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steve wild

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  1. Just a quick point to those asserting that playing the game at Heywood Road is deflecting money out of RL. This is simply NOT true. Yes there will be stadium and match day overheads to meet - that applies whenever any game is played - but RL WILL benefit financially from staging this game. I know this for a fact because I negotiated the arrangements! At Swinton we are very proud and honoured to be staging this international, and it would be great to have the support of the RL public. So if you haven’t visited the ground before , then please give it a try. A traditional covered standing area, a good size main stand of about 1300 seats , and fantastic corporate facilities which are as good as anything I’ve experienced across the RL. Affordable tickets, and 5 minutes walk from the Metro.
  2. For info, we at Swinton Lions were approached directly by the competing nations who were looking for a mutually convenient venue for the game, based on the location of their respective World Cup bases. Heywood Road might be modest in size (just over 3,000 capacity), but it has a good number of seats and excellent corporate and bar facilities etc. The ground is 4 miles from the venue for the World Cup Final, and within the Trafford & South Manchester area where Swinton Lions are doing a fantastic amount of development work via one of the fastest growing Foundations in RL. The ground is 2 minutes from the Manchester Metro System, 2 miles from the M60 Manchester ring road, and 3 miles from Manchester airport . There is also a sizeable Lebanese community in and around Manchester. Swinton Lions are facilitating the game, and not Sale rugby union club , with whom we have a fantastic partnership. I’m a bit disheartened to read some of the negativity on this thread , & it would be great if non-Super League but nevertheless ambitious clubs such as Swinton Lions, who are trying to do their bit to enhance their own reputation and do something for the wider sport, got a little more support for their endeavours. If you live in the Manchester area then why not buy yourself a ticket from our website, and then judge on the actual facts as to whether or not it’s been a success on 8 October. Everyone is welcome !
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