Pretty much the same as it is now. Bordering on a minority sport, everywhere bar Aus, with no money in the game, again, bar Aus. There will be less people playing the game at grass roots (but this will be the same for every sport).

Many more British players will have played down under which allows the positive combination of opportunities for young players over here and development of more experienced British players over there. The overseas contingent will return with their knowledge ready to pass on to our now developing youngsters to provide opportunities for more international success. I hope.

Withe the impending massive increases in the NRL salary cap they will take a lot of our top players, who may not come back.

chelsea just pip manchester united rlfc(formerly salford and wigan) to the title by beating harlequins rl in the london derby.

next comes leeds (amidst claims they should be booted out due to the outdated facilities at headingley)

then hull city rovers. and huddersield make the top six play offs. with liverpool (widnes/saints/warrington) just missing out.

behind them comes catalans, crusaders, edinburgh eagles, dublin blues and tolouse olympique completing the table.*





*rfl wet dream

Toulouse will beat South Wales Scorpions in the first grand final not involving an English team

Just about spot on apart from the somewhere warm bit