The RFL were prepared to register both Mason and Dobson to play tomorrow. That much is clear.

O.K. ,I am speaking as a fan here.I truly feel sorry for you fans if indeed this is the case.Mason came in on a fanfare of trumpets,and was indeed a great capture for your club.Then to be let down like this must be gutting.I felt bad enough over the Crocker fiasco.Once again it is the fans who lose out.
(If I were a Rovers fan,I would take Dobson over Mason.)

yes but only if mason had his tongan passport

I would be surprised if you got much of a fee. He doesn't want to be at Hull KR he can't play at the moment and Rovers have said they will not look to re-register him. Best thing they could do is get shut fast or have a lot of money pi$$ing away in the stand.

Not trolling but a serious question. My understanding is that to change the 19 man squad one of the existing 19 players needs to be injured - who exactly is injured here

Magnanimous words squire.

I don't know if it's because we're both terrible at the moment but this is the first derby week since we came up that hasn't been full of vitriol and new numpty trolls popping up.

I think the hull fans could have taken this a lot further, although it is early and not many people will have hit the pubs yet!



Bit of a no brainer that mate, I'm rubbish at fighting and Dobson would still kick my ass up hill and down dale but even I'd rather take him on than Mason...

Not strictly true.

This is the sensible thread mate.

Again, as I hit submit, I thought, "wrong thread."

I think I'll go and get a haircut and then sit outside with a bottle wine and a book.

So they would allow both to be registered for tomorrow, even without Mason's Tongan passport?

Why haven't they then?

Mason suffered a freak quad injury while shaving.

On a serious note, this is a bit of a farce, and presumably means that Mason is either a) on his way or b) won't be playing again this season given re-registration needs the full support of the RFL board.

What's your authority for that R.B.A.? Its clear from Rovers' official statement that they discussed the possibility of a dispensation with the RFL. However it seems it was never pursued. Did the RFL indicate one would be unlikely to be forthcoming or did Rovers decide not to pursue it (and if so why)?

The way the statement reads to me is that they decided not to pursue due to his rumoured contact with Toulon. Can't say I blame them - if they'd gone to the effort to get some kind of additional dispensation only for him to leave for France shortly afterwards it would have made the current embarrassment look like small beer.