Plans to run the first Caribbean rugby league competition had to be brought forward 12 months in 2005 because of the large amounts of interest shown in the sport.
The sport in Jamaica is making good in roads which consists of 5 teams split into two divisions in the National Premiership.
One of the first things the WIRLF did was to find and invite league players from England who had a Caribbean background to join the West Indies team in future representative competitions.
The first thirteen-a-side game the West Indies played was against the South African Wild Dogs in London, September 24, 2004.
The competition consists of the Vauxhall Vultures, Duhaney Park Sharks, Olympic Angels and the Jamaica Defence Force Warriors.