JM2010

Where is Villefranche?

They might not be better than that Leigh team but I think with the signings they’ve made for next year, and probably more to come, they might end up being on par or even stronger than Leigh in SL

Gav (God) we might need you again. They keep trying to take it off topic!

Well he brought back on topic so he needed high praise

Well done god bringing it back on track. Thought Hanley might have other teams interested in him as well

What’s an IMG signing?

Are they both ex Siddal players? There’s also Holroyd from Warrington

Wales need some games

Are there any other potential stars coming through at the moment for Wales?

Was thinking about a similar (ish) theme regarding where current professional players are from. Is there a better pack all from one community club than this at the moment? This is a pack made up from Siddal in Halifax. Imagine if Halifax could tap into their local players if they got back into SL. Holroyd (Rhinos) Leeming (Wigan) Dupree (Wigan) Nicholson (Warrington) Gannon (Rhinos) Smithies (Canberra). Thats a pretty impressive pack all from the same community club in Halifax

How is Lewis Murphy getting on? Any chance of him making his debut this season?

It would be interesting to see the numbers. Wigan/Leigh, Leeds, Hull, Wakefield/Castleford would probably have the most I think

The number of kids playing is definitely the most important statistic. These are the future fans and also where the pro clubs will get their players from. As for adults, formats such as touch, tag, X League and maybe even 9s might suit adults who can’t commit to the rigours of full contact or the time/travel on a Saturday

Would be interesting to know which towns/cities do have the most RL clubs. I suppose there’s towns and the wider borough which can include more than 1 town. For example Kirklees includes Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Batley. I think Leeds would have the most but if relative to population then it’s probably Wigan

Not a clue. I just wanted to know if junior numbers who are registered at clubs have decreased as part of these figures. I’ve re read it now and seen it’s just adults. Wonder if the amount of kids playing has increased or decreased