By Ian Ladybourn, Press Association
Published: 18:47 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 18:48 GMT, 18 March 2019
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The man behind the bid to establish a professional rugby league club in New York is confident he can win the support of clubs.
Huddersfield entrepreneur Ricky Wilby, who represents a consortium of UK and US-based businessmen, lodged a business plan with the Rugby Football League 18 months ago and that will now be put to Championship and League One clubs.
The RFL is also considering a move by Toronto founder Eric Perez to relocate Hemel to North America following his successful takeover of the former League One club.
The plan to establish a rugby league club in New York will be considered
"We're grateful to the board of the RFL for considering our application and thankful it is deemed strong enough to present to the clubs," Wilby said.
"Hopefully this will be the first step towards getting the franchise off the ground."
Both Wilby and Perez have ambitions to reach Super League with their clubs but are content to enter at League
