We’re ready to meet a huge Trinity assault

pack, who can be as devastating as anybody carrying the ball as well.

“So we are well aware of their threats and we have done pretty well to handle them over the course of the season – but we are certainly not going to under-estimate Wakefield.”

Organisers insist there is no panic amid fears that the 2025 Rugby League World Cup may not go ahead in the US as planned due to financial difficulties surrounding the promoter.

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) provisionally awarded the event to North America in November 2016, paving the way for the tournament to be taken out of the game’s traditional heartland for the first time.

Although still seven years away, there is now concern about whether the event’s promoter, Moore Sports International (MSI), remains in a position to bankroll the event.

The Sydney-based company made history by taking an England-New Zealand Test to Denver in June when a crowd of 19,320 resulted in an estimated seven-figure loss and it appears both the RFL and NZRL have yet to be paid in full.

Jason Moore, of MSI, has yet to respond to inquiries but RLIF chairman John Grant says the international body is content to play the waiting game.

“MSI has been awarded the 2025 World Cup subject to appropriate guarantees and finalisation of a staging agreement,” Grant said.

“When we have greater clarity on MSI’s position we will know whether we have to deal with anything or not.

“We’ll wait until things become clear.”