The reason for this is that the concession itself doesn't [ineed[/i any further criteria as it can ONLY apply to players who are non-Fed to start with. And to be non-Fed you need an EU passport or equivalent.

The only change made to the concession since it was first introduced was to change the date that a player needed to be registered before in order to qualify.

Fair enough.
I did go on the RFL website earlier to have a look but I had to leave it alone as when I tried to understand the salary cap rules my head almost exploded.

agar can hardly come out and say "we need a half back because the 2 we've got are way past it and spend 3/4 of the season injured anyway" can he? this half back "cover" will play more than either long or horne next season