Plans have been received by the RFL for a team to play in New York.They hope to be included by 2019.

No news item. We play out of New York. Be more interesting if a team was going to play in New York

You are correct dog.Now edited for accuracy.

Is there any other sport in the world that has a domestic competition where the teams competing are based in different countries? And different continents?!

Technically Turkish football I suppose.

New York in North Yorkshire? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York,_North_Yorkshire

New York in North Yorkshire? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York,_North_Yorkshire

I'm all for expansion. It really gets my when fans of clubs that have stood still for 70 years moan about an expansionist team, who dare to do more in 5 years, than some "traditional" clubs have in 50.

HOWEVER

The RFL need to think about what sort of league we will have. If we have a competition of New York, Toronto, Catalans, Toulouse, what impact will have have on the English game? Is that what the RFL want the end goal to be? A league with teams from USA, Canada, France and England?

Where were New Hunslet based? I forget....

Won't make any difference; if brexit comes to pass they won't get visas anyway....

It's funny because it's true.

Is there any other sport in the world that expands into other contries whilst it's domestic competition falls apart.

NRL has the Warriors I suppose.

While I'm all for expansion and it's crucial for the game I'm not sure how having teams in the US and Canada swallowing up players from the UK actually helps develop the game here or there. It doesn't look like building solid foundations to me. Unless the game in America is able to produce its own players then isn't it just a parasite on the withering UK game?