Both clubs have the chance to play in it already.

If the Australians are willing to bring their best over here then make them put the Ashes on the line, we have enough club games.

How would we run the Ashes at the same time as the World Club Challenge? Or are you saying a match between the only two professional league's winners is not worth having?

I'm surprised the normally insular NRL clubs have expressed an interest in the WCC.

This can only be good news for Rugby League as long as it doesn't affect Internationals.

Didn't each NRL club get something like £180,000? Could be why more are willing to take part this year.

But if those clubs are not good enough to qualify in the NRL and SL respectively then we will just be devaluing the comp for the sake of accommodation. If the warriors and dragons are bottom 4 at the end of the season they simply don't deserve to be any where near a WCC play off.