The Virtual Terrace • Re: Future of the Game

Take a look at the French Professional Rugby Union game. There are 14 big clubs, all very heavily backed by wealthy backers, they get big crowds and their national side competes well on the International stage. The spread of their game is deep down into the south of France which was once upon a time French RL country.

I may be "Myopic" my friend but you are blind to the reality that French Rugby league is dying a death at the hands of French Rugby Union.

Not only that, they are also dying from the loss of Catalans and Toulouse to the French game. Are you so blind that you cannot see how Les Catalans and Toulouse Olympique have abandoned the French game to play in the English Superleague with English and antipodean players?

It's as simple as that RL in France is dying a death and Toulouse and Les Catalans coming here to play in SL and fielding English sides is to save their own backsides and not to grow Rugby league. You won't agree because you can't agree having got this completely wrong......

So lets look to the new TV deal that you probably hope will see two English/Aussie teams given a french club name playing here......

You tell me if you think this is "expansion"and if so how then tell me [b]which two English clubs with foundations, and academies and reserves and fans who buy SKY subs should be excluded from Superleage 2022 to make way for this so called French "expansion"[/b]