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

[DoubleD]

@ATLANTISMAN - from where I’m sat, I would say 45k looks about right. Most of it is full

[Sports Prophet]

For those watching on broadcast in UK, there appears to be no crowd noise unless there is a break/try. It’s as if it’s a morgue otherwise. Is it sounding the same on UK broadcast?

[Mr Frisky]

8 minutes ago, Madrileño said:

Whatever. 

If England had a big overseas tour or an Ashes series to play, Grace would have been in their squad. 

You wouldn't.  

As it was, they had one game a year against "the All Stars" so he jogged off to union. 

Not really- Grace wasn't picked for GB tour in 2019.

He was fit as he played in the 9s WC in Oz which was the week before the series started.

[Tubby]

I was about to complain about the commentary team, Wilkin as obtuse as ever, Jonathan Davies being negative constantly, Noble ‘reminding the viewers at home’. But then I realised, I get frustrated with the commentary whoever is doing it. BBC, Sky, whoever  

I could give it a crack, I might not mind myself!

[Desert Skipper]

1 minute ago, Sports Prophet said:

For those watching on broadcast in UK, there appears to be no crowd noise unless there is a break/try. It’s as if it’s a morgue otherwise. Is it sounding the same on UK broadcast?

We’re just glad there’s any noise at all, after that silent movie of an opening ceremony.

[DoubleD]

Sua’alii looks so good, particularly for 19 years of age, you can see why Australia were so gutted he chose Samoa

[MattSantos]

Garbage kicking again! 

[gingerjon]

1 minute ago, Sports Prophet said:

For those watching on broadcast in UK, there appears to be no crowd noise unless there is a break/try. It’s as if it’s a morgue otherwise. Is it sounding the same on UK broadcast?

It's fairly typical for an England crowd TBH. They play so infrequently that there's no real build up of the kind of instinctive support you get for the clubs (or other England national teams).

So, yes, it's the same sound on UK TV.

[bratman]

Kicking game not good enough.

[Futtocks]

4 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

For those watching on broadcast in UK, there appears to be no crowd noise unless there is a break/try. It’s as if it’s a morgue otherwise. Is it sounding the same on UK broadcast?

Maybe St James' Park are used to a rather more sweary bunch of fans. The ambient mic feed is very muffled. On the radio commentary, it's a clearer sound, but the volume's turned down even lower.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Futtocks

[jacksy]

Our kicking game ain't great.

[dkw]

3 minutes ago, Tubby said:

I was about to complain about the commentary team, Wilkin as obtuse as ever, Jonathan Davies being negative constantly, Noble ‘reminding the viewers at home’. But then I realised, I get frustrated with the commentary whoever is doing it. BBC, Sky, whoever  

I could give it a crack, I might not mind myself!

We bloody would....

 

[DavidM]

Quite a few times the screen says 4 tackles and Klein says its the last

[Mr Frisky]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It's fairly typical for an England crowd TBH. They play so infrequently that there's no real build up of the kind of instinctive support you get for the clubs (or other England national teams).

So, yes, it's the same sound on UK TV.

Still 100x louder than 80k in Twickenham for a England RU game - awfull atmosphere- for every game as well.

[DoubleD]

1 minute ago, jacksy said:

Our kicking game ain't great.

No Sneyd

[Sports Prophet]

3 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It's fairly typical for an England crowd TBH. They play so infrequently that there's no real build up of the kind of instinctive support you get for the clubs (or other England national teams).

So, yes, it's the same sound on UK TV.

Thanks for the explanation. Surprises me, because the crowds in UL are almost always lively. A crowd of 5k usually puts an Aussie crowd of 40k to shame  

[MZH]

Is that his hip rather than his knee I wonder? Either way it looked painful. Hopefully not as bad as it looks.

[JimBronco]

Hate seeing injuries where it rules that player out of the tournament. Must be heartbreaking 

[DavidM]

Geoff Toovey ?

[Futtocks]

Tyrone May still down, and now he's being loaded onto the stretcher. Looks painful.

Edited October 15, 2022 by Futtocks

[bratman]

I think the F up at the start subdued the crowd a lot.

[Damien]

Just now, JimBronco said:

Hate seeing injuries where it rules that player out of the tournament. Must be heartbreaking 

24 man squads do seem on the light side for a sport like Rugby League.

[Sports Prophet]

5 minutes ago, Desert Skipper said:

We’re just glad there’s any noise at all, after that silent movie of an opening ceremony.

I missed that as I only tuned in before KO. What happened exactly?

[dkw]

Looks a bad one that, poor sod.

[DavidM]

Sorry our kicking game is tripe

Edited October 15, 2022 by DavidM