Anyone know how well they are selling ? With 3 games in Hull and the amount of RL fans in the area don't think it is unreasonable to have these games sell out. You can see both RL games at CP for £15. Many going to games on here ?

Not going to any of them. The lack of decent games in Hull is a slap in the face for the city and the East of the country

Don't think they can be selling that well. Had an e-mail from my son's school today saying the organisers were offering half price tickets to parents and pupils.

our work is offering half price tickets, only took the option for the England game for £7.50, like Jake said above, the rfl take the hull rl fans for granted ecpecting us to turn up or travel all over!

It will prove them wrong with empty stadiums then. Will really show them that will.

Certainly will when we've filled the place for big games.

I personally think 3 games is a decent amount and an England game regardless of who they are playing.

We wonder why the game is on its booty.

So to prove to the RFL we deserve big games, people don't want to attend? Hmmm... Problem with that logic me thinks!

We have an England game. How much bigger do we expect considering the big England games are all at stadia holding over 70k?!

Some people need to engage their brains before complaining.

The only international I'm really interested in is England v Australia, but the RFL see fit to play these games (if both qualify) at Cardiff and Wembley.
If that isn't a kick in the teeth for Mr average RL supporter, I don't know what is.

And if a large amount of RL fans in Hull have that attitude there won't be any international games for a good few years to come in the city. Hopefully you're in the minority.

England vs Fiji should be a cracker. Fiji likely to have star NRL players like Hayne, Uate, Civoniceva, Naiqama.

Then the two games for PNG vs Samoa & France will both be fiercely contested and decent games. Unless by 'decent' you mean any game not involving two of Australia, NZ & England?

There are plenty of games involving lesser RL nations, which would've been a bigger 'slap in the face for the city'.

If the World Cup has empty stadiums, then there's nobody to blame but RL fans themselves for not getting off their s.

I don't get why people are on such a downer about having the England-Fiji game, Fiji will have a strong team, and as soon as Australia/NZ name their squads a whole host of NRL players will suddenly decide they are Fijian.

with NZ not being in England's group, I struggle to see what other game people think the KC should have had? its a far better game than the Ireland game Huddersfield have got for example.

Spot on, glad I am not the only one enthuastic about the world cup. It really could of well attended boost our sport.

Each to their own. I shell out enough cash watching sub standard rugby.

not everyone can afford to travel all over the country to watch the games!

its about time the hul public were rewarded with decent games, not just England v nz/Fiji, when was the last time we played the aussies at the kc? we don't even get the exiles as the rfl bigwigs cant get off their fat ar5es to travel over!

2005 I think.

You can't say that. Get yourself out to watch Moldova V Uzbekistan. It will be a great game

2005, not sure what type game you're expecting if you think England-NZ isn't a 'decent game'? its the 2nd biggest fixture possible after England-Australia.

I didn't think England playing Australia in Cardiff was a good idea when it was announced, but to be fair to the RFL it has sold well and many sections are sold out.

Yeh of course, that's your opinion on the rugby, fair enough, I was just curious as to your 'slap in the face for the city' comment really. I think Hull has a good set of games there, more than any other city & including an England game.

With NZ not in England's group & the England v Australia game being used as one of the openers at Cardiff, which I'm sure will attract over 25k, which games do you think Hull should've got? Or would you want more than three games?

There's an argument for one of the Quarter Finals maybe, instead of the Fiji game.

Generally, I think Hull's done alright out of it. 3 games involving 5 of the top 8 international teams.

PNG vs France would be the equivalent of Argentina vs Italy (based on World rankings

).

the last two games we have played NZ at the KC, the kiwis have been very poor!

looking at the quarter final locations, the rfl have got games at Wrexham! warrington and wigan, the closest to us being leeds!

hull is the biggest city for rugby league supporters and imo we got short changed when it comes to ithe forthcoming world cup!

we were given 3 games because we were outbid for a QF game! probably would've got more in ticket sales for the QF than the money paid to the rfl to host it!

The quarter-final is in Wrexham as it's likely to involve Wales. The Wales games are being playing in Wales funnily enough, that's why it's there.

NZ will likely play in the game at Headingley. NZ also play their final group game there the week before - these are the only [itwo[/i games being played in Leeds, a big RL city.

The game at Warrington, will involve France/PNG/Samoa vs Fiji (I expect).

England most likely at Wigan, another big RL town (the only game there), playing vs PNG/Samoa or France.


IMO, England vs Fiji (& the big names they'll have) will be a better game than the prospective England quarter final. Australia & NZ games will likely be walkovers. The Warrington game should be a cracker, although would this be a big enough game for the KC?

Wrexham has been picked on purpose at is very likely Wales will be in that Quarter final.

Getting a quarter final is a 'riskier' fixture anyway, for example Wigan could host an England quarter final in front of a big crowd if England finish 2nd in the group, or if they win the group it would be the less attractive Australia-France. At least by having a group game we are guaranteed an England tie.

I wasn't too fussed about the teams who will be playing, I was criticising the locations! the rfl have definatley looked after the north west with them games!

Cities didn't bid on which games they'd get! The bid was to be a host city, not specifically for a QF (no bids were specific) - I've no idea where you got this from, I think you've made it up. No idea what your 2nd sentence means.

Hull got three games because it's a city that loves it RL. More games than any other city, three games on your doorstep - you can embrace it & enjoy it, or not. Whinging about it doesn't really do much good.