Quote ="Andy Gilder"A lot of these kids though are in continuing education while on scholarship programmes to give themselves a shot at a decent career if they don't make it as a full time rugby league player.
It's asking a lot for them to put that on hold and spend a couple of years in another country with no guarantees it will benefit them in the long run.'"
I'm sure that they have schools and/or FE institutions in Australia as well.
On a similar theme, since the much hyped link between the club & the poly (sorry Leeds Met Uni) when a number of players undertook degree courses I wonder if any other players are studying? Ryan Hall springs to mind as an obvious candidate but I'd hope that there are others with a modicum of intelligence who may benefit also.