Rugby League will seek to push back the boundaries with a unique Super League roadshow this summer.

Super League clubs last night decided to scrap a three-week break in domestic fixtures from July 3-26 and instead take the game to virgin territory.

The gap was originally intended to be filled by a Super League Tri-Nations tournament involving Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand but has been superceded by plans for a triangular competition featuring Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

With Super League Europe (SLE), led by Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley, restricting the mid-summer competition to just two games each weekend, a European tournament could be dovetailed into the domestic programme.

Each club will only play one match but points will count towards Super League. Each of the six fixtures will be staged in development areas.

Precise dates, fixtures and venues have yet to be determined but Swansea, who have an application for a Super League franchise for 1999 on the table, are certain to be allocated a game and other potential venues are Glasgow, Leicester, Gateshead and Bristol.

Meanwhile, SLE's unilateral decision to re-schedule their fixtures has created the potential for more friction with the game's governing body, the Rugby Football League, and the First and Second Division Clubs Association.

The 60-strong All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group have warned that they are prepared to raise the matter in the Commons if Super League continue to use strong-arm tactics.

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