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It seems David Niu has foiled Maxwell Smart as he has broken out of the cone of silence to finally release a statement about the proposed Professional Rugby League competition in the United States.
It seems the competition will kick off most likely in the summer of 2010 to avoid clashes with the NFL. The matches will be played on a carnival basis with matches on at the one ground on the same day.
Teams likely to be included are the successful Jacksonville Axemen, with teams from cities such as New York, Philadelphia and a New England representation.
The game, perhaps, only has one shot at this, and I have assumed the silence for the past months has been to save face to most likely delay the start.
Its hard for the game to basically start from scratch in such a country, with no junior system, hardly any coverage and considering the
amount of money soccer has taken to get into the hearts and minds of the American public.
Rugby League is light years behind.
But it does seem David Niu and his team are taking the view that if you show the people the game, the people will come.
We will await the 2010 kick-off for what could possibly be the biggest event for the game of Rugby League since the split.
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