It has been suggested that the Great Britain team be disbanded in favour of
separate home nations teams in time for the 2008 World Cup. I am completely
opposed to this. The Great Britain team is the jewel in the crown of the
Rugby Football League and that's exactly how it should remain. The fans want
to see our best national team, not watered down home nations sides peppered
with 'granny gate' players. Maybe if things were very different and Great
Britain was unbeatable then separating into home nations to even things up
might be worth considering, but this is not the case is it? Australia are
the dominant nation and have been for 30 years. We simply can't afford to
jettison our national Great Britain team. We have to be at our strongest if
we are to become the number one nation in rugby league, and win back the
World Cup.

andy s.
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