In a BBC Radio appearance on Friday, Managing Director of the RFL Rohdri Jones responded to the recent comments made by Catalans playmaker Luke Keary.
Keary was outspoken in his discontentment about the Super League set up and went as far as to plead with the NRL to intervene and purchase a managing stake in the competition, as first reported by Wide World of Sports.
Jones hit back by suggesting that the former State of Origin half was misinformed about the current state of the Super League.
"From our perspective, our figures are showing that we're having a very positive season. Our attendances are up, our TV audiences both across Sky Sports and BBC are up," he said.
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"Probably there’s a little bit of Luke being in France, he might be a little bit out of the mainstream, somewhat, in terms of seeing the positivity for the game here in the UK,"
"He’ll get a real feel for that this coming weekend, with Magic weekend up in the North East, at St James’ Park, where we’ll play in front of 65,000 people on Saturday."
Jones did not completely dismiss the idea of a partnership with the NRL, pointing to several instances of collaboration that have already kicked off between the two competitions.
"We are talking, we've got a positive working relationship with them, Vegas and the (rugby league) Ashes being two examples," he said.
"The Ashes are coming here in the autumn with two sell-out crowds at Everton and Headingley, with Wembley, over 30,000 tickets sold,"
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"There's a lot of ongoing dialogue with the NRL, but there's also a lot of media speculation in both hemispheres,"
"So at this point in time, who knows what the future could look like,"
"Luke's clearly entitled to his own opinion. I'm not necessarily in agreement with what he's got to say."
Keary's remarks have sparked debate in both continents about the future of the code, however, the tension between Super League offical's and the players seems to be gaining momentum.