I see the RFL have submitted 3 names to the Elite International Panel whose refs will take charge of top tier fixtures and presumably will be covering the World Cup later this year. It’s a panel of 8 - 3 Aussies and 1 New Zealander have also been added to date.
Our reps are Robert Hicks, Chris Kendall and Liam Moore.
Disappointed personally not to see Ben Thaler there as I still regard him as our best ref. Kendall seems to be the favoured one at present - I am still not fully convinced - and Moore at only 25 is a bit of a surprise
The 8 Elite will be supported by a 16 strong international panel who will oversee games below the top tier and, I would suspect, may find themselves in supporting or TMO roles at the WC. There will be 3 English reps here too but names not announced yet. I suppose it’s any 3 from Thaler, Miskalauskas, Grant, Griffith and Child but who knows.