England v France

[Damien]

Great news:

 

[Damien]

And even better, live on the BBC:

 

[daz39]

Fantastic, i'll be asking my Grandson if he fancies it, he watched the WC final with me and couldn't take his eyes off and simulates the game in my back garden on a ride-on car.

[Man of Kent]

Also: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/storyville-autumn-slate#madeofsteel

I imagine it will be broadcast around the time of the France game (just a hunch)

[Damien]

The only disappointment is that it is only one game. After the huge success of the Wheelchair World Cup this really should be a 3 match series.

[Odsal Outlaw]

15 hours ago, Damien said:

The only disappointment is that it is only one game. After the huge success of the Wheelchair World Cup this really should be a 3 match series.

Agree. So much momentum lost with wheelchair RL since the World Cup.

I hope for this game they put down a proper pitch like in the WC and its not just the normal sports hall floor.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Odsal Outlaw

[Spidey]

1 hour ago, Odsal Outlaw said:

Agree. So much momentum lost with wheelchair RL since the World Cup.

I hope for this game they put down a proper pitch like in the WC and it’s not just the normal sports hall floor.

It’s at the First Direct Arena so I guess so

[Gerrumonside ref]

I’ve yet to be disappointed in the action when England collide with France in wheelchair rugby league.

Catalans got revenge against Leeds Rhinos pretty dominantly 66-20 in the recent Wheelchair Challenge Cup final to enable Dragons captain Seb Bechara to lift the trophy.

But the proud Nottingham born man always seems to put in a big performance in the England shirt against France and this is ‘the’ rivalry in international terms.

This is one not to miss.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref

[Spidey]

Just purchased our tickets for this one. Quite cheap at £10 Adults and £5 for kids 

Some of you old codgers on here will be glad there’s a concession price also at £7.50

Edited September 9, 2023 by Spidey

[Damien]

8 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Just purchased our tickets for this one. Quite cheap at £10 and £5 for kids 

Bargain. You can't do much these days for that price.

[Spidey]

Just now, Damien said:

Bargain. You can't do much these days for that price.

I was surprised and would have paid more. Cheap price means I’ll take bro in law and his kids as well. They really enjoyed the World Cup final on TV. Me & the wife attended that one. Can’t remember how much those tickets were 

[sam4731]

The Copper box had to be a better choice for this game. If we're not going to capitalise on the crowds in London for the men's game then we should definitely build on the crowds from the WC last year.

[Spidey]

2 hours ago, sam4731 said:

The Copper box had to be a better choice for this game. If we're not going to capitalise on the crowds in London for the men's game then we should definitely build on the crowds from the WC last year.

Wasn’t the biggest wheelchair crowd in Manchester for the final?

[theswanmcr]

2 hours ago, sam4731 said:

The Copper box had to be a better choice for this game. If we're not going to capitalise on the crowds in London for the men's game then we should definitely build on the crowds from the WC last year.

It’s brilliant that there will a big rematch in an arena - but yeah there really should have been a game in London too (we never learn).

[Jim from Oz]

As we all know, rugby league never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity!

[daz39]

What's the obsession with complaining that EVERY match isn't in London?

[sam4731]

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

Wasn’t the biggest wheelchair crowd in Manchester for the final?

Yes but that was a WC final

[sam4731]

19 minutes ago, daz39 said:

What's the obsession with complaining that EVERY match isn't in London?

Obviously not every game but the game gets bigger attendances (on the whole) in London.

[Archie Gordon]

25 minutes ago, daz39 said:

What's the obsession with complaining that EVERY match isn't in London?

I think you mean ANY match.

[Spidey]

34 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

Yes but that was a WC final

What were the crowds at the Copper Box ?

[sam4731]

21 minutes ago, Spidey said:

What were the crowds at the Copper Box ?

(All were double headers)

Round 1: 3033

Round 2: 3268

Round 3: 3847

Just to put that into perspective, Fiji vs Italy got 3675 in the men's tournament at Kingston Park.

Also in terms of Yorkshire, the WC semis (double header) got 1318.

[Spidey]

7 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

(All were double headers)

Round 1: 3033

Round 2: 3268

Round 3: 3847

Just to put that into perspective, Fiji vs Italy got 3675 in the men's tournament at Kingston Park.

Also in terms of Yorkshire, the WC semis (double header) got 1318.

The Yorkshire ones were at Sheffield, I’m sure the capacity was only 1500

I think this one will be well attended

Real issue isn’t where the wheelchair game is, it’s that we’ve got a men’s game at Huddersfield with a third of the ground closed currently

[daz39]

4 hours ago, Spidey said:

The Yorkshire ones were at Sheffield, I’m sure the capacity was only 1500

I think this one will be well attended

Real issue isn’t where the wheelchair game is, it’s that we’ve got a men’s game at Huddersfield with a third of the ground closed currently

Which third is closed?

[Futtocks]

6 hours ago, daz39 said:

What's the obsession with complaining that EVERY match isn't in London?

Wait 'til you hear the complaints if a match actually IS in London.

See also, tickets are too cheap/expensive/moderately-priced.

[Spidey]

11 hours ago, daz39 said:

Which third is closed?

The upper tiers apparently