I've just had a world club challenge idea. Why not hold the WCC between the two league leaders between the end of the league season and the playoffs?



Advantages:

1) You get two of this years champion teams, not last years champion team who all the players and the coach has subsequently left, for example.

2) You get two teams about to hit peak performance, not an NRL warm up.

3) You don't get the problem of the European team training trying to hit peak form for the WCC, then struggling for the rest of the season having peaked too soon.

4) You don't get the problem if you have the WCC after the grand finals that all of the players have been on the lash all week and can't run back the 10 without chucking up.

Quote ="Code13"WCC should be played a week or fortnight after the two leagues respective grand finals. Simple as ">that.'" Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the Wednesday.

Quote ="Code13"WCC should be played a week or fortnight after the two leagues respective grand finals. Simple as ">that.'" Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the Wednesday.

Quote ="Alice's Phallus"Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the ">Wednesday.'" Nah. Club rugby switches off after the Grand Finals (some could say all rugby switches off by the amount of interest there is in the international game). They aren't called the Grand Semi-Finals- your WCC would either be a great event and detract from the grand finals, or more likely it would be a non-event that no one cared about.

Quote ="Alice's Phallus"Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the ">Wednesday.'" Nah. Club rugby switches off after the Grand Finals (some could say all rugby switches off by the amount of interest there is in the international game). They aren't called the Grand Semi-Finals- your WCC would either be a great event and detract from the grand finals, or more likely it would be a non-event that no one cared about.

Quote ="Alice's Phallus"Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the ">Wednesday.'" Which would eat into the international calendar. You win the SL to qualify for the WCC the year later. Just like in football. You qualify for the Champions League. And the winners of the Champions League qualify for the CWC after that. They aren't all in the same year.

Quote ="Alice's Phallus"Correct. Two weeks is the only way, because of each team's own post Grand Final celebrations, and because of the need to overcome the jet lag of the team that flies across the world on the ">Wednesday.'" Which would eat into the international calendar. You win the SL to qualify for the WCC the year later. Just like in football. You qualify for the Champions League. And the winners of the Champions League qualify for the CWC after that. They aren't all in the same year.

What about

an actual tournament

top 4 super league

top 4 NRL



play in a mini tournament



1st plays 4th

2nd plays 3rd



so going off last seasons standing



1.St Helens v Sydney Roosters

2.Leeds Rhinos v Cronulla Sharks

3.Catalans v Manly Sea Eagles

4.Wigan Warriors v Melbourne Storm



A. 1 plays 3

B. 2 plays 4



A v B

yes very good idea icon_wink.gif" alt="icon_wink.gif" title="Wink" />

yes very good idea icon_wink.gif" alt="icon_wink.gif" title="Wink" />