The current system simply calls the integrity of the game into question.

The abandonment of the A teams/reserve grade has been shown to be idiotic and short sighted and should be reversed at the earliest opportunity. The cost argument does not hold water with modern contracted players in squads of 30 plus players. Indeed Rovers for one, made money from the home games back in the day even when they had to pay the players match-day payments.

With the pool of players available to professional RL clubs in this country shrinking by the year we can ill afford to continue with a system that sees too many players lost to the game too early and others denied any chance. The A team always provided gems for most clubs most of which would never get a look in the modern system not to mention the benefits of easing players back after injury and/or providing fringe people with regular rugby.

Maybe fax don't want them? It seems to me that Hull are basically allowing doncaster to operate for less than they would if they had to pay all of their players themselves so it suits both sides. Myabe fax aren't in the same situation so are holding the upper hand and will only play players when they actually need some cover

I hope they continue to play their own all year. Dual reg is the work of the devil.

And this is why getting rid of the 20's was such a cack idea, players such as marsh, esslemont and co will have no game time fitness and will be (and with no disrespect to them, because i like them) unprepared for a super league match, should they be called upon. They also have no chance to prove themselves and potentially push into the squad on merit. I said after the fax match that with their squad our lads would only get in due to injuries, and I still see that as being the case. I know small clubs can't support big squads and the idea of the 19's was to help that., but to me it is another case of the RFL shooting themselves in the foot

I attended yesterdays fixture (Fax v Leigh) and spoke about this with a reliable source after the game and he said no players have been offered or requested by either club.

Listening to what a few Fax supporters had to say, they were told at a fans forum Marsh wanted to give his squad a chance to impress first before utilising DR. Fax suffered a couple of injuries this weekend so we might well see DR come into operation.

Be a good time for Welham & Cox to get some game time in a competition that is played at a decent standard.