It wasn't wrongly capitalised, I was wittily changing the club name from Wigan Warriors to Wigan Sans Tomkins. A bit like Wigan Saint Patricks if you will.

I incorrectly assumed the readers of the forum would know that 'sans' meant without.

I was clearly wrong.

you?

Aren't they only the best club team in the World if they win the WCC?

Only if the NRL team wins it. If the Super League team wins it then it's just a meaningless pre-season distraction.

Im a Wigan fan but must say i think we will be looking at a tonking, but i won't let that ruin what should be a great test and experience for the players. I think the rooster will just have to many big players and will over power a very young a light wigan pack.

im actually laughing at this, i got it straight away

bien fait que l'homme

ROOSTERS!!!!

Couldn't care less who wins, just cant wait for the game.

I fear the Roosters may win very comfortably, but hope I'm wrong. A good close game in Oz would be great for the competition.

I really do hope Wigan win. In fact I hope Wigan win comfortably. I think Sky would absolutely love, and would pay handsomely for an expanded yearly WCC, and that really could be big enough to take the game to the next level (if we were able to get a WCC big enough, they may even be prepared to share 1 game per round with FTA to act as advertising for them, as they did with ITV and the Champions League) the NRL are the reticent party in this because they don’t think we would compete and as such the competition would struggle. A comfortable Wigan win against an NRL glamour club, in their own Back Yard would be a fantastic start to changing that. For one day and one day only, and ill probably need a shower and some bleach after, but ill be a cherry and white.

Is it on Sky?

I'd absolutely love an extended WCC, but with the timings of both seasons I really can't see it happening unless it is October/November, at the expense of an international competition. I think the best we'll get is the proposed 3rd v 3rd, 2nd v 2nd, 1st v 1st over one weekend.

Cant see past a big win for the Roosters, but a win for wigan would at least open the door a little to an expanded WCC.
How should the teams be decided for the expansion? League position or playoff semi finalists?

If it was 4 teams from each competition, then Grand finalists, league leaders/minor premiers and challenge cup winners (obvs SL only), then league placings if one team qualifies through multiple routes.

So this year would be Wigan, Warrington, Huddersfield and Leeds from SL and Sydney, Manly, Souths and Melbourne from NRL.