Quote: Enicomb "Did you miss the four Aussies which left the club too? Hell you didn't even manage to name the correct players that have joined Wigan.'"
Substitute Jeff Lima for Adam Blair. I wasn't having a go at Wigan, as I said in my post, you cannot blame Maguire for doing the job he was appointed to do. If Wigan win the GF again next year he will be vindicated. My point is simply that whilst the needs of the national game come second to the needs of the clubs, quality import players will be found at every club and this will restrict the number of British players gaining experience at the highest level. The official Wigan website has on its squad page, possibly seven import players - Carmont, Leuluai, Lima, Hoffman, Finch, Roberts and Richards - I'm sure you will correct me if I have mistakenly labelled them 'imports' or if they have already left the club. My point is that if our SL champions may be fielding import players which represent up to half of their starting thirteen, this is disappointing for our national team. This is not an anti-Wigan point, other clubs will be doing exactly the same. Wigan is arguably the greatest hot-bed of rugby league in the country and has quite possibly produced more internationals for Great Britain than any other area. This is why I worry for our national team when a great club like Wigan decides, for whatever reason, to have so many imports on its books rather than use more local players. The same can be said of Saints, Leeds, etc, but I thought that using our champions to make the point would give it more credibility.
