Limerick put an awful lot of work into their bid and getting the local community on board. Its the same with Bristol. Its not like the 2000 WC where the RFL just decided to plonk games anywhere, the councils and stadiums have contacted the RFL and put forward proposals. You don't know that Bristol and Limerick will have poor attendances or will put on a poorer event. In fact if anything the events in Limerick, Bristol and France could well be a lot better than others because they are out of the heartlands and, with the obvious exception, not in England or Wales. These bids would probably have worked harder than any other to make sure they got the games.

If you want to compare and contrast I reckon a better question would be why have Fax got a game and not Doncaster. Why does West Yorkshire need another game when Leeds and Hudds have them? Doncaster has arguably better facilities and has the potential to attract supporters in Yorkshire as well as more newcomers. The only answer is that the bid was not good enough.

Leeds is only ten miles further from Doncaster than Sheffield is. You can get to leeds on the train from doncaster in about 40mins, compared to about 30mins to sheffield. Is all this actually because you cant travel an extra ten minutes on the train? You are actually complaining that the entire nation of Ireland got a game and that means you need to spend an extra 10minutes on a train?

But just imagine how much fuel that would cost!

Did the game in Eire and Scotland get a huge boost from the games they held during the last world cup held in the UK?

Did the game anywhere in the UK get much of a boost from that particular World Cup? For once I have faith in the RFL to learn from past mistakes.

Did areas have to put in a bid for games in that particular World Cup? Or did the RFL (old regime) just dump games at grounds and expect things to happen?

Poor argument.