SUPER LEAGUE SAVIOUR
A powerful cabal of Australian club bosses have held talks with their English counterparts over plans for the NRL to step in and save Super League.
Sport Confidential can reveal that the discussions have been going on behind closed doors for months and reached a crescendo in Las Vegas last week.
The talks are so advanced, it is understood that the next step is to take a proposal to the NRL for the game in Australia to take a majority stake in Super League and help the English game.
It shapes as a seminal moment for the game in the northern hemisphere, where Super League continues to battle instability and political in-fighting as clubs struggle to keep their heads above water.
Boo Bailey's It's A Funny Game.
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The NRL and their clubs, meanwhile, are flushed with funds. According to their latest financial reports, the NRL has more than $300 million in assets and in excess of $200 million in cash.
While the ARL Commission has made a conscious effort to invest in assets to protect the game’s future in Australia, Super League continues to wither on the vine.
The NRL is understood to be concerned with the game in England, although also wary of the need to have Super League and their clubs on side before stepping up their involvement.
It is understood a final call could be only weeks away as NRL club bosses prepare to take a proposal to NRL hierarchy.“
