Four Nations venues confirmed : Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:02 am  

Donny gets a game, as does Wigan, Huddersfield and Leeds. Full details here. Cheers Neil Barraclough www.nakedleague.com

Donny gets a game, as does Wigan, Huddersfield and Leeds. Full details here. Cheers Neil Barraclough www.nakedleague.com

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:40 am  

Harlequins RU can get 50k to Twickenham, but we haven't the bottle or the nous for one England game outside the north? Sad.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:58 am  

can't believe the australia v NZ game is at the 12,000 capacity stoop?? wtf is that all about? it's way too small...

as for the other venues...i and most of us predicted them,abit disappointed they chose elland road over eastlands though

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:10 am  

af wrote:

Harlequins RU can get 50k to Twickenham, but we haven't the bottle or the nous for one England game outside the north? Sad.

Erm....What relevance does Rugby Union holding a game in its southern stronghold have to Rugby League holding one outside its northern stronghold?

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:33 am  

Chris Dalton wrote:

Erm....What relevance does Rugby Union holding a game in its southern stronghold have to Rugby League holding one outside its northern stronghold?

London a RU stronghold? Hmm...

Why Wigan and not Wembley : Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:09 am  

Four Nations fixtures and venue:

24/25 October:

England v France Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Australia v New Zealand The Stoop, London

1/2 November:

England v Australia JJB Stadium, Wigan

France v New Zealand TBC, France

8/9 November:

England v New Zealand Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

France v Australia TBC, France

14 November:

Final Elland Road, Leeds


I remember they took a game to wembley zonks ago and they had a very good turnout,so why not again?

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:11 am  

Peeps have their day to Wembley on th CC final. Would possibly worth a punt but you'd end up with 14000 in a 90,000 stadium i reckon

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:12 am  

roughyedspud wrote:

can't believe the australia v NZ game is at the 12,000 capacity stoop?? wtf is that all about? it's way too small...

as for the other venues...i and most of us predicted them,abit disappointed they chose elland road over eastlands though

I am baffled that the expansion minded RFL are again stuck on the M62 when it comes to the international game.

England should be playing Australia in London at one of the football grounds.

The final should be somewhere outside the traditional venues. Eastlands would have been better for promoting the game in and around Greater Manchester, rather than Leeds which doesnt really need it.

Elland Road is possibly the worst stadium I have ever been to - in terms of transport, parking, facilities, atmosphere. So I am guessing it must have been cheap to rent it.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:16 am  

i've come round to thinking that the stoop is actually a good idea the 'sold out' signs for a rugby league game in london is actually good PR..


as for the football grounds....chances are they were'nt available?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:24 am  

i thought they were giving the whelan-dome a miss after himpricking about last year during the play offs.