Heritage XIII

One just has to look at the number of South Africans who have played in the English RL over many decades & successfully, to realise the potential for the game there.

Gary Carter on twitter says Wigan v Salford garnered ch 4 viewing figures of 213k average, peak 270k I think. Surely the inconsistent coverage is hurting chances of more solid ratings?

Let's remember French league announces attendances based on sold tickets. There could have been more in attendance baded on guests etc?

Marseille too have history. For an organisation that calls itself 'elite' & itself has ambitions beyond the South, larger city clubs are a must. How long have the likes of St Gaudans, Villeneuve etc had to go beyond a few hundred species these past 3 decades? It obviously isn't even working in the 'heartlands'

Perhaps bring the elite back to 12 clubs & see some one-time clubs like Marseille, Lyon & say a Paris team perhaps. Might be a start to get more consistent free to air coverage like they have to ccasionally with Occitaine TV & who knows from there.

French league is continually stuck in a rut if Pia are promoted. This will not garner national interest

They have signed a streaming deal to show their championship on Flick Sports