This is true but a chance to see these teams at 100 MPH ? Wild horses couldn't keep me away

My first time to a WC Final and also to Old Trafford. It's only taken 53 years

Don't think Radio 5 had done their research, they said it will be the biggest EVER attendance for any RL game.

Starting to look forward to it now - but we should have been there!!!!

Probably spent 30 seconds reading the RFL press release and therefore got it wrong. I txted them a correction at 3pm but I don't imagine they paid any attention.

Only an RL fan would post this! Shows why we will never grow our fan base. Pathetic. I doubt our other code cousins would say the same and pass up their WC FINAL.

We don't deserve recognition and sponsors if this is our fans attitude.

read that over 74k will be there... including me..great news.

but my interest has dropped with no England, just how it is im afraid, not too bothered who wins.

... And this is why RL supporters will never understand Union fans attending in large numbers games that RL fans would deem unworthy of spending a brass farthing on, and why the Olympics was a success in terms of crowds and financial revenues etc. the RLWC Final is an event. It does not really matter who is in the final, it is an event that comes once but 4 years or in the case of RL in often random fashion.

So England are not in the final, yes that is disappointing BUT it does not diminish the importance of the RLWC FINAL as an EVENT.
Go and loving enjoy it as an EVENT you will have to wait another 8 years to see in the UK again.

That's what makes England's absence so awful

Anyone know the prematch, if any.

Russell Watson doing the anthem

You could bemoan it all you want. But for all the people who doubted the RFL beforehand (myself included), they really have excelled, and learnt their lesson, they tried to branch out in 2000, if i've been informed correctly the tickets were more expensive, and as a result poor sales.


This time, they've branch out where they deemed appropriate, with great success in Bristol and France, albeit underwhelming in Wales and Ireland, but nevertheless a great effort, and broke stadium records throughout.

I'm proud of the way our sport has come across, pretty much my whole entire timeline (Liverpool is just a football town, the majority don't even know what RL is), was banging on about how amazing that game last week was, up against a Merseyside Derby. Sorry, this sounds like an attack on you, it really isn't, i'm agreeing!

My Only regret is, that i never took to it more in January when i bought my first batch of tickets, sat down 5 weeks ago watching England Vs. Australia, i ended up buying tickets to 7 more matches, introducing several new people to the game too, because the pricing was accessible. 500,000 will have attended the matches of this world cup, and millions more worldwide.

What an effort, and everyone down to the fans, should be proud of this world cup.
Carry on the legacy now!

Well said



and lets hope it gets bums on seats or standing at ever ground that plays our great game and lets hope we win it next time or at least get to the final

And I was (gladly) wrong about empty seats at the final too.

Great to have a full old Trafford it looked great on T.V with rugby league playing.

Record attendance for an international rugby league game. Fourth attendance of over 60k for a rugby league game in this country in the last three months (Grand Final, CC Final, WC Semi, WC Final).

Not bad for a game supposedly being mismanaged to its inevitable demise.

One swallow and all that...

Is that not 4 swallows?

Definitely 4 swallows

Each one of us who bought a ticket and went to the games should give themselves a huge pat on the back and a round of applause we all made this the best attended World Cup ever with a world record set in the final and stadium records broken at some of the grounds.

Boooooo

Gutterfax, I actually agree with some of the things you say and accept when you compare to other sports under criticism from others but you have to accept this one.
The WC attendances have been great and the 4 game attendances referenced have been outstanding.

Moan at the other stuff if you like but credit where it is due.

74k for an international game in this country, a world record, not even involving england??

That's pretty damn impressive.

2012 = 2 games 70k+ in the uk
2013 = 4 games 70k+ in the UK
2014 = 2 games 70k+ in the UK

RLWC attendances have been fantastic but as it stands we may not see top class internationals in the uk for a few years now.......

william eve has suddenly appeared again

After a great couple of months of wonderful entertainment, the World Cup has come and gone. With the exit of the World Cup, we now have a return of the usual suspects trying (successfully) to stop people enjoying discussions about their favourite sport

At this point, I will say my farewells and wish you all well

So basically you want happy threads with happy topics and joyful predictions for the game and no mention of the troubles at some of the clubs including Iconic Bradford and the flag bearing London Broncos? Be careful the door doesn't hit you on the on the way out