Yet again another major resounding success for our game with a thrilling pulsating game played out to another full house,this exile experiment is paying massive dividends for our sport.

The amount of talent the franchise system is producing is outstanding,look now at our world standing we have leapt forward continully with a non stop production line of talent.

This wasn't some country we were playing but a mixture of two great countries,we should feel blessed to be facing the all time greats out there on the pitch tonight,and how our young talent learns from exposure at this level is priceless.


Now we move forward to the world cup in great shape,hope your all on the phone tomorrow to snap up your world cup tickets.

cool story bro

I always thought sarcasm was supposed to be served up in a well timed one liner.

Whinge, whinge, f**kin whinge.

I think we should have a Yorks vs Lancs series, oh wait a minute we tried that but decided to scrap it because it wasn't an instant success. Although IIRC the games weren't as badly attended as people seem to think.

How about we have a mid season game against France? Oh hang on we tried that as well but once again the RL fans in this country decided the couldn't be d with that so we got rid of that as well.

Whatever we decide to do next (whether its a county of Origin series, a game against France or a game against the Exiles) we have to give it more than just a year or two. We have to give it time to grow and become part of the RL calender. The GF was poorly attended the first couple of years but now we get between 65 and 70k at OT evey year, and its become one of the biggest occasions in British sport.

If RL fans put as much effort in supporting our game as they do whinging about then we wouldn't have a problem.

No what we should do is reward mediocre players.....Oh we already do that.
Our strength in depth could be measured in millimetres.

The Exiles concept will never work unless there is a reward for the winners. Then everyone will make themselves available and we might get some passion.

Does the Exiles clash even have a sponsor?

If this is to prepare us for the world cup then surely we need to be playing our strongest team!

If we want to attract a good crowd we need the likes of Tomkins playing, belive it or not people actually pay to watch world class players.

Tonight was a waste of time, dont buy into this "we gave young players a chance" crap!

Hall, Tomkins, Hock, O'Loughlin, Westwood, Graham, Burgess, Sinfield, Widdop, Ellis will all be in the squad at the drop of a hat if fit.

This game tonight in no way prepares us to face Oz or NZ next year. All it did was to prove that our backup team cant even cut it against a team of 'Exiles' which contains about 20 international caps (oz & nz) and 15 came from Menzies!!!!

We got taught a lesson! big time. Hardly any of their squad would get anywhere near an Oz or Kiwi shirt. it wasnt an 'international class of opposition'

if they were that good they wouldnt be in England would they!

Beaver is a Legend - on the plus side.

i'm not a big fan of the Exiles concept but I got behind it, I went to Langtree Park (and was suitably unimpressed) and will go again if it takes place next year. Because I love rugby league. I don't see this ever being a ferocious contest and it can never be compared to State Of Origin because the Exiles do not exist - they are a fantasy side. They do not have supporters, it is not a place. But it could become an entertaining trial/exhibition match, similar to the All Stars match in Australia and can be excellent preparation for the England team. Attendance at Langtree was okay, very disappointing tonight since the core of rugby league support here is supposedly in Yorkshire!

But I thought everybody wanted to see some young players given a chance? Didn't McNarmara do that tonight? Damned if does...

England v England Knights please.

The England soccer team used to have England v Young England (which was the Under 23's I believe) in the 50's and 60's. Anything but Yorks v Lancs.

I'm with Charlie Sheen (above, not the meltdowny "actor"icon_wink.gif on all counts. RL fans, particularly at internationals, are awful at supporting initiatives.

I'd rather the Exiles showed us how crap we are than see the side smash France/Wales and go into the World Cup thinking we're better than we are.

Why?

Because it was awful when we tried it previously.