Rovers board if you want to discuss him...

Don't think Talanoa will be eligible for dual registration, you're right, nor should he be.

Think the players will be Bowden, Cunningham, Hadley, Kent and Crookes.

Maybe shaul depending on Mcdonnell.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Bobby Tyson-Wilson there at some point too, maybe around Easter?

If the 2 papuans are for Gateshead, that Rovers signed (as rovers fans seem to think that is where they will be playing), then Tongan Talanoa should be. I don't however know the rules.

Think you can loan players, but not Dual Reg them.

Loan is a risk as you can't recall them for the first month.

How old is he? Think he might have another year in the 19's.

Both TW's are reg. Here.... rlhttps://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f

Yes, the story implies

Dean Hadley, Josh Bowden, Liam Kent, James Cunningham, Harry Tyson-Wilson, Bobby Tyson-Wilson and Reece Dean

Plus two of last years under 19's who have also signed for Doncaster - Andrew Ward and Richard Wilkinson.

I still think this duel reg is a bit unfair. Work..then train all week. A 'name' comes in, in your position and you are dropped.

Last season the Dons used it in the nature I feel it was intended, only using young players who could be there for a sustained period, in fact almost every player we used from Wakefield has played more games for us than they ever have for them. (Danny Cowling pretty much played every game for us for 2 seasons).

The only exception I can think of off the top of my head is Matt Wildie who we drafted in for a couple of games when we had a few injuries in the halves.

I don't think it a coincidence that us, who used DR for continuity, performed well last season (finishing in the play offs in our first year) and the teams the chopped and changed bigger named players (Hunslet/Swinton) struggled.

Having said all that, we have a different coach now who may have different ideas

Paul Cookes view of DR www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/a ... p?id=12538

Paul Cookes view of DR www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/a ... p?id=12538

Pauls view is on Hull players going to Donny and its a fair one. But the Donny lads? How about thrir fringe players....how do they break through?

Harry Hill has a bigger fringe than our squad, if and when we get our own academy re-established I am sure we will scale down and DR relationship, but at this stage most squads in the Championship are paper thin