Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena could stage rugby league for the first time this year.
The stadium is among the venues being considered for the 2016 Four Nations Series, Press Association Sport understands.
The 32,609-capacity arena, which is also the home of Premiership rugby union club Wasps, was viewed as a potential venue for the 2015 Magic Weekend before it was taken to Newcastle, which will also host the two-day event in 2016.
The Rugby Football League chief executive, Nigel Wood, declined to confirm any of the likely venues but said the schedule was close to being finalised.
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It is thought organisers are considering launching the tournament, in which Scotland have qualified to line up alongside England, Australia and New Zealand, with a double-header on Saturday 29 October.
There will be further round-robin matches on 5 and 12 November, with the final on Saturday 19 November.
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Organisers are giving serious consideration to taking a game north of the border after Scotland’s 2014 European Championship triumph which earned them a place at the top table and are also committed to taking a game to London.
The RFL is keen to return to the Olympic Stadium after drawing a crowd of 44,393 for England’s Test match against New Zealand last November but needs to resolve difficulties over availability.
Meanwhile, Wood said an announcement on the future of the England coach, Steve McNamara, is likely to be made in February.
McNamara’s two-year contract expired at the end of the Test series triumph over the Kiwis in November and the lengthy time lapse suggests it is not guaranteed to be renewed.
It is understood Wood has met McNamara three times since the end of the series, including once during a visit to Sydney while accompanied by the RFL chairman, Brian Barwick, on international business this month.
McNamara recently signed a new two-year contract as a full-time assistant coach at Sydney Roosters and is due to fly to England next month for the World Club Series in which the Roosters take on St Helens at Langtree Park on 19 February.
