OT Especially for rA - RL World Cup

[Geoff Parkstone]

Good to see Lebanon doing the business over the weekend, but what has the BBC Sport budget fallen to. I heard (or hopefully misheard) that we can look forward to prime time coverage of women's wheelchair rugby league soon. How is that going to win the rating wars?? Minority sport cubed... Perhaps an audience of 25 including those that fell asleep in front of the telly....

[Andy_Faber]

Good to see Lebanon doing the business over the weekend, but what has the BBC Sport budget fallen to. I heard (or hopefully misheard) that we can look forward to prime time coverage of women's wheelchair rugby league soon. How is that going to win the rating wars?? Minority sport cubed... Perhaps an audience of 25 including those that fell asleep in front of the telly....

You can bet if BBC have rights they will be pushing it like mad, be interesting to see what they say about in-stadium attendences as they've been telling porkies all the way through the Women's RU World Cup

[ramAnag]

Good to see Lebanon doing the business over the weekend, but what has the BBC Sport budget fallen to. I heard (or hopefully misheard) that we can look forward to prime time coverage of women's wheelchair rugby league soon. How is that going to win the rating wars?? Minority sport cubed... Perhaps an audience of 25 including those that fell asleep in front of the telly....

Tbf the aim of ‘mainstreaming’ disabled sport is surely a noble one. Like you I doubt it’ll work and I’m as ‘guilty’ as anyone ...don’t even watch the Paralympics...but I do admire, as I’m sure you do, those who continue to participate despite suffering life changing adversity.
The ‘buzz word’ of this World Cup, which the BBC has exclusive rights to, is ‘inclusivity’. As I’ve said, I doubt it’ll make much difference, but it is a laudable aim imo.