Quote: Derwent "If that's the case there could be a counter-argument that an organisation which is not an RFL member can not hold the playing registration. At the point of sale BBHL ceased to be members of the RFL. Have OK Bulls been officially ratified as a member of the RFL yet ?'"
As far as I know what I said regarding player registration is the case - someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong (which I freely admit I could be).
As I said, if what I believe to be the case is the case (i.e that it is not a legal thing and is for the RFL to make up the rules for themselves) then the RFL can frankly set anyone they like to be able to register a player. Considering that the rules also allow for clubs not part of the RFL/SL to be able to play in SL (and thus presumably be able to register players) with their permission then I don't see why they wouldn't say clubs who aren't members can also register play contracts.
Also considering that they arrange an "agreement" from the other clubs not to poach our players (all after we stopped being members of the RFL) then I would guess they are of the opinion we do still hold the registration - again though this is just a guess on what has been said publicly and I don' have access to the full rules behind registering players.
Presuming that they do say we can maintain the player registration we previously had, then we will still hold Kopczaks registration, which means they could - in theory - prevent him playing for whatever new club he has signed for (presuming he does plan on signing for a new club and isn't taking a career change - which is a possibility)
