I wonder how the league leaders would have fared with about half a dozen first teamers out, a naïve junior pack and debatably the comp's best seven out against close to a full strength Leeds side.....oh, hang on....

Close to full strength rather implies 13 players on the field the whole game....

With the WCC expanded to 6 teams and 3rd highest SL finisher joining the 2 finalists the race will be on to finish in 3rd spot. We need Saints to win their last two and for us to do the same.

Or make sure we get to Old Trafford.

I don't get what the new WCC format is, but I do know that if there's going to be a party, Leeds need to be at it.

I thought it was the two finalists and either the CC winners or hubcap winners? I might have dreamt that up though!

and wigan.

Bit surprised at the Brisbane broncos being in it. Don't think they will make the semis in Oz. Means that Manly or the roosters will miss out if neither of them win the grand final. Leeds, wigan and one other team from here.
I think we will give a good account of ourselves. I doubt there will be any drubbings like last time '97(I think)

It's our two grand finalists and next highest placed league finisher against NRL grand final winners, Rabbitos and Broncos. If Rabbitos win their grand final it will be one other invitational spot as many of the NRL teams have no wish to travel all the way to UK to play a 'friendly' unless it's actually for the WCC trophy.

So if our grand final is say Wigan v Wire and Saints win the hub cap, those 3 teams will be the SL representatives.

See that's the problem people have ignored/haven't seen.

Whilst the actual WCC match will see a pretty much full strength team put out by the NRL team, the other two matches are likely to be the NRL team putting out it's second string. They were always a bit reluctant to put out the starters when the trophy was up for grabs, a SL 3rd place team vs Invited NRL team with no trophy to win.......they'll be going through the motions with all the star players missing.

You're so damn negative

(and another one that can't discern the difference between it's and its

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FFS Your right. Let's just scrap the idea and not bother testing ourselves against the nrl sides!