Plus: Clock Face Miners are enjoying an exciting season; France save up a dire show against England; and why you should support Kirsty Gallacher in StrictlyBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required,piece of the Guardian Sport NetworkHowever awesome the sporting theatre, Wigan v Leeds in Manchester is a regional scrap as far as the rest of Britain is concerned. England just need to play. Despite the embarrassment of it not being on TV, or press coverage of the England v France friendly dwarfed that of regular Super League games. The Observer gave it half a page,and attention on the Kiwi series, which starts at Hull on Sunday, and will far surpass that whether England do well.
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Source: theguardian.com