I think its a great idea and will be good to see how the french sides fair against the top championship sides and.....



Featherstone Rovers... champions of Europe has a great ring to it as well

That's Fatherstine Reevers isn't it?

In the RFL are intent on testing the French clubs against the Championship equivilant the most sensible way to do it would be to have the Championship GF winners and the NRC winners play the French Elite and Lord Derby cup winners in a double header in France, providing they could find a good sponsor ( cheap flight airline perhaps ) , both matches played for a trophy and with ideally some deals on ticket and transport



That would be a tangible reward for actually winning competitions

Only Fev v Pia has any meaning. Whats the point of the Leigh, Sheffield and Fax games when its just one off games and even if you do win no guarentee you will get any extra money? The French season would have ended and the overseas players gone home or on holiday! Seriously very poor organization from the RFL as usual. The concept could have seen the top 2 French and English teams play each other with a final deciding the champs of Europe and dates announced way in advance and not just with a month or so to go. But as usual Woody and Rimmer could organize a pee up in a brewery and with Lewis going things are not going to improve.I hope my club Send the U23s across and get them game time. Whats the point in sending our 1st team out in a meaningless game?

LBC, my idea was the best compromise of a bad idea, it would possibly at least be a worthwhile event with 4 lots of fans

Carcassonne won the French Play-offs, so Fev aren't even playing the French champions...

Big wins for Leigh, Fax and the Eagles, with a large turnout of 773 at the LSV to see a team half made up of academy lads beat Avignon easily



Time for plan C Nigel

Not surprising given that the French sides were apparently vastly understrength due to their season having finished.



I was excited about this tournament when it was announced but it has been extremely poorly implemented.

In fairness, we didn't exactly have too many big hitters playing either - mainly youngsters, trialists and players returning from injury. The idea isn't bad in theory and I like the idea of an Anglo-French version of the World Club Challenge, but the timings of the two seasons means it's going to be pretty difficult to achieve whichever way you look at it.

Hence my post earlier Matt, a double header sponsored by cheapo airlines, featuring cup winners and Championes

What was the combined attendance of all the matches being played?



773 at Leigh was their lowest turn out in 14 years. Half a team out and a lad of 16 playing in the halves and still a 34 point margin.



What a complete and utter farce made none the more bearable by the fact that this was easily predictable from the word go. Where on earth does the RFL dream up these half-baked ideas from? I mean to say, whats next - franchising?

So you admit, a stupid idea