How many of this seasons players are playing in the World Cup ? Barthau, Api, Evans, Rocqica, Grant, Dragon, Channing, Kear, Bouzeba, Helliwell, Offerdahl Any more? Would be easier to name those not in it !

Let's hope that time away with their respective countries gives them the chance to continue their development and that they come back fired up and ready for what could well be the most important season in the clubs history.

And even more important for us....return injury free....

....and maybe with a big gnarly PI Prop in the excess baggage?

Can't see England doing very well with that squad

Wales squad: Courtney Davies, Steve Parry (both Gloucestershire All Golds), Chester Butler (Halifax), Danny Ansell (Hunslet), Sam Hopkins (Leigh Centurions), Michael Channing, Ben Evans, Dalton Grant, Elliot Kear, Rhys Williams (all London Broncos), Joe Burke (Oldham), Gavin Bennion, (Rochdale Hornets), Matty Barron (Newcastle Thunder), Craig Kopczak (Salford Red Devils), Matty Fozard (Sheffield Eagles), Andrew Gay, Christiaan Roets (both South Wales Ironmen), Regan Grace, Morgan Knowles, Ben Morris (all St Helens), Rhodri Lloyd (Swinton Lions), Josh Ralph (Tweed Head Seagulls), Phil Joseph (Workington Town), Matty Seamark (Wynnum Manly Seagulls).


We are the best represented club in the Wales squad.

And with Walker in the Scotland squad , that is twelve Broncos from this season

Then you can add the ex Broncos to the list as well. Gale, McMeekan, LMS, Lueluai, Thomas, Keyes.

If you picked a London side from all those who have played for London in this World Cup, it would probably make the semis !

Had the pleasure of being at the Welsh World Cup Dinner last week; great to speak to our players there. Interestingly, outside of PNG, Wales has the most native born players in the comp!

USA has picked 13, whilst I believe there are 9 or possibly 10 Welsh Born players in their squad......

Both the welsh and American squads are a tribute to what can be achieved, whilst Samoa (4), Lebanon (1), Ireland (6), Scotland (0), Italy (2), Fiji (6) and Tonga (2) just devalue the competition in my eyes by literally being either ANZAC B sides or England B with little or no benefit to these countries domestic set ups.

Only problem is dog without having them in, reality is there is no comp.
Have to agree with you though, in the eyes of the rest of the sporting world it's a little bit of a joke and can see why!
Saying that, some of the best games I have watched during the last 2 world cups were the smaller nation games, notably the USA game down at Bristol.