With it due to be held in England in 2013(?) should Calderdale Council be pressing for at least one game to be held at the Shay.

will it be finished by then?

Won't happen

Technically it is the United Kingdom hosting it so expect matches in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

If it was just in England we could have had a slim chance but I reckon grounds like the JJB, McGalpharm, KC, Headlingley, HJ, Keepmoat, LSV, Stobart will be ahead of us in the pecking order and that's just in the M62 corridor.

Does anyone really think the RFU will place a single game in a RL stadium? Not a chance.

RL world cup in 2013 RU world cup 2015

Why not ? i remember going to watch usa v italy at the shay in nov 2000 in the emerging nations world championship. if i remember quite a decent crowd and game

Twickenham,
Wembley
Emirates Stadium
Old Trafford
St James' Park, newcastle
Anfield
Elland Road
Ricoh Arena
Welford Road
Kingsholm
St Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
Millennium Stadium

No reason why not depends on price of course for hire of ground.
The likes of Wigan, Hull, Huddersfield, Wembley will host the bigger games but then Leigh, Widnes, Halifax, Warrington, Wales, Gateshead, Doncaster will be considered for the smaller games.
I think the games will be better supported this time as Rugby League had grown a lot both in the UK and Europe since 2010. If the RFL and RLEF work on things then they could do special offers for Europeans as well as the the UK. Where to buy Tickets and venues should be known a minimum of 12 months in advance

You don't happen to know the winning Lotto numbers for this coming weekend, do you, and for the other weekends up to 2010?

OOps meant 2000!

Hopefully they'll learn from their mistakes of 2000