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It's not just a new season, it's a new decade 04 RANDOM LEAGUE
too, so we asked our team what is your boldest Fit for a Prince
prediction, Rugby League related or otherwise 06 TIME MACHINE
A magical start
(or even both) for the next ten years? 08 QUICKFIRE Q & A

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Alex Davis @alexdavis02 10 TOP 10
Rugby League World Editor Hopes for 2020
How about this for bold? In ten years time, we’ll all be slaves to
some random alien race and Rugby League will be but a distant, 13 PAGE XIII
happy memory.
Tipping time
Lorraine Marsden Mike Simpson 14 BLOWING IN THE WIND
@LorraineMarsden Rugby League Referees have pre-season too
Rugby League World World International
Production Editor Correspondent 18 FANTASTIC JOURNEY
I still won’t have I believe that a team Toronto Wolfpack hit the big time
watched a single Star Wars from New York will be up
film, and John will still be trying and running in Super League within 20 BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE
to talk me in to doing so, whilst he the next 5 years with a high profile 2020
and Alex continue to cajole me into coach at the helm. I also believe if Club by club season preview
baking for Team RLW. However I the game takes o in the Big Apple,
may have learnt how to do a Swiss watch for another State of Origin to 32 BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP
Roll by then. be played in America to beam into 2020
the lounge rooms of fans worldwide. Club by club season preview
John Drake
@johndrake66 Pierre Carcau 46 BETFRED LEAGUE 1 2020
Rugby League World Rugby League World Club by club season preview
Executive Editor Treiziste Diarist
Bradford Bulls will be A bold prediction 52 ONE GIANT LEAP
World Club Champions would be Toulouse Charlotte Booth making history down
and Prince Harry will be leading the beating Catalans Dragons under
Labour Party. at Wembley. And even a bolder
one if this game was the rematch 54 BITING BACK
Matthew Shaw of a Super League final won by the Rhodri Lloyd ready to roar with
@M_Shaw1 same Catalans against Toulouse. Swinton
TotalRL.com Editor Even if Toulouse Olympique would
Martyn Sadler still probably have to pay a deposit to 56 NRL DIARY
won't have retired. get their trophy and get fined for the Bushire disaster prompts heroic
'impudence' of winning. response
Martyn Sadler
@MartynSadler Benedict Rhodes 58 ECONOMIDIS OF SCALE
League Express Editor Rugby League A well-travelled Australian in
My prediction is that World Canadian Belgrade
within the next ten years Correspondent
Super League will move to Only four teams have 62 TREIZISTE DIARY
have two or more Conferences with ever won the Super League Lord Derby stands alone
between 16 and 20 clubs involved Grand Final. My bold prediction is
altogether, four of which will be that three clubs will win their first 66 FINAL WHISTLE
from outside the UK. Grand Final over the next ten years. Rugby League didn't begin in 1895
For bonus points: at least one of
them will be North American.

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