Quote: dundeeblackandwhite "Do Catalan have an academy?. If so surely they would be 1 on its own. So that would leave 7 Or am I missing something where rfl want 8 on British soil and Catalan not included?'" Will have one from next season www.catalansdragons.com/en/artic ... demy-team/

Quote: dundeeblackandwhite "Do Catalan have an academy?. If so surely they would be 1 on its own. So that would leave 7 Or am I missing something where rfl want 8 on British soil and Catalan not included?'" Will have one from next season www.catalansdragons.com/en/artic ... demy-team/

Blame McGuire. He planted the sead to Nige and Hudg.

Who is Nige, if you are going to try and be funny at least get the names right or you will end up looking at thick f$cker?

I'm still waiting for someone at the club to even begin to start persuading me how a merger of Hull and KR academies will produce these 'marquee' players that the current set up has failed with. So far I've been told by Pearson, Tony et al that it will do that - but not really any list of valid reasons how that will happen as a result. Just saying that we can 'pool resources' doesn't persuade me of anything.

I've heard that a well known fast food chain are prepared to sponsor the new merged team if they change the name to Hull KFC

If both clubs are aiming for a 50% reduction in costs, then the only improvement I can see is in the performance of the teams as a whole. eg. better squad of players.
If the total investment by both clubs for the combined setup is higher than they are currently investing independently, eg. more coaches, then there could be an improvement.

Craig Murdock is spot on what if a 17 year old is good enough to play first team rugby which team does he play for www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Combined ... story.html

Craig Murdock is spot on what if a 17 year old is good enough to play first team rugby which team does he play for www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Combined ... story.html

... the team he's already been linked to.

Which ever team he wants to play for & the wants him & fit him in the squad/cap. Not overly complicated really.

It is if the team hasn't the first choice on the draft system that year.

What would happen in the scenario that we have an injury crisis and we need an under 19 player to fill the gap for 1 game. Do we have to sign that player onto a full time contract, or can he just play for 1 game, go back to the under 19's and then still be available for Rovers to sign?

There us certainly a few things to iron out, I think you have have to the draft after under 16's.

So in that scenario, the under 19's (playing in blue and yellow) will be a team mixed with players signed on to the books of Rovers and Hull FC - and could be team mates one week, opponents the next?

Current players are ring fenced for the next four years. plenty of time to iron out any issues in the system. I'm all for it if it brings more players through to 1st team for both clubs and I'd have no qualms watching them play.