Aukmel, I'm sure you will be waiting for a hell of a long time before the NRL announces anything to do with international league. Try seeking medial releases from either the NZRL or ARL.
Besides, I can asure you that 17 kiwis will wear the black and white. Probably a few will play for Australia as well ;-)
On another note, I can't fathom so-called League fans ignoring international league, but will argue to the death some irrellevant point about an insignificant game in the middle of an NRL season between 2 cellar dwellers.
Ditching test League for cricket is like dropping Paris Hilton for Helen Clarke and a kilo of sausages. Cricket is the only sport that makes Union seem fast. Impotent men can sucessfully procreate between deliveries in cricket. The term 'over' is so named because it is usually preceeded by the words "Thank christ that's". The term 'delivery' is so named because Australia Post could do it quicker. In fact, the most quickest thing about Test Cricket is the speed of the grass growing during a match.
League, whatever the form, is superior to any other sporting contest. Therefore, the tri nations dwarfs everything else, until the trials start up. IN between we have Christmas, New Years piss up, and the Australia Day barbie, and a string of insignificant pissant sports that would not see the light of day during the footy season.
