Why Rugby League is in the middle of the US-China great power contest

If we were to say great power competition between China and the United States - what’s the first thing you think of?

Whatever it was, I’d hazard a guess it wasn’t Rugby League.

But Australia's National Rugby League competition has found itself right between China and the United States contest in the Pacific. And NRL executives are planning to cash in.

It’s Wednesday the 29th of November and today Sascha and Ren discuss - how has Rugby League found itself in the middle of the US-China great power contest? And how is that going to change the NRL?

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