Sorry you are right...tis this weather

We can have 6 overseas trained players for 2010, a maximum of 5 quota, it was 8 in 2009 and a maximum of 5 quota players.

Oh Im confused now !!

Ill take your word for it that he would take the last spot if he decides to stay !!

Kolpak doesn't really exist anymore. We have 6 spots in total,five of which can be what we used to call "quota". The other one being what we use to call "kolpak" but now call non-fed. Sam counts as a non-fed and DOES take up one of the places.

Next season we can have five and it doesn't matter where they come from or what passports they hold. It is five. O'Meley, Fitz, Berrigan, Cusack makes four and Sam would be the last one. Manu doesn't count because he's got the same "residency" exemption as Gene and Aizue had.

but we will struggle to get another overseas player in late in the season. Plus then there's the VISA lottery to take into account

last autumn we went all out for a halfback and found the one the only Chris Thorman

if there was a chance of us getting a top stand off in, I'd rather we went for that..but i just can't see one becoming available.

Kolpak places no longer exist.
It now all about where a player trained before he became 21.

There exceptions to the rules as well. Manu doesn't count anymore because of the 4 year residencey rule, if Tony had have extended his contract he would have come off the overseas list for been a super league player early 2008 and been in the last year of his contract.

By sam moa

Your allowed 6 qoverseas players, a maximum of 5 which can be quota (ie. Berrigan, Cusack, O'Meley and Fitzgibbon) and the rest are kolpak (ie. Lauaki and Moa).

So you could have 5 quota and 1 kolpak or
4 and 2 or
3 and 3 etc.

Therefore Moa would be our final overseas player.

Me sorry didn't realise i had too

Yes. Manu is exempt because he had played in Super League before the new overseas rules came in place. However, only players who qualify for the old kolpak ruling can apply for dispenstation.

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