Australian cities are set to be invited to bid for the first rugby league Nines World Cup to be held in October and November, 2019.

Rugby League International Federation chief executive David Collier has told Fairfax Media that the Nines World Cup is an ARLC initiative and will definitely be held in Australia first.

A Nines World Cup could increase the revenue of the Rugby League International Federation.

Currently the international game is bereft of resources as its only property is the World Cup, which this year could make as little as $7 million. That doesn't go far in running a sport globally and the RLIF can afford just one fulltime employee, the soon-to-depart Collier.

"Australia has put forward a detailed plan regarding a Nines World Cup," Collier said in the wake of 40 countries meeting in Sydney last week.