It staged the 2009 IRB Rugby World Cup Final and it is the venue each year for the National Rugby League Final.
In April the Storm were stripped of two championships in Australia's National Rugby League for breaching the competition's strict salary cap rules.
"I'm disappointed with the way it turned out, " said Burgess, one of the stars of Australia's National Rugby League with South Sydney.
It had been planned for the start of the 2008 season but has been moved following pressure from Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) clubs.
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National Rugby League champions the Sydney Roosters have named a powerful squad to take on St Helens in the annual World Club Challenge in February.
He also agrees with the coach's belief that the brand of rugby in Super League is more exciting and expansive than the National Rugby League (NRL).
St George Illawarra, who will be coached by Wayne Bennett from 2009, head a host of National Rugby League outfits vying for the former Australia international's signature.
The victory means that Australian sides have won the World Club Challenge, which pits the Super League and National Rugby League champions against each other, for the last three years.
Potter, a full-back with National Rugby League clubs Canterbury Bulldogs, St George and Perth Western Reds, cut his coaching teeth as an assistant to Matthew Elliot at Bradford Bulls from 1996-1998.
Leeds have won Super League's last three Grand Finals and bid for their third World Club Challenge at Elland Road on 28 February when they face Australian National Rugby league champions Melbourne Storm.
On Thursday the National Rugby League became embroiled in scandal after Sydney-based club the Cronulla Sharks said they were assisting the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority after reports that up to 14 of their players could be using banned drugs.
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"Wherever criminals are involved in influencing players, there is the risk they will use that influence over players to fix matches, " added Mr. Clare, flanked by the heads of some of the nation's biggest sporting organizations, including the National Rugby League and Australia Football League.
National League Two side Celtic Crusaders are the current standard bearers for rugby league in the Principality.
Redruth sit top of National League Two and, if Rugby Football Union plans are approved, they could be promoted into a fully-professional second tier in 2009.
Earlier the umbrella body for National League One clubs, First Division Rugby, had called the prospect of the new championship "financial suicide".
Coventry Rugby Club confirmed their home match against Rosslyn Park in National League 1 has been postponed.
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