And is he not on an Aussie Visa? Mason would have been here in December had he been on an Aussie one.

Other than the fact that he is a proud Tongan but does not meet the requirement of having represented Tonga in enough international games or that the authorities may feel that he is using a tongan passport as a matter of convenience and is trying to get around immigration law or that he is using a tongan passport as a way of avoiding employment ( quota ) rules set up by the RFL so he can play for HKR.

No reason whatsoever.

Let us deal with this 1 piece at a time.
How many no marks with no caps are playing is SL again?, Now prey tell how they all got Visa's if they need to represent their international side so may times.
Exactly what immigration law are you on about?, bearing in mind that as far as I understand it they have already given him the green light once why would they be less likely to give him a green light when there is the Kolpac rule behind him?
The RFL quota rules dont mean squat to the UKBA.

Quote ="Roverswall"Let us deal with this 1 piece at a time. How many no marks with no caps are playing is SL again?, Now prey tell how they all got Visa's if they need to represent their international side so may times. Exactly what immigration law are you on about?, bearing in mind that as far as I understand it they have already given him the green light once why would they be less likely to give him a green light when there is the Kolpac rule behind him? The RFL quota rules dont mean squat to the UKBA.'" As i understand it there is now more scope for interpretation of Kolpak rulings as a result of this. www.skysports.com/story/0%2C1952 ... %2C00.html he was coming as an aussie but that was not possible becuase of HKR's overseas contingent so he decided to apply for tongan passport so he qualified under Kolpak. the border agency may decide that this is a bit of a con and use their discretion to overule his application whether they will or not i do not know. maybe if two jags uses his political clout

Quote ="Roverswall"Let us deal with this 1 piece at a time. How many no marks with no caps are playing is SL again?, Now prey tell how they all got Visa's if they need to represent their international side so may times. Exactly what immigration law are you on about?, bearing in mind that as far as I understand it they have already given him the green light once why would they be less likely to give him a green light when there is the Kolpac rule behind him? The RFL quota rules dont mean squat to the UKBA.'" As i understand it there is now more scope for interpretation of Kolpak rulings as a result of this. www.skysports.com/story/0%2C1952 ... %2C00.html he was coming as an aussie but that was not possible becuase of HKR's overseas contingent so he decided to apply for tongan passport so he qualified under Kolpak. the border agency may decide that this is a bit of a con and use their discretion to overule his application whether they will or not i do not know. maybe if two jags uses his political clout

Why would he need to use any clout the Border Agency are highly unlikely to be involved in any of this hype and only look at what paper is in front of them at the time. Whoever is dealing with this case is as likely to have heard about Willie Mason as you are my next door neighbour.

As has been said the UKBA do not care what quota rules the RFL has, this is an independant organisation that has set up its own rules to try and better its national side. They are not laws of the land and while he is on a Pacific Islands passport he is just as able to work in the UK as a German or Italian in whatever job he or she so chooses. He has garunteed work on a very pleasant salary that will give the UK much needed taxes. He has no convictions and nothing to suggest he should be denied entry to the UK.

You did read the link didnt you.











No you did not as you would realise that their is a different interpretation of the Kolpak rules which may or may not affect him

Think the club would be pretty wise to these rule changes though and wouldn't be stating facts that he will be here if he wasn't going to be.

same owner and coach who called Cooke the new messiah

I'd love you to find me that quote!! As rumour has it only the owner wanted Cooke in the first place. From what he had done at Hull I believe St Helens were interested around 2005/6 too.

Also the same coach and owner who brought over Clinton but it took him until round 6 so nothing they haven't done before.

I doubt that.

salford were interested in cooke, the club allowed cooke to talk to other clubs befrore 'agreeing' to stay at hull fc

[url=http://www.hullkr.co.uk/article.php?id=1595Willie's Coming[/url - 8th March

Get your hands in your pockets Rovers fans. Dinner and sponsorship plus watching him train doesn't come cheap

All funds raised from the events will be donated to the Hull Kingston Rovers Australia Youth Development Project.

Five quid to watch him train!?

8 March is international women's day, interestingly enough. Or not.

Shame it's not the Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Youth Development Project.

The club won't see a penny of it.

But, why would you spend a fiver to watch him train??

I've just seen a guy rushing to buy up a ticket...

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Possibly because you're interested in watching him train and can afford it. Just saying.

If you dont want to you don't.
Last time I checked they are not dispatching stewards carrying semi auto's and randomly sending them out into East Hull and bundling folks into the back of vans and making them give them the £5 with a barrel pressed againt their heads.
Why have you heard different?

Alright, chill out mate. Just seems a bit of an odd idea. If you want to see them train you can see one for free before every match.

Oh Dear.
Look into what it actually is before making yourself look a complete prat

i think this watching them train for a fiver lark could catch on, it's not for me mind but perhaps our black and white neighbours might try it, after all rich agar says they look great in training