Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Good post. Given the brutal treatment of league by union in South Africa poaching their juniors and creating nrl pathways for them in a new club like Perth is a bloody good strategy

Loads of Saffa kids would want to migrate (probably a decent opportunity for Latin American kids too).
I wonder what the visa situation would be. From what I understand, clubs have a tough time getting visas for PNG kids, i assume this would be a similar issue.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

The roosters signed 2 South African union school boys stars, Du Plusis and Skosana. Neither cracked the nrl and I believe both are playing union some where around the world.

If the NRL wants to have a crack at signing the worlds best union players it’s imperative that they introduce cap incentives.

Some of the worlds best union players ( Farell, Clarke, Barrett, Savea, Mo,unga ) have said they’d love to try playing in the nrl….what has the nrl done to try and incentivise clubs to sign them ?

Just imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and Haas, Cleary and the Hamer had said they’d love to try union ? Rugby Australia, French and Japan Union clubs would be knocking at their door.

the requirement I would add is that the players cant be Australian.

you dont want to create a negative incentive to push younger Aussie kids to union in the hope of getting into the nrl through a special pathway