If the RFL want somewhere to put the £50k prize money from the WCC then give it to the Rugby League International Federation to fund a development officer somewhere for a year.

Much more worthwhile than giving it to a team that got beat fair and square on the day.

Really?

Yes.

Leeds played Melbourne, 17 versus 17 on the field of play, and lost.

What Melbourne did to put that squad together and whether that breached the rules of another competition they play in doesn't affect the fact that they won the match.

of course it does, I agree about the money though.

That's a good call re-the prize money or put it into the Leeds rugby foundation.
As for calling getting beat fair and square how so if the team put together earned that right to contest the WCC by cheating?

What chance of any money ever been repaid to anyone. I don't know the finances at the Storm, but i suspect that there's more chance of them going into admin than repaying the aggrieved.

Give the money to charity

They are 50% owned by News Limited, and have the sort of funds that enable them to pay almost £200k per year over the salary cap for 5 years.

Getting £50k back out of them won't send them scuttling off to the poor house, unlike some clubs in SL I could think of.

Ouch i wonder if Adeybull will reply to that one AG!

Your statement contradicts itself. If they broke the rules to put the team together then in what way, shape or form is that fair? So you're saying that you can pull together any team you like but as long as you play to the rules on the day, then all is good and happy?

As long as you play to the rules of the competition you are playing in, yes.

Does the WCC have a salary cap?

No but the Comp they won to earn the right to compete for the WCC does and they have cheated that system thus the knock on effect of been able to compete for the WCC.
Whichever way you look at it mate they "cheated" in a comp which has a direct effect on the WCC.

In effect, yes. The Super League has a salary cap, the NRL has a salary cap. To play in the WCC you need to win your respective competition. They haven't stuck to the rules of the NRL and as such did not play to the rules to get to the WCC.

So next time we're in the WCC, we could take a pick of the best players on British soil, register them in time and play them for the WCC and you would see this as being fair?

Shame really
Fair point overall there are only a select few who could afford such a hefty fine and payback demand.