Any idea how ring-fencing will work with the club-trained rule?

Would a player let go by one club qualify as club-trained if the other wanted to give them a shot? Or maybe later in their career, returning to the area from another club altogether? Not that any system seems to last that long in RL!

Welcome home Ginger Maestro,great news.

What happens if one team (for arguments sake let's say HKR) end up playing championship rugby and forced to employ first team players part time who funds academy coaches etc.

Hull fc, Hull KR and the RFL.

Who did you think would fund it?

Would a SL team be prepared to fund an academy where half the players are by definition only likely to achieve championship standard ?

I would dare to say if either team became a championship side they wouldn't go part time and wouldn't plan on being in the championship for long so 1 or 2 seasons wouldn't alter the long term plan on this project and to think it would is short mindedness