All of this is in aid of the RLF's decision to scrap the Test match against the French mid season in favour of a Test match against SLE based foriegn player.
Now how good would the Foriegn squad be if the entire team was only made up of player who play for the W. Crusaders?

I personally think that we should do away with quotas and replace them with salary cap exemptions for players who've come through a club's academy.

The only way to truly encourage clubs to develop their own players is a financial incentive. At the moment, an overseas player aged 25 is a better option for a club to sign than a young lad of 17 who only has potential. But if you develop conditions where the young lad is a financially more sensible option then you'll have clubs self regulate the signing of overseas players.

It would appear the op is correct and the rfl have changed the quota rules, again. www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html This bit would make me laugh if it wasn't so sad. Asked by the Mail whether this could allow teams to potentially sign 10 overseas stars, the RFL today admitted it could. "With a limit of 5 on each list (Quota and Non Fed) a club could, although very unlikely, have 10 ‘overseas’ players." Very unlikely? Give me strength!

It would appear the op is correct and the rfl have changed the quota rules, again. www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html This bit would make me laugh if it wasn't so sad. Asked by the Mail whether this could allow teams to potentially sign 10 overseas stars, the RFL today admitted it could. "With a limit of 5 on each list (Quota and Non Fed) a club could, although very unlikely, have 10 ‘overseas’ players." Very unlikely? Give me strength!

Quote Sheldon="Sheldon"It would appear the op is correct and the rfl have changed the quota rules, again. www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html This bit would make me laugh if it wasn't so sad. Asked by the Mail whether this could allow teams to potentially sign 10 overseas stars, the RFL today admitted it could. "With a limit of 5 on each list (Quota and Non Fed) a club could, although very unlikely, have 10 ‘overseas’ players." Very unlikely? Give me strength!'" Does it matter? If overseas players are deemed by the club in question to be the best for the job then so be it.

Quote Sheldon="Sheldon"It would appear the op is correct and the rfl have changed the quota rules, again. www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html This bit would make me laugh if it wasn't so sad. Asked by the Mail whether this could allow teams to potentially sign 10 overseas stars, the RFL today admitted it could. "With a limit of 5 on each list (Quota and Non Fed) a club could, although very unlikely, have 10 ‘overseas’ players." Very unlikely? Give me strength!'" Does it matter? If overseas players are deemed by the club in question to be the best for the job then so be it.

Good point, close the academys now and save cash to spend on Aussies.

Whatever.

At the end of the day clubs are ultimately remembered and their success measured by winning things. I'm no Hull KR fan but if their people think that by signing a large proportion of non English players that will bring them success who cares? Winning things = money, either directly or indirectly.

The development of the game in the country?

Even as a hull fc fan I'd rather the game flourished around the world than my club ever win sl.

Well its looks like Ben Galea and Jake Webster are now both due to come off.
This wasn't how most people including the clubs understood it.
Now seeing as we now have exemptions on Lovegrove,Vella,Newton and Fisher with Galea and Webster now counting as well

we only have 4 that count on any lists those being Mason,Dobson,Clinton and Green.
Now to say that is idiotic is a massive understatement.

I'm with you on both points

Why would webster come off rw?

TBH im trying to get my head around it but from looking at it he now falls in the pre feb 08 group I think.

Surely the pre 08 has been abolished?