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15-10-07, 10:31 PM
superleague.co.uk
The Rugby Football League are to bring forward the start of the next engage Super League season to give England more time to prepare for the 2008 World Cup.
Super League XIII will kick off on the weekend of February 2-3, a week earlier than this year, and finish with the Grand Final at Old Trafford on October 4.
That will give new national coach Tony Smith three weeks to spend with the England squad before they kick off the World Cup against Papua New Guinea in Townsville on October 25.
The news will also be a boost to Wales, Scotland and Ireland, who are hoping to book their places in the 10-team tournament in qualifying matches over the next five weeks.
The Rugby Football League are to bring forward the start of the next engage Super League season to give England more time to prepare for the 2008 World Cup.
Super League XIII will kick off on the weekend of February 2-3, a week earlier than this year, and finish with the Grand Final at Old Trafford on October 4.
That will give new national coach Tony Smith three weeks to spend with the England squad before they kick off the World Cup against Papua New Guinea in Townsville on October 25.
The news will also be a boost to Wales, Scotland and Ireland, who are hoping to book their places in the 10-team tournament in qualifying matches over the next five weeks.