RUGBY League World Cup chief executive Jon Dutton is still confident that the tournament will go ahead this year, but admits he is keeping his fingers crossed before making a final decision, which he has previously committed to doing later this month.
Dutton is hoping the Covid-19 Delta variant, which is now the dominant variant causing new infections in England, can be brought under control, and that the government can stick to its vaccination targets between now and the start of the tournament in Newcastle on October 27.