Quote BrisbaneRhino="BrisbaneRhino"The lack of competitiveness can't be underestimated when it comes to small crowds for internationals in England. There are a lot of bandwagon supporters of GB/England - if we really look likely to beat Australia when it counts, people would turn up. But if we get smashed when the big crowd turns up, a lot of people wouldn't bother going again. Unfortunately the near future promises more of the same. I can't see England getting close to Australia any time soon.
People should also remember that international RL in Australia is way behind Origin and the NRL. There's more interest in NZ as they are now regularly competitive, and even the Aussie fans are starting to take interest when they play (and an added side-benefit is we're starting to see more young Kiwis who are eligible to pick either Australia or NZ opting for NZ). But there really is no interest at all in seeing England as far as I can tell.'"
You make a very good point about the bandwagon.
People often use the argument that a club's hardcore support can be measured by the size of the crowd against one of the lesser teams with few travelling fans. If you look at England, our hardcore support is about 12k (what we usually get against France and Wales in competitive fixtures). Should we look to build this up first, and the rest will follow maybe?
