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Rugby league is uniting but top flight still needs independence says Wolves boss

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Warrington chief executive Karl Fitzpatrick says the coronavirus lockdown has brought Super League and the RFL back together - but insists the top flight still needs its own organisation.

Super League clubs forced a separation from the sport’s governing body in 2018 to take control of their commercial affairs in a messy split labelled a “civil war”.

Leeds boss Gary Hetherington was the one dissenting top flight voice before the formation of a new commercially-focused body led by executive chairman Robert Elstone.

The need for that has now been questioned - including by some who helped force the split - after the RFL secured a £16million emergency government loan last week to ensure the sport’s short-term survival.

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