Chances of Rugby League World Cup taking place '50-50', admits tournament chief executive

[ASFN Admin]

The head of this year’s Rugby League World Cup admitted on Thursday that the chances of the tournament taking place were “50-50” following Australia and New Zealand’s controversial withdrawal. Jon Dutton revealed a decision on whether to go ahead with the event, postpone it until 2022, or cancel it altogether would be taken within the next week after describing the non-participation of two of its biggest teams as “irreversible”. Australia and New Zealand pulled out of the tournament last week ci

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