Thanks for posting that, very interesting. If I'm over there at the end of October I will be attending

A great opportunity for the sport.

250,000 Aus/NZ/UK ex-pats in the country. Easy(ish) to fly to from both Europe and Aus. Potential of significant investment. Give RL a greater profile, and probably help us shake the cheap, working class image off somewhat.

I'm all for it. Why not.

May I suggest to all those advocating uae as a great world cup option simply on the back of there being loads of rich blokes there, have you considered applying for a job at Fifa? You'd probably enjoy it there.

I think this is the key point. The fact that our sport is even on their radar is a great thing.

I agree that November in Dubai is going to be a lot nicer than November in Hull and if they are willing to put the money up front to guarantee it is a financial success, we should go for it.

You would struggle to keep me away.

What with Russell Crowe trying to take the game to Las Vegas perhaps next years away kit could be desert camouflage.

Bloody hell.

The more countries that bid for RLWCs the better for Rugby League on the international stage.

you really don't have a clue, go back to your glass factory, wheelbarrow and flat cap, you're another narrow minded let's stick to the M62 type that will be smug as feck when our sport eventually dwindles to the square root of feck all in the not too distant future and goes back to Pilk Recs playing on the local park as the pinnacle of RL..go bog off back to your cave and let the open minded of us progress the sport into the 21st Century

I would like to see a really left field venue like Beijing or Tokyo. Costs would be enormous but big stadia would be filled to capacity (and in China's case even if the spectators did not want to be there).
It think that The Japanese have all the attributes to be better Rugby League players than union ones.

Id like to see 2021 hosted by France on its own, you never know on that back of that we could see a full time French league emerge. We need concentrate on developing the areas that are playing the game now before moving further a field IMO. Give the UAE a four nations tournament or some big fixtures and take it from there.

The UAE seem like they'd want the big one that'll provide the most coverage, rather than the four nations.

If France want it, they can bid for it like anyone else and hope their bid is the best one on the table.

Must have been a slow news day as it's never gonna happen, just like the WCC is supposed to go to Dubai every year.

It will be staged where it will make most money ( Aus or UK) with games being held in NZ, France Ireland etc.

Would love it to be able to travel the world, like North America, Europe.

Although would not be happy selling out to the Middle East like FIFA

For me it all comes down to the money. If the UAE can guarantee a return bigger than the 2013 WC then we'd be foolish not to consider it. The sport in this country is still recovering from the disastrous 2000 WC, the finances are vital.