A group of 80 cross party MPs, led by Ian McCartney, Labour MP for Mackerfield are expected to question the legality of the deal which Rupert Murdoch and the Rugby League have signed.
The deal will see the reduction of the leagues existing 35 clubs to 14, losing a number of famous clubs, and the creation of an international superleague. The MPs are expected to meet later this week to discuss whether to make an official complaint to the Monopolies and Mergers commission and the Office of Fair Trading.
Rugby League chief executive Maurice Lindsay, announced that from 1996, the League would refuse to field a national team against any Australian side involving players not aligned to the proposed Super League.
The Australian Rugby League opposes Murdoch’s Super League and has told players they will not be selected if they join it. However the New Zealand Rugby League has endorsed Murdoch’s plans.
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