We don't get away with it that easy.

Do we pick the donny team?

Not quite that simple, although I agree it should be.

You haven't got a clue about the operational rules of the dual reg system. I highly doubt we can cop a penalty because the other club mistakenly played one of our players

I highly doubt we'd be deducted points or given a hefty fine when it's Donny that have messed it up

Have you?



Sounds crazy, but wouldn't surprise me if the RFL tried to.

Surely we should know the rules? Why would we make a player available that would be ineligible?
Useless to us now if he can't get a game anywhere.

That must be correct.

Well if we are in the frame 2 other Super League clubs must be too.

No

2 other clubs are bulls and giants

there's no chance we will get a points deduction as nothing that went on affected our performance on the pitch. It is more likely Donny that would get this as they could be seen to benefit, esp as they won their game

The RFL may be incompetent but they aren't [icompletely[/i bonkers. Trying to pin the penalty for playing an ineligible player on the team not responsible for picking that player nor benefiting in any way from him being played qualifies as completely bonkers in my book. And completely unenforceable.

I agree, but problem is that we are benefiting from him playing, that's the point of the whole agreement.

We didn't, we lost at keighley.

Dewsbury and Batley won their games

What should be under investigation is the numpty who dreamed up the dual-reg scenario in the first place

I can see the logic in preventing clubs from strengthening their team for the last few games, in the same way as transfer deadlines work,
but I cannot find any reference to "must have played 3 matches before a deadline date " anywhere on the RFL website.

B3:17
Dual Registered Players who have a Salary Cap Value of £20,000 or more i.e. those who receive a category A, B, C or D classification, must have played in at least three League or League Cup fixtures for the Championships club that season before the end of season registration deadline which applies in that Competition in order to play in games which fall after that deadline whether they be regular season or Play Off games.

Nothing story

Thanks for that - I tried googling all sorts, but not "three League".

The RFL had to give in as Doncaster had confirmed with them that Crooks was ok to play

So players who cannot get in the U19's or the first team should just kick their heels? Dual reg is better than nothing.

Indeed, dual system is one of the few things I think the RFL have actually got right.

Dual reg is a dog's breakfast.

It is an attempt to get over 2nd team rugby on the cheap.

Until clubs bring back Alliance football and invest in genuine player development, we will always be light-years behind Australia