well the england game at huddersfield is heading for a sellout so the focus should soon turn to the game at the KC which should prove just as entertaining as the ireland one if not more so. having attended the last fiji game in leeds i can confirm its worth it just to hear the stadium announcer struggle with the fiji players names
who is attending this game and looking forward to it? also who couldn't give a monkeys about international rugby and why?
anybody got any figures on how the games in hull are selling?

I haven't bought tickets yet but I plan on going to this game. So far the only tickets that I've ordered are for the Final at Old Trafford but I'll be trying to go to a few games.

Don't watch much NRL, but according to my mate there's apparently this amazing Fijian winger for Wests Tigers called "Korobete" (Not sure about spelling).

They have got some class players though have Fiji!

They have a very exciting back line.

It does seem strange how we're struggling to shift the tickets for this game yet at Huddersfield they are flying out the door for a game against lesser opposition.

I appreciate the tickets are more expensive (however you can still get 50% off tickets by using the 50days promo code online) and that Hull as 2 other games at Craven Park...but I fear we will be overlooked for England games in the future if this doesn't sell well.

Couldn't give a monkeys about International rugby nowadays, partly because it is pretty much a 2 horse race at best for all the tournaments and partly because players are chopping and changing international sides to suit them.
So rather than waste money on a ticket to one game in the hope it is competitive and entertaining, I find it is much better to subscribe to Premier Sports for the duration of the tournament.if i wish

Exactly.

The only way to prove that this city has an appetite for International RL, and ensure the KC stages England games in the future, is for the RL fans of Hull to back the WC.

It's a shame that some people don't seem to care about Internationals, but that's up to them. Personally, I'd much rather spend my money watching World Class players playing in my home city, or players proudly giving everything they've got playing for their country, than some of the wasters currently running around in SL.

If some would rather spend money watching say Cameron Phelps & Ben Cross for Widnes vs Hull in SL , than Petero Civoniceva & Akuila Uate line up against players like Sam Burgess & James Graham at the WORLD CUP, I think they need their heads checking. Just a personal opinion.

The fact you pick out 2 Fiji players who have played for Australia (Uate in 2011-12 and Petero in 2011) shows exactly what is wrong with the international game for me personally.

So those players shouldn't play for Fiji and we have a week world cup?

We need an international game to grow.

In that case then why not just chuck the all the best players in the world in a hat and have each national coach pull names out of a hat. Or give the last world cups wooden spoonist the first pick.

You can go in the north or south stand for 7 and half quid

Brilliant value

No they have to qualify for that nation.

My point being, you play for a national side then that should be your chosen side for life. You should not be able to change each world cup as it suits you.

Spot on. Don't miss out. Me and 2 others already got ours.

Our sport has (just) 30 top flight sides. If we had a world cup like the one you're proposing the standard would be shocking.

I agree, but can see both sides of the argument.

I think my biggest problem is when a player plays lots of games for the smaller nations, then suddenly switch allegiance to one of the big teams, e.g. Sam Moa playing about 20 games for Tonga, then suddenly deciding he's better off served playing for NZ. Can understand from the player's perspective as it increases chances of winning, but the international game will always be made up of 3 teams with a number of also rans, when this happens.

Don't get me wrong I can see them as well.

The problem is if the young player with potential knew he could only play for 1 side they wouldn't commit to lesser sides.

Just bought 5 tickets for South Stand at £7.50 each - BARGAIN!!

Don't know how long the promo code lasts but enter 50DAYS in the promo box on the RLWC2013 website and you get 50% off so it's currently £7.50 for North / South stands or £15.00 for East stand.

If / when that discount ends enter promo code HULLFC and you get 30% off

A case to illustrate your point ? - Jarryd Haynes. 2007- Played for Australia. 2008. Not picked in Australian WC squad so played for Fiji.

2013. Named in Australian WC squad.

Complete bargain! I do think we need to see more promotion from both Hull clubs and the Council though, they put loads of effort in to the bid itself, but since then all we've had is a few posters on lampposts. Surely it wouldn't have been hard for example to have had a promo stall at Hull Fair next week...but the effort doesn't seem to be there.

Does anybody know if under 5s get in free for this game?

Cheers for that shall be ordering mine for East stand today then!

Cheers for that. Ticket bought

No they don't, checked this is out myself and have had to buy my son who is just over 2 a ticket. Not really fussed though when they are only £7.50 each, and TBF probably better off having his own seat anyway. It's under 2 year olds that get in for free.

Really hoping for a great game and decent crowd but I agree with the previous poster who has pointed out the lack of advertising for the cheap prices once we have actually got the game, espacially to the non regular RL fan.

fiji disappoint me a bit this time out, they were much more impressive in the last world cup. in fact i think there must be better players out there who could represent their country





i mean korbin sims, james storer, aaron groom - come on! - these are all ridiculously easy for the stadium announcer to pronounce, we can really only pin our hopes in Semi Radradra Turagasoli Waqavatu getting a game