World Cup Goes From Strength to Strength

World Cup organisers insist there will be no shortage of faces for future World Cup promotion as the  Australian selectors prepare to name their first forty man squad for RLWCO8.

Mark Gasnier’s decision to withdraw from the event will mean some repositioning of the game’s marketing material but the tournament itself continues to gain strength at every turn.

RLIF Chairman and Rugby League World Cup Tournament Director, Mr Colin Love AM, said today that the announcement of the first forty man squad on August 1 was a reminder of the competition that was already surrounding positions in the tournament:

“Not only are players vying for positions in the Australian Team but there are many NRL stars looking to establish their credentials to join the other nine nations.

“There’s no doubt that Mark’s decision will necessitate some changes to our marketing material and they will be phased in over the next month or so.

“We also have key photo shoots with both Daren Lockyer, Greg Inglis and Cameron Smith in hand and it will be very much business as usual.”

Mr Love stressed that it was not a case of Mark Gasnier being sacked from the promotion of the tournament:

“It’s simply a case of focusing on the players that will be there.

“No doubt there will still be material out there with Mark’s image on it for a little while yet and we will simply manage the process through as we can.

“It’s the sort of thing that can happen in promoting major events from a long time out and we just have to work our way through it.”