Quote Beverley red="Beverley red"Is it just Me or do others think that article shows utter disregard for the British game? Just who do the Aussies think they are? Why are they discussing our game with soccer bosses or anyone else other than the RFL. I Love origin & the NRL & subscribe to premier sports to get my fill, But super league is our top competition & nothing should be allowed to distract from that. If they are convinced that games at Wembly are the way to go then let the NRL clubs promote & support a proper & meaningfull international series every year (like union) six or seven games in a propper gap in the NRL/super league programe. That is something up to now they have have fought against. I just sounds like a money making scheme for the NRL clubs. If we are to fill wembley for rugby league games then it should be the RFL or RLIF getting that money not the NRL clubs. Just sheer arogance to describe their competition as the highest standard. International sport is the highest standard nothing else comes close.'"
Surely it is upto the Australian game where they host one of their games, and nothing to do with the RFL or Super League?
The biggest question for me is, why does it take the incoming NRL chief to kick off these discussions with "UK soccer bosses"? Why have the Super League clubs not been doing this? What has Nigel Wood been doing?
Recently there was a conference in Australia for all the NRL clubs to discuss ways of improving membership numbers, with guest speakers from across the World of sport. What have Super League clubs been doing?
Whilst Super League and the RFL are bickering about the number of teams and how to structure the leagues, the Australian game is storming further and further ahead, both on and off the field.