@sleeve said in [Tigers want Hastings immediately](/post/1372741) said:
The reality is some of the best halves and forwards have come from Super League. It is a very attractive game. The crowds are huge, and it is expanding at a fast rate,. The NRL has gone nowhere. In 10 years we will be the poor cousins. Take your bias out of it, it is a game that producers classy footballers, not just muscle machines. Do not underate there competition.
The ESL is dying.....money has dried up, salary cap is AUD$3.2M or less if they think you cant afford it, crowds are dwindling. RL is in a very poor state in England.
https://rugbyl.blogspot.com/2017/07/european-attendances-1995-2017.html
Things were looking very positive I thought with Toronto joining - unfortunately covid smashed them badly.
I think their average crowds are not a good metric to go off, as there are some tiny clubs that might get crowds of 2,000. On the other hand the big clubs like Wigan, St Helens, Leeds etc are always well supported. Doesn't help that one of the best supported clubs, Bradford, has been stuck out of the top flight for a few years.
I hope Toulouse can join Super League, as this will provide a French derby. Catalans have done well, but Toulouse is a much bigger city than Perpignan.