YOU’RE 26 and about to go to the other side of the world to represent your country in a high profile, well-resourced tournament, playing at state-of-the-art venues and staying in nice hotels.

How could you NOT have a good time?

Well, one of your team-mates could be – um – your dad….

“Ha – he’s more likely to push me have a good time, if anything!” says Australia Wheelaroos star Corey Cannane, who is pretty sure he and 50-year-old father Craig will be the first father-and-son to play together in a league World Cup, although we haven’t seen all the other squads for this one yet.

“Me and Dad are heaps close, we’re more like mates than father-son, if that doesn’t sound weird. I guess there’s been father-son coaching, where the father’s gone into coaching and the son plays in the team.

“I’d say that would be the closest thing.”

Read more on the RLWC website.