Beyond the agendas of the clubs & the NZRL, the most important thing is the well being of the players, especially if they're just beginning their careers. The biggest hurdle towards NZ fielding a competitive side is our lack of depth, not the attitude of certain NRL & ESL franchises towards IRL. We have bugger all people playing the game in NZ compared to the other code, always have, probably always will. After all, how many kids would aspire to represent a NZ or Australian based franchise in an Aussie competition over representing their country in a nationally coveted team like the All Blacks who have a profile the Kiwis could only dream of. So its a vicious circle. One that has about as much chance of being broken as the Kiwis have of gaining real credibility in their home country.