Penrith coach Ivan Cleary says his club is keen for a World Club Challenge with St Helens, in what would be the first edition of the tournament since 2020.
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has a message for St Helens ahead of a potential World Club Challenge match-up - "let's go".
The battle of the NRL and Super League's premiers hasn't occurred since 2020 with COVID forcing the last two editions to be scrubbed, but both clubs appear keen to reignite the feud between the world's two best competitions.
Asked after his side smashed Parramatta 28-12 to make it back-to-back premierships if he felt the Challenge should return, Cleary was quick to volunteers his club's services.
"For sure ... let's go," he told reporters.
"You'd sit back and watch it in the years gone by ... it's something that everyone would always want to be part of."
A match-up between the two clubs would be a true battle of dynasties, the Saints having won four straight titles while the Panthers have claimed two in a row.
Saints chief executive Mike Rush earlier said Super League officials had already contacted the NRL, and said steep air fares would be one challenge to overcome.
"As always, we would be more than happy to play in the WCC," he said.
"The ball is always in the court of the NRL and the Australian club sides.
"We can accommodate the game for sure and Super League has been in contact with the NRL.
"It would, of course, have to fit in with the start of both seasons and an issue could be the costs of staging the game given the price of flights at present."
Penrith has never won a World Club Challenge title, having lost in 1991 and 2004.
