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1,228 at Robin Park today for Wigan v Saints in the womens SL. I think that is a record home crowd for Wigan (the previous record was set last week v Leigh) and it was a very entertaining 22-22 draw.

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Wigan have been riding their luck at times, and it ran out tonight. Agree they will be very strong for the run in, although a veteren Farrell looks a weak link these days, especially with the long minutes he does.

He didn't mention it, but he did praise the Wakefield team.

They do not have a national competition, just regional amateur ones. Ony the playoff semis and the final are cross-regional. Trouble is, they can't even manage stable regional competitions due to endless internal disputes, and the national governing body seems to have gone AWOL a couple of months ago.

They haven't just caught up, they have gone steaming past them. Wigan look to be in a class of their own at the moment.

The USARL appears to have disappeared into a black hole, their last press release was 6 weeks ago and seemed to says it's up to clubs to sort out their own local competitions - since then radio silence. USARL Announces Change to Club Registration Process for 2025 Season | USA Rugby League Last I heard, the PCRL have withdrawn from USARL due to a lack of communication and consultation, plus accusations of attempting to undermine the PCRL. Not seen anything from Utah RL, but I think they are unhappy with both USARL and PCRL. Florida RL has 4 teams, Atlanta may be gone. Not seen anything from the North East. The RLIA podcast used to be pretty good and honest for info but has vanished. All this is what I have picked up from Social Media and looks a right mess - sounds like politics yet again. If anyone has something more recent or different on the situation I would be very interested to see it.

We now have an international calendar in place for the next 5 years.

Not on is own, but it depends if you want to visit anything outside of Vegas, visit death valley, hoover dam etc without going on a tour bus full of Americans. Plus driving in the US, even for a day or two, is a unique experience in many ways.

Serviced apartments off the strip, I'd book accommodation now as it will fill up - just select free cancellation and pay later options on Booking.com

Went this year and last, booked independently both times. Vegas isn't everyone's cup of tea (we just stayed there 2 nights this year as been several times before) so consider visiting other places whilst you are over there. We flew into LAX this year as there was a much bigger choice of flights - Vegas is just a few hours drive away, rental cars are big, gas is very cheap (once you leave California) and driving is less hassle than in the UK. Use Skyscanner for flight and car hire searches, booking.com for accommodation. I agree with what casrhino says above, food and drink are very expensive in the flashier LV places, but there are plenty of reasonable options elsewhere, off the strip. The Americans are generally a friendly people but, just like anywhere, avoid talking politics - feel free to laugh if you see a Cybertruck though, as they do look exceptionally stupid.

Teams confirmed, looks like playing on the Sunday: Las Vegas 2026 line-up revealed as NRL, Super League sides confirmed

There is a reason it doesn't have a pro sports team, with a 20k population Skegness isn't going to be viable and L1 clubs don't have many away fans - which shouldn't be a major part of a business model anyeay. Better trying Scarborough again, they have triple the population, or Bridlington which has double. Great move by Rhino's though, getting lots of youngters from a wide area involved in their brand is brilliant.

This was my first thought too, a very good chance they didn't even think about WC implications.

Cook Islanders automatically get NZ citizenship, although it is an independent state.

ERL relocating in order to regain EU funding, my guess would be to France, given the new Secretary is French: https://philcaplan.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/european-rugby-league-looks-to-relocate/

Money isn't the issue, but billionaires want a ROI (financial or legacy) - that's why they are billionaires. I cannot see Poitis doing this at the SRD unless it is part of a bigger NRL plan.

Just an idea, but it might appease traditionalist fans a bit if they used the standard northern British word for "Rooster" in any new name. That might eventualy open up options for links with France too.

Council ruled out any further support and seen unclear on the new owners latest position: https://www.totalrl.com/salford-council-deputy-mayor-speaks-out-on-red-devils-crisis-and-rules-out-financial-help/

Canterbury v St George tipped to be one of the NRL games.

Sqaud number / shirt names are primarily for the TV viewer, particularly neutral fans. There is also direct commercial benefit through shirt sales etc.

Suprised to see Wade is currently 3rd on the RU Premiership try list, with a month to go. He has scored 7 tries, the 2 joint top scorers each have......8. By rah rah standards it seems he is a quite a try scoring machine.

Depends whether you view this as an opportunity or a barrier. The article talks about adding additional priority nations. The other 53 (in reality it is far fewer than that) should be looking at how they become part of that expanded group. Back to the current 4, missing from the article is how long the priority status funding / support lasts for and it is also extremely light on detail. A very cautious welcome to the idea from me, but we have been here many times before with IRL plans.

Don't be so down, the Kangaroos aren't that bad a team. I'm pretty sure they will give England a decent game in at least one of the tests.

Unlikely to put in an 80 minute performance, expect the Iguanas to fade badly when all their players go off.