2013: RLWC

2014:
Tri Nations between top 3 in WC (so should have a 3rd place play-off). All three auto-qualify for RLWC2017.

European Cup (round robin between top 6 Euro Nations, e.g. France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Scotland, Wales). Winner into RLWC2017 and 5N.
Pacific Cup (round robin between top 5 Pacific Nations, e.g. Cook Islands, Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Tonga). Winner into RLWC2017 and 5N.

European Shield (two groups of four, e.g. G1: Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Malta. G2: Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Netherlands). Winner of each group to Euro Qualifiers. Winners play in final for Shield. Runners-up play off for final Euro Qualifier spot.
Asia/America Cup (Canada, USA, Jamaica, Japan). Part one over two years.

2015:
Five Nations (3N + EC winners + PC winners). Already qualified for RLWC 2017.

Euro Qualifiers (seeded groups featuring 5 remaining Euro Cup 2014 sides and 3 Euro Shield qualifiers). Top 2 in each group qualify. 3rd in each group into repechage round.
Pacific Qualifiers (remaining Pacific Cup 2014 sides). Top 3 through to RLWC 2017. Last into repechage round.
Asia/America Cup (second round). Winner through to RLWC 2017. Runner up to repechage round.

2016:
Lions Tour to Aus.
French Tour to Pacific.

Repechage Round (two 3rd place Euro sides, 4th place Pacific side and 2nd place Asia/America side). Straight knock out semis/final, like in 2008.

2017:
RLWC. 14 teams.

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Meaningful and connected tournaments all the way through.

If we play France mid-season, how about on French Liberation day.

Big public holiday in France

As for the WCC, it will never extend beyond one match unless it is successful in Australia. It would have to see a reduction in the league season in both SL and the NRL to fit it in, so both leagues would have to see more money from it than they get from their current deals. The clubs not involved would also need someone to play as they'd lose income otherwise.

Suppose it could be interesting to have the 3x8 system come into play here.

NRL split into two conferences -
Sydney: Canterbury, Cronulla, Manly, Parramatta, Penrith, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Wests;
Oceania: Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, New Zealand, North Queensland, St George-Illawarra.

Play each other in your conference once + 3 cross-group games. 17 games.

Top four in each conference join top 8 from SL (16 teams).
Split into 2 groups of 8 (2 Sydney, 2 Oceania, 4 SL per group).
Play each other once (7 games).
Quarters, semis, World Club Final.

Bottom four of each NRL group can play off for the NRL Shield in a similar format (7 games, semis then Shield Final).
Bottom four in SL go into the relegation group with Championship clubs.

Effectively, that is the beginnings of a World League.

Hi all,
two more teams who recently played there 1st international fixture. The Philippines played Thailand over the weekend. Ph won 46 : 10. Former Royal Navy & Combined Services RL player Andy Steel, who now lives in Thailand has done a brilliant job setting up Thai RL.