Matchwinner Jamie Soward believes the Indigenous Dreamtime team should be included in the 2013 rugby league World Cup after their entertaining 34-26 win over New Zealand Maori yesterday.
Soward produced the clutch play and conversion in the 71st minute to give Rhys Wesser his second try of theday and secure the win at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The clash was a warm-up for last night's World Cup game between Australia and New Zealand, but Soward wants the Australian Indigenous team and the Maoris added to the next World Cup to increase the competition in international rugby league.
The St George Illawarra five-eighth believes some of Australia's best players would support the idea and pick the Indigenous team over the Kangaroos.
"I would like to see us in the World Cup," said Soward. "It would be more teams to promote the World Cup and I'm pretty sure we would hold our own. If they want to make the tournament stronger why not throw an Aboriginal team in?"
Inclusion in a World Cup is unlikely, but the near 10,000 fans who watched the game would support the prospect of further clashes between the two teams.
Former Cowboy Rod Jensen joined Wesser in scoring a double for the Dreamtime team.
Chase Stanley and Jordan Rapana scored the Maoris best tries, Stanley with an 85m intercept off a Preston Campbell pass and Rapana also from an 85m run after picking up a loose Chris Sandow kick.
* France beat a determined Scottish team 36-18 in their opening Rugby League World Cup match at Canberra Stadium last night.
With 12 players from Super League's Catalans side in their team, the Tricolores showed more class and skill than their less fancied opponents.
