Will happen more when the nrl gravy train dries up.

You'd expect something like this:

Australia v Wales
England v PNG
New Zealand v Italy
France v Fiji

Australia v Fiji
England v New Zealand

Australia v England

The France v Fiji match will be massive! (if it turns out that way, group B is by far the most exciting looking, though England Fiji will be interesting too)

Are they televising every game?

Will Pelo be available to France now hes back?

TV deal still in the pipeline.....if they could get a FTA deal it would be brilliant.....

well, he's eligible but whether he gets picked is another matter - he's not exactly well respected within the french heirachy after his antics a few years back

forgot about Dane Chisholm too !

I imagine Fiji or one of the other Island nations will take 4th spot.

How does anyone finish 4th without a 3rd place playoff?

Fine, 'make it into the semis' would be more accurate, yes. But you knew what was meant.

I shouldn't rise to the bait but you really should know better. There are 14 teams in next years version the original Rugby World Cup, 1954 was the first one,I think it was back when RU was still paying boot money.

International Rugby League is taking off at an astonishing rate. You do know there had to be a qualifying tournament to decide the line up for the finals, don't you.?

You do know the record final crowd was 73,000, don't you ?. You do know Wales RL have been to the semi finals more often than Wales RU, don't you.?

You do know that there has never been one of our finals where a try was not scored. Can RU say the same.

Now go away and play on the kick and clap boards.

Is it?
England can't get a game v decent opposition.....Wales v France #5 v#6 in the RLIF rankings drew 1,464 fans.....The Squads for the forthcoming Australia v New Zealand test are being decimated with players opting out........the RLWC qualifiers you boast of were played in front of less than 500 people in North America, the pacific Nations cup is in danger of not going ahead, the european cup lost Italy and is now being played with two minor countries and the England B team......I am sure the sponsor was delighted BTW...

International RL is going nowhere fast......Kiwis opting to play SoO rather than play for their national team, fijians asking for dispensation so they can play SoO.....it's a farce.

As for your comments about the other lots World Cup....I suspect whilst 2013 will be a great tournament, 2015 will put International RL's place on the pecking order fully into perspective for you........