No they haven't discovered a loophole.
The overseas quota runs in conjunction with the non-fed trained rules (introduced in 200icon_cool.gif
For instance just using Leeds.

There are currently 7 "foreign" players in Leeds squad
Absolutely


Obviously that is harder to do than to say. They tried to do it in 2008 with the Non-Fed trained rules but the Simon Finnigan case (IIRC) forced their hard to have exemptions. However those exemptions will steadily retire/move back to the NRL and we will eventually have a hard and fast limit... hopefully.

Quote: PHIPPS "Because individual clubs have far more important things to worry about; ie trying to win superleague. I couldn't care what nationality the players are. Winning SL is all that matters.'" No you're right clubs are far too busy to actually have a website to inform their customers... oh wait www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/ www.castigers.com/ www.catalansdragons.com/ www.crusadersrfl.com/ www.quins.co.uk/ www.giantsrl.com/ www.hullfc.com/ www.hullkr.co.uk/ www.leedsrugby.com/ www.reds.co.uk/ www.saintsrlfc.com/ www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/ www.warringtonwolves.com/ www.wiganwarriors.com/

Quote: PHIPPS "Because individual clubs have far more important things to worry about; ie trying to win superleague. I couldn't care what nationality the players are. Winning SL is all that matters.'" No you're right clubs are far too busy to actually have a website to inform their customers... oh wait www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/ www.castigers.com/ www.catalansdragons.com/ www.crusadersrfl.com/ www.quins.co.uk/ www.giantsrl.com/ www.hullfc.com/ www.hullkr.co.uk/ www.leedsrugby.com/ www.reds.co.uk/ www.saintsrlfc.com/ www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/ www.warringtonwolves.com/ www.wiganwarriors.com/

Rovers have no players according to their website though!!!!

Well it's a novel way of avoiding the overseas quota and salary cap rules

All these rules that may have legal ramifications in the future could all be put to bed if the RFL were to just state that X amount of players in each teams 17 must be home grown. As I have posted before you could have as many Aussies as you like but with only say 5 being allowed to play each week you are unlikely to sign 10 overseas stars. Link this in with an incentive for producing home grown players it could work so that teams only have 6 or 7 each anyway.

If home grown players were to be exempt from the cap then this money would probably just go to signing more Aussies so I don't think this should be the case but there does need to be something there to encourage teams.

you certainly know your rules bigrob but as you agreed it does need changing.must be frustrating trying to run a sport for the benefit of your own countries players and to be permanently at the mercy of court rulings etc which affect the rules and regs you want clubs to abide by.
or is it the rl's fault for just being too weak

Yeah I agree there, it's not a simply solution sadly.


Not really .honestly mate i'm not laughing at you, just the naivety of that statement.

While this is not a ' pop ' at licensing , it was pointed out at the time that clubs would always do what was best for themselves , and the quota system is a clear indication that all clubs will do that exactly that , some clubs are currently below or up to the limit , but most are over it one way or another

Yes HKR are particularily taking the Mick , but most clubs if they find themselves uncompetitive will do anything to move upwards , at the end of the day you cannot change human nature , coaches don't want to lose their jobs , chairmen don't want fans on their backs , and fans want a winning team

You can all pretend you are ' holyer than thou ' but your not

I know he is but so is McGoldrick but he gets away with being "American" and I'm sure I've read somewhere before Youngquest claimed to have some Swedish routes taking him off the quota.

It's all stupid, like someone else said they should just say you should have 12 home trained players in the match day 17

i'm on your side mate,all the way,but we all know its chairmen of certain clubs that dictate policy to the rfl and the rest of its member clubs.
i suppose ATEOTD it all boils down to pure greed.

your not wrong mate,greed and an "i'll throw my toys out the pram syndrome" attitude.
for me though the rfl have to be stronger,however unlikely that is