of these tours. You can see why as the opposition are playing in their League too.

Whilst it has put an end to part season signings from Down Under, wouldn't aligning the league schedules be a benefit?

'We' could have a proper organised international break or an Autumn Series post GF. Despite loop fixtures and the additional Magic Weekend match the season is too short. For fifty percent of our premier competition, 2024 ends in September and February 2025 will seem like a long way off...we have space for something there just doesn't seem to be the collective appetite for it. I'd even throw in the WCC at season end as it's the pinnacle of that season rather than a curtain raiser to the next and the fixture disruption that brings.

Yes Rico,, the timing of the WCC is ridiculous. Both teams involved could have completely different squads to the ones that did all the graft to qualify for the WCC.
As far as summer rugby is concerned ,there is usually very little difference between any of our seasons so a rescheduled programme could easily be achieved ,unless of course, tv companies are pulling the strings.

Or the RFL won't bend to the NRL's schedule.

Wires71 wrote:The rlf leadership are wholy responsible for the break up of the Great Britain representative side 2008 - 2019 and the mickey mouse home nations sides and games that arise from them. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/artic ... t5uxga8rNA

Wires71 wrote:The rlf leadership are wholy responsible for the break up of the Great Britain representative side 2008 - 2019 and the mickey mouse home nations sides and games that arise from them. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/artic ... t5uxga8rNA

The biggest problem with the international game is one team dominates and that team being Australia, with the NRL being a much bigger thing the international game is a waste till countries that are interested come up to the standard to compete.