With the World Cup just three years away - how should we host it? They are planning to bring it up to 14 teams, so how would you do it?

Australia and New Zealand should play a final.

The rest shouldn't waste their time and energy taking part.

That's a little mean, don't you think - what would the Cook Islands have to say to that?

Sadly you have got that spot on.

With a team of Australians v New Zealanders?

Or a team of Australians, Samoans, Tongans, Fijians and New Zealanders representing Australia v a team of New Zealanders, Australians, Samoans, Tongans and Cook Islanders representing New Zealand?

It's about time the RLIF were pro active and announce the format of the competition and likely venues.

Best format for me would be

16 teams
4 groups of 4

Top two qualify for quarters, then semis and a final

Bottom two in each group, play for the World plate which could be played at smaller grounds and would keep income coming into the smaller clubs

Keep it simple rather than the so-called super pool which made the game look amateurish.

Don't say it too loudly, the RFL specialise in this field. 1st placed team not being champions and no P&R is enough to prevent me trying to get converts to attend our games.

Model it on the 1995 world cup with big crowds played in the heartland

just like the 2009 4nations..........oh hang on..

Game 1> Australia v New Zealand
Game 2. winner plays PNG ( KO 20 minutes after the first game)
Game 3.winner plays Hybrid team of AFL Line backers and 25 league props fron the NRL that didn't make it to their national squad.....(this game starts 5 minutes after the one above finishes)
Games 4-5 -6----etc...etc...etc....

England v France in the final and.......France win
In 1 post I have raised the profile of International RL in the Northern Hem and.......shown how to beat the crim.

Not the first time.

There's going to be 14 teams. And it's going to be played in the UK. That's all we know. So anyone saying "I'd have a 16-team comp" or "we should have games in France, etc." aren't really contributing as these aren't possible formats with the information we know.

Apart from a possible opening game in London, the Final at Wembley, and maybe a NZ or Australia game in London to take advantage of the expat population, then I would have all the rest of the games in the North.

Group A: England + 2 others.
Group B: Australia + 2 others.
Group C: New Zealand + 3 others.
Group D: 4th Seed + 3 others.

3 group games. Group A and B have one cross-group game as the opening game (England vs Australia opening the tournament then). Opening game at Wembley on a Saturday afternoon, followed by a NZ game based in London (take advantage of all the RL fans down south).

Top two in quarters. On from there...

Think you've forgotten that the Kiwis have met the match against England or Great Britain on several occasions of the recent past, with England and Australia contesting the most recent Four Nations final, running them close for an hour.

If the post was, as I imagine posted in jest, then ignore this reply.