Article on Marseille Rugby League

[RL Sonja]

Interesting article that shows the potential of domestic French rugby league.

https://www.zerotackle.com/the-curious-case-of-marseilles-1952-53-french-season-113203/
 

 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Just on a side note, but still related to French RL - are England lining up another game in France soon?

Or was it deemed to be a commercial failure?

I enjoyed the match and the French after a terrible start had very competitive stages of the game.

Guess we have to hope that hosting a World Cup will lay the groundwork to make existing French clubs stronger and green shoots of recovery can happen in former strongholds.

[Eddie]

10 hours ago, RL Sonja said:

Interesting article that shows the potential of domestic French rugby league.

https://www.zerotackle.com/the-curious-case-of-marseilles-1952-53-french-season-113203/
 

 

Thanks for sharing. It’s hard to believe the Velodrome was almost sold out for an Elite 1 game between Marseille and Paris. Bordeaux and Lyon in the top division too. 

[welshmagpie]

9 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Just on a side note, but still related to French RL - are England lining up another game in France soon?

Or was it deemed to be a commercial failure?

I enjoyed the match and the French after a terrible start had very competitive stages of the game.

Guess we have to hope that hosting a World Cup will lay the groundwork to make existing French clubs stronger and green shoots of recovery can happen in former strongholds.

Over to Paul @ATLANTISMAN

[Jim from Oz]

11 hours ago, Eddie said:

Thanks for sharing. It’s hard to believe the Velodrome was almost sold out for an Elite 1 game between Marseille and Paris. Bordeaux and Lyon in the top division too. 

Agreed … what amazing times they must have been for French RL

[RL Sonja]

I noticed a good photo had been added to this article since it originally went up. Great to see such a big crowd in the Marseille Velodrome! 

[ATLANTISMAN]

19 hours ago, welshmagpie said:

Over to Paul @ATLANTISMAN

France really would like to play England in a test match EVERY YEAR the president announced this at the after match VIP event in Perpignan to the RFL.

Paul