https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ad-8380768 Including 7 from one club! I know some of these are legit but to say this is disappointing is an understatement. The only real chance this sport has to grow is the international game yet it is treated with such contempt by a large number of clubs.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ad-8380768 Including 7 from one club! I know some of these are legit but to say this is disappointing is an understatement. The only real chance this sport has to grow is the international game yet it is treated with such contempt by a large number of clubs.

Saints withdrawing players from England duty? What next? Pope revealed to be Catholic?

Article in a few months time 'RL just isnt growing and maybe another new league structure might sort it?' SL club owner

Not enough people take the international game seriously, but a friendly against a championship level side is hardly going to help England based players overcome their own limitations, not improve the poor coach in charge.

Awful article and more Saints baiting on here too. Saints had 9 of their starting 17 players out against Warrington and yet still face this blatant trolling? How about they write articles baiting other clubs, that have just pulled their players for the sake of it?

Pointless game anyway

#crowdwillbeabout4000
#playtheaussiesinstead

They are all banned due to the RFL vendetta against the mighty St Helens club

But that's because International RL has dragged itself into the gutter with a lack of games, players withdrawing etc. France also never making a step forward doesn't help matters either.

Union can make some very dubious matchups sell, England RL.should he selling out 25k stadiums with ease in the heartlands.

Anyone that’s pulled out of this game shouldn’t be in contention for the series against Tonga.

We’ll lose that anyway due to the bad attitude of the superleague superstars so it’s worth it to throw it away for the longer term gain of giving them a reality check.

In fact hanging’s too good for them

France really are one of the biggest frustrations in RL, almost 20 years of Catalan in SL and two teams in SL last year, how are they not even slightly better?

Holds the international game back as due to geography England don't have any other mid season opponents

The international game makes me feel bad for complaining about the competitive imbalance of Super League.

With the upcoming retirement of James Roby, there’ll be no active England/GB players who have beaten Australia in a game.

And this. And Shaun Wane… and just the general Wigan of it all.