If that's the case then Hull should never host another international match of any kind.

Are you going?

In a huge weekend of knee-jerk reactions all over RLfans, you managed the largest and fastest. Well done sir, a whole week ahead of the 1st game and the sentence has been passed.

Got my tickets for the 2 cp games, did the double promotion and 2 games for £15 can't be sniffed at.

Hope we get a decent turn out.

It's not a knee-jerk, if a city with two SL clubs can only manage 2,000 for a major WC match with tickets available for £5 then they can forget about having any internationals in the future. I know that pre-sales are already well above that figure anyway so it's irrelevant, just playing devil's advocate for the OP.

What are sales at now ?? Cp and kc

Your having an argument about something one fan said and that was just what he thought

Around 3,000 standing tickets for the CP matches plus whatever has been sold in the seating areas. No idea about the KC.

the promo code '50%discount' is still working for all games if anyone still needs tickets. Will get you a £5 standing ticket for Craven Park, and a £7.50 seat for the KC, Bargain!

Joshie Mantellato is having a big few years.

Newcastle local player of the year about 3 years ago.

Paid his own way to play for Italy in their first year.

Next year he kicked Italy to qualify for the World cup on the strength of his near 90% kicking rate.

Got a second tier contract to play for the Knights.

Top pointscorer in NSW cup 2 years in a row.

Makes his firstgrade debut and scores a try and kicks 3/3 from the sidelines.

And now he kicks Italy to a win over England - with a last minute field goal.



He probably should retire now. It must be all down hill from now on.

Played just the 1 first grade game for the Knights has he? Not knocking that, fine achievement - but that's horrific result for a senior England team.

I'd normally now make the point that 'SL coaches insistence on signing journeyman Aussies' is a symptom more than a cause of our shallow talent pool, but the England Knights development squad hammered Samoa. Just got to hope it was one of those freakish things or it could be 2008 all over again. Tbh, there was always a danger of that anyway.

To be fair to him, the Knights have four world class players in Boyd, Uate, McManus and Kev Naiqama ahead of him for the back 3 spots.

Josh has been top point scorer in NSW cup 2 years in a row and scored a record 300+ points last year as well as making the NSW cup team of the year both years.

He is also 6'6" tall and is the only Knights player to ever beat Kurt Gidley in a beep test (he is a personal trainer by profession). He is also the best goal kicker I've seen.

He is about 27 years old and is one of the few players going around that never had elite level junior training, but he is basically a freak athlete who has learnt the game as a mid twenties rookie.