overseas quota

[tms]

With the signing of JF now we 10 who started playing  rugby down under so the main forum is awash  with hysteria about FEV having so many  I pointed some had british passports but they were adamant that didn't count anymore  So discounting our non fed Samoans what is the actual status of our antipodean contingent

[Monkeymagic22]

Think that it might be 7.

[Cardypaul]

Is there a quota in the championship?

[The Phantom Horseman]

20 minutes ago, Cardypaul said:

Is there a quota in the championship?

No, only SL.

I think having checked the RFL Operational Rules the 7-player limit in SL is actually described as non-Federation trained rather than overseas players, though I'm ready to be corrected on that, so having a British passport might not exempt you from the quota - I'm not sure about that though.

I'm pretty sure that the old Kolpak rules which used to mean players from PNG/Samoa etc were not classed as non-Fed were ditched a couple of years ago.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

53 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

No, only SL.

I think having checked the RFL Operational Rules the 7-player limit in SL is actually described as non-Federation trained rather than overseas players, though I'm ready to be corrected on that, so having a British passport might not exempt you from the quota - I'm not sure about that though.

I'm pretty sure that the old Kolpak rules which used to mean players from PNG/Samoa etc were not classed as non-Fed were ditched a couple of years ago.

Just to add that for a player to qualify as 'Federation Trained' they must have played in the ERLF for 3 seasons post 'U21' so I think most of our overseas players would be OK anyway. 

Pretty sure passports only become relevant with respect to visa requirements now although The RFL have the right to declare any player as 'Federation Trained'

[The Phantom Horseman]

14 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

For a player to qualify as 'Federation Trained' they must have played in the ERLF for 3 seasons post 'U21' so I think most of our overseas players would be OK anyway. 

 

I thought Fed-trained meant 3 years in the ERLF before the end of their U21 eligibility, not after?

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

3 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

I thought Fed-trained meant 3 years in the ERLF before the end of their U21 eligibility, not after?

Yeah, think I'm confusing the taking into account time spent at a club that is part of the Federation when making exemptions, or I can't read.....

 

[The Phantom Horseman]

9 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Yeah, think I'm confusing the taking into account time spent at a club that is part of the Federation when making exemptions, or I can't read.....

 

I simply can't understand how anyone could be confused by the paragon of clarity that is the RFL Operational Rules manual?

[Guest]

On 20/04/2022 at 11:57, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Pretty sure passports only become relevant with respect to visa requirements now although The RFL have the right to declare any player as 'Federation Trained'

When did passport rule change because according to TRL's Overseas Quota – A Beginner’s Guide in 2019 An Overseas Player is someone who does not hold a European passport or is not a national from a Kolpak Nation 

[The Phantom Horseman]

2 hours ago, POR said:

When did passport rule change because according to TRL's Overseas Quota – A Beginner’s Guide in 2019 An Overseas Player is someone who does not hold a European passport or is not a national from a Kolpak Nation 

Start of 2021 season.