NRL considering moving Origin Game III to Pyongyang to open up new market

‘They’ve got this great North South divide, it’s pretty fierce, but not quite as bad as NSW versus QLD,’ Peter V’landys is reported as saying to his fellow suits at NRL HQ, according to top secret spy Gennady. 

With conflict in the Middle East scuttling the prospects of games in Dubai or London for the time being, alternative future locations have been sought to grow State of Origin to an even greater level. 

The brains trust at the NRL have started scoping out possible locations that would complement this historic rivalry. Pyongyang and its 150,000 seater Rungrado 1st of May Stadium has the number crunchers salivating at the prospects of record profits. 

Officials have made contact with delegates from the Korean DPR to touch base about potentially having game III in the city. 

‘I’ve always wanted to gaze into Reece’s clear blue eyes and watch Nathan shit the bed in person,’ the big man in Pyongyang is alleged to have said in response to the interest. 

Other locations floated include anywhere in Kashmir, the Falklands or Gibraltar.

Johnathan Thurston and Gordon Tallis will be sent to assess suitability. 

End of report, Gennady