THE Australian entrepreneur who showcased Major League Baseball in Sydney has tabled a submission to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in the United States.

In a left-field proposal aimed at growing the appeal of the code abroad, US venues such as Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco and Mile High Stadium in Denver would stage matches involving Australia, New Zealand and England.

The bid was formally submitted to the Rugby League International Federation last month with promoter Jason Moore currently touring the US attempting to sell the idea.

“We’ve submitted a bid for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021 to be in the United States. A sporting power house, a great gene pool of athletes and not only that, commercially one of the great country’s to take a major sporting event to,” Moore said.

Jesse Bromwich and Cameron Smith promoting the 2017 World Cup. Source: News Corp Australia

With a population in excess of 318 million in the US, the RLWC 2021 bid has flagged San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington D.C and Orlando as host cities.

Given the size of the population coupled with its appetite for collision sports, reasonable crowds have been projected.

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“We’re going to have plenty of runway to market and educate that population but they are thirsty for those gladiatorial style sports and with a huge NFL and College football following we’re going to tap into that,” Moore said.

Staged once every four years, the RLWC in 2021 will mark the 16th World Cup in rugby league history with previous editions confined to the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

But Moore, whose company Moore Sports International boasts a strong international reputation, is daring to think a little bigger picture.

Ground staff create a baseball diamond on the SCG. Source: Supplied

“Our main opposition is the UK and the North of England. We think we’re going to offer a very compelling and competitive bid, not only financially and commercially but also for game development.

“We’re looking at starting an elite standard professional competition in the United States in a couple of year’s time, which will be a great precursor and lead into the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

“We have strategically put it into the corridor of time that there are no contact sports in mainstream USA. So we are looking at an April to August timeline. When we can provide the NFL fan with an off season contact sport experience that your use to seeing.

“Rugby league is a sport that is very simple to explain and contains a lot of entertainment value.”

While the top-shelf matches between Australia, New Zealand and England would be staged at some of the world’s most recognisable NFL venues, the smaller fixtures between minnow nations would be played at facilities normally utilised by Major League Soccer.

Dodgers star Yasiel Puig has a big swing during an MLS game at the SCG. Source: News Corp Australia

The smaller venues cater for smaller crowds, around the 10,000 mark.

In 2014, Moore Sports International established a strong name in the international sporting market by successfully hosting two MLB fixtures between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney.

The event was a major success with 76,000 fans attending the first-ever southern hemisphere MLB fixture.

“We are looking at doing the reverse of the baseball. We want to take the great game of rugby league to the people of the United States,” Moore said.

The writer is on Twitter @jimmyhooper

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