Good video and keep up the good work in the USA! I agree with you, 100%.

i love john wayne & lee van cleef.

I've followed the ups and downs of USA RL over the past few years. I can certainly see what spinner is saying. It would be great for the domestic players to get a chance and this would give the competition in the states a great deal of credibility. However this is a world cup and although the American public love to cheer on their fellow countrymen , if the are to make waves in the competition they need to field the strongest available team.
The bigger issue for me would be the coach............ if the USA had an head coach from the domestic comp that would give them something to be proud of and someone for the Americans to really get behind.

There are many highly qualified coaches in the UK who are looking for work .......I am sure many of them would love the chance to come over to the US and assist in the development of coaches over there. That is the place to start in my opinion.

The best solution probably would have been to allow the 3 new sides - Cook Islands, USA and Italy to take in bigger squads so they could give some young stars of the future a World Cup experience. Maybe 4 to 6 extra players.
They might not get game time in the competition games, but being in a squad with pro players would be a great learning experience, and at least they would have a chance to force their way into the team if good enough.
I don't think letting a weak side be lambs to the slaughter would be in anyone's interest.

Whilst I understand the sentiment.

All sides do this now, in many different sports.

Over in the UK this debate has been had for years. In the end though when that team takes to the field, the fans will cheer them on.

If the USA were to make a quarter final that would be a big shot in the arm. There has to be a long term plan for international RL. Domestic competitions will wither without a strong international game.

RU has taught us that.

The major question is how do we support these leagues in other nations to the point where a strong side has more domestic players. We can't do it from SL or NRL funding, could it be done through money made on the international games??

Could the USA get an invite into the 4 nations next time it's down under???

It's tough to say whether it's better to put out a domestic team and risk hammerings or go with more heritage players and try to get as far as you can?? What I'm certain of is sports is results based so which ever coach was in charge they will pick whomever they can to get the best result.