It's still a pre season warm up for the Aussies. If it was down under it would be a cricket score

TV companies in the UK, Oz and NZ, sponsorship for the premier club event in the world RL calendar and a 60k crowd! You knowthe same things that fund the tens of milions payed out in the UEFA cup and Champions league.

yeah it wouldnt be hard to get TV companies in australia to pay a few million for it

the more the event gains credibility the more of a push there will be for australia to host it

and if an english club wins one in australia now, that would be massive

Good post.

Since we now have a solid international fixture list scheduled for the end of the season that alternates between hemispheres, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to add the WCC as the first mach of the internationals two weeks after the grand finals. This would ensure alternating world locations and the possibility to build up the event.

As for this years WCC, I was there and really enjoyed it even though my team lost. I do believe that it was very, very close - all tries came from a knock on or penalty. Also, if Goulding had taken the interception it would have been Wigan scoring in the second half, instead he knocked on and St George scored from the resulting set of six. If there is a rematch next year, Wigan should be able to add Richards and Hock, two very dangerous strike players capable of making something from nothing. At the moment the only Wigan player really capable of doing that is Sam.

All in all, an outstanding match in which the better team won on the day. Another day could bring a different winner.

Other clubs has asked about it before only to be told that SL clubs can't be used as their season is already on going...............The following year a game was rearranged so a SL club could fit it in.
Go figure.