Quote: bikerpie "Same for Wigan and every other club in the competition though isn't it! If the argument fits in your mind for Wigan, then all the other clubs in the league ought to be ditching all their overseas players as well.
You simply can't have it both ways. Either we have a "brits only" rule, or we have a graduated scale of eligibility and quotas, and either way, all teams have to stick to them. This is exactly what we do have, so no problem. Anyone saying otherwise is simply having a go at Wigan for doing the same as all the other teams do, just for a change.
Leuluai must surely qualify for England now, based on residency, so that means we only have about 4 players who cannot play for England, given the Manu/Fa'asavalu situations.'"
careful precious, you could hurt yourself with a knee jerk like that.
As i have said, almost all clubs have far too many overseas players. 5 should be the maximum for all.
Lueluai is a kiwi, a proud kiwi, who represents NZ and has just won a world cup with them, but that is besides the point. Qualifying for england isnt the same as being a player trained in the english system, this is where we need to increase the number and improve the quality. Signing Pat Richards didnt mean Wigan were any better at bringing through and in British players, just simply that a good player in the NRL had Irish parents
