Super League bosses are set to bow to pressure to bring in an independent board of directors and hope the Rugby Football League - the game's governing body - do likewise.

At present, four of Super League (Europe) Limited's five directors - chairman Chris Caisley (Bradford), Gary Hetherington (Leeds), Shane Richardson (Hull) and Tim Adams (Huddersfield) - have club affiliations.

Former Halifax chief executive Nigel Wood is the only independent, but a proposal by London Broncos chief executive Lionel Hurst for a clean sweep will be put to the 12 top-flight clubs at their meeting in Halifax next Wednesday.

Caisley has called on clubs to support the plan, arguing it is vital that issues such as cross-ownership of clubs and other potential conflicts of interest are addressed.

He said: "Caisley said: "As many people are aware, I have always believed it is entirely right that directors of Super League (Europe) should have no club affiliation, and I therefore would support the London proposal. I hope my fellow directors will do likewise.

"It is important that the governance of rugby league is not only carried out to the highest possible standards, but is also seen to be done in this way by all stakeholders and supporters of the sport.

"It has to be wrong that any person with a financial or other controlling interest in one club has, either by themselves or a connected person, an interest in or control over another club.

"Another area of conflict concerns our relations with rugby union. It was recently reported that Leicester Tigers had considered applying for membership of Super League.

"If that had come to pass, we would have surely had to examine putting in place safeguards to ensure that the any such franchise was run for the benefit of rugby league.

"Also there maybe other areas of conflict which ought to be addressed in order to create complete transparency within the sport."

Caisley, also on the RFL board, believes Super League's move will prompt a similar move by the parent body.