As Garry Schofield points out in his Pulling No Punches column, when it comes to the bigger picture of where Rugby League is heading in the long term, we're still awaiting answers.
But the finer details of the next twelve months, culminating in the World Cup between October 15 and November 19, continue to be firmed up.
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