England will press for an overhaul of the regulations after Leeds and Wigan were forced to release players for next Friday's centenary Test between New Zealand and Australia.
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) have ruled that Leeds full-back Brent Webb and Wigan scrum-half Thomas Leuluai must be allowed to play for the Kiwis at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Both Super League clubs initially refused to release their players because the international clashes with the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
Leeds play fellow Super League club Harlequins on Sunday week while Wigan meet Whitehaven a day later.
The row escalated when new Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney named both players in his team and insisted that he expected them to arrive in camp on Monday evening.
The RFL tried to persuade the International Federation to make an exception to the rule but overnight RLIF chairman Colin Love, in a telephone link-up with RFL chairman Richard Lewis and RLIF secretary David Gallop, rejected the plea.
The executive ruled in favour of New Zealand, stating the clubs had not proved under RLIF rules that the players should not be made available to play for their country.
Nigel Wood, the RFL chief executive, said: "The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has made its decision and the RFL will abide with the ruling.
"However, what this situation clearly shows is that the current RLIF rules regarding international call-ups need reviewing to take into account the modern game and the rugby league calendar.
"When the RLIF meet in Sydney next week the RFL will be calling for a full review of the relevant rules.
"It was particularly disappointing that the NZRL went ahead with their selection of two players against the request of the RFL and the players' clubs."
Lewis, who is vice-chairman of the RLIF, will represent the RFL at the Sydney summit.
Meanwhile, Leeds and Wigan both expressed their disappointment at the ruling.
Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington said: "We will abide by the ruling but we are very disappointed with the way the whole thing has been managed, by New Zealand in particular, and by the International Board.
"It is ridiculous to place such demands on players. They should not be put in this position."
Wigan chief executive Joe Lydon, a former Great Britain international, described the ruling as "disappointing for the players".
"Our whole stance was based on player welfare and the fact that a one-off Test in the middle of our domestic season is less than ideal," he said.
"We do not wish to stand in anyone's way of representing their country because it is the pinnacle of their career but our objective and our concern was for the player's welfare.
"To expect a player to travel 24,000 miles and play three games in 11 days, including a Test match, is unfair."
Wigan will be acutely aware of the situation two years ago when Leuluai, then a Harlequins player, flew out for the May Test against Australia only to tear a hamstring in the opening minutes and was out for two months.
Leuluai, who played in the first two Tests against Great Britain last year before getting injured, is seen as the scrum-half successor to former New Zealand captain Stacey Jones.
Webb has 16 caps for the Kiwis but missed last year's Test series whitewash by Great Britain in order to have close-season surgery.
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