Uate aside, the other 3 players are Australian, they are playing for their state and their country. The arl have every right to ensure australian players make up their state teams! What they shouldnt have the right to do is pick players who play for other countries if they choose to have that rule! They also shouldn't be allowed to stop other countries from holding their own rep series or test series when origin is on. This is where Australia holds the game back, not by taking stealing other countries players which in the most part is a lie!

I get the feeling NSW and QLD are trying to push a few through quickly in case NZ SOO is a success.

hardly a $, rumoured to be $50k agame next season, that's $150k a year extra, $150k or occasional tests for NZ for $5k a game?

Don't understand what all the fuss is about didn't all the countries in the southern hemisphere join together last year to become The Great Kingdom of Exilia?

yeah but they don't won't get $50k a game.......after taxes,loyalty fund payments,paying for family members to see the game,hotel,travel etc.... they'll be lucky to see $10k

Rubbish even this game he will walk away with $20k in his pocket, by next year it will be close to double that. Then add the value of his next contract as soo players can command bigger contracts. Reality is in the modern game majority of it is about cold hard cash.