Quote: Beverley red "Where is anyone saying a second string competition?'"
Did you not read the original post?
Quote: Beverley red "GB should play Australia, NZ, France. Playing in the six nations apart from the French & Italian players would be the criteria for selection to GB, only GB should tour down under. The whole idea though should be run as the union clubs are, in that they have to release players when asked & International duty takes precedence over super league. '"
That would be great, but not practical.
You forget that in order to fill 6 international teams, you need at least 108 players. Unlike union, Europe only has one professional league to choose players from. They have three. Clubs are not going to release 8-10 players each to fill these teams. You'd need free weekends, and there just isn't enough of them currently.
Until we build our player pool and the number of professional clubs we have, it will not be possible to have a big international scene.