Yet another reason that a reserve competition should be viewed as a fundamental next step for RL.

As a sport, we need to vastly increase the number of players we produce.

Whilst I feel that the players have some fair and genuine grievances, let's not forget that this is the same group of players that have tried and failed on more than one occasion to set up an effective players union that could have influenced many of the issues that they complain about.

The work by people like Gareth Carvell is commendable, but if the players want to have a bigger say, they need to be more more proactive about being a part of that decision making.

not everyone has made it in union of even settled abroad