Sat 15 Oct: RLWC: England v Samoa KO 14:30

[gingerjon]

Match is due to kick off in 11 minutes … Super League shoddiness with regards to kick off times doesn’t look good at international tournaments

[paulwalker71]

**Awkward Pause**

[The Daddy]

Sorry to say but this opening ceremony is totally amateurish

[Futtocks]

Has the stadium's PA system gone on the fritz?

[Jamesthepratt]

1 minute ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Quite...

Dave Woods did well there to be fair - struck the balance correctly between sparing the blushes of prod team but acknowlging there was a tech issue...

[Mark S]

1 minute ago, paulwalker71 said:

**Awkward Pause**

That nearly took as long as one of Sinfield’s drop outs!

[DavidM]

What is going on ?

[northamptoncougar]

Struggling to watch this

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

This is the worst opening ceremony I’ve ever seen in my f***ing life

How do we always manage it? 

[tjhrads93]

Bit farcical this.

[jim_57]

Nice quote from Mick Ennis getting in nice and early - “England won’t know what hit them with someone the calibre of Victor Radley playing at 13 for them”. 

[Changa]

Anyone know what the story is with the Ireland flag, and why it's not the tricolour? 

[DavidM]

How many years have we been planning this … and one extra one 

[Archie Gordon]

What a shame to start like this. 

[MattSantos]

Is Mr Kaizer Chief in bathroom?

It'll be rate.  No one cares. 

Let's crack on

[Spidey]

Just now, Changa said:

Anyone know what the story is with the Ireland flag, and why it's not the tricolour? 

Cos the team represents the whole of Ireland not just the Republic

[eal]

Just think how bad this opening ceremony would have been had they not had the extra year of planning.

[St Reatham]

It wouldn’t be rugby league if everything went swimmingly would it?

[DavidM]

This reminds me of the London Olympics opening ceremony … no it doesn’t really 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Shambles. 

[yipyee]

1 minute ago, Changa said:

Anyone know what the story is with the Ireland flag, and why it's not the tricolour? 

Presume its the combined island and as such they display the flags of the provences, same as the union

[Welshleaguelover]

1 minute ago, jim_57 said:

Nice quote from Mick Ennis getting in nice and early - “England won’t know what hit them with someone the calibre of Victor Radley playing at 13 for them”. 

England/GB are famous for having very poor 13s after all.

[burnleywelsh]

1 minute ago, Changa said:

Anyone know what the story is with the Ireland flag, and why it's not the tricolour? 

Because its an all Ireland team. Not just the Republic

[Thunder Road]

And I thought crossroads was bad in the 70s

[Harry Stottle]

Will there be time for tfe Samoan Haka?