6 Aussie Celtic Crusaders players, Jace Van Dijk, Tony Duggan, Damien Quinn, Josh Hannay, Mark Dalle Court and Darren Mapp are being deported from the UK and being banned from here for 10 years for immigration irregularities.

Is there a news link anywhere?

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Its on NewsNow.

Mmmm - Could this mean their results this season are null and void and their record should be expunged? I'm really not sure where this leaves them for next season.

That's Nobby's next job gone for a song.

Looks like we're stuck with him.

Agreed.

Unbelievable, what a mess that club is in, shame really because I want it to work for them.

Bet this has gone down well in Widnes !!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope so. We'd get our dismal two points for our defeat back!

"As the result of an intelligence-led investigation ...."

OK, who's the snitch!

Cant be anyone at the RFL then !!!!!!!

As Duggan and Van Dijk have been playing since day one, maybe they should be stripped of all their honours and start again in Championship One?

Barrow for Super League!

IFL and the Bradford chairman.

In the best tradition of blaming him for everything (so why stop now) my bet is Brian Noble as he really didn't want the job after all!

Dave

For gods sake this just sums up what a mess this country is in! They are working and earning an honest living costing the taxpayer no money whatsoever! They haven,t sneaked in illegally in the back of a wagon, claimed asylum and sought housing / benefits!! FFS! ten year ban??

Correct that just about sums up this Country!

If they wasnt eligible be here then so be it. Theres been a bit of fiddling somewere.

When I first read the story the first thing sprung to my mind was....

"MATHERS YOU %$!?£$%!$*&$!"

Hannay could've got a visa anyway surely? He's played SOO IIRC.

There doesn't seem much common sense applied here does there?

I am sure the law will have been applied properly but they will be paying tax not costing the tax payer money and of course will be spending their wages in the UK etc.

I suppose if you yield to the paranoid view of the UK is being overrun with those who sneaked in illegally in the back of a wagon, claimed asylum and sought housing / benefits then you get strict laws like this that affect people like the players involved.

My comment about "who snitched" does beg the question who put the immigration service onto them and also if they can get this lot out of the country so fast (they must leave by Sept 7th) why we have an immigration problem at all?

I suspect they were easy targets, probably because they thought they were here legitimately and were not in hiding working in some sweat shop.

Dave

Could this be a positive for RL especially in Wales in the long run? Celtic are now 6 players down which means they are going to have to play 6 players from their reserves who are probably local and welsh.

Exactly. Its not even as if they are on low wages, these guys (especially Hannay and Van Djik) will be on decent amounts and will be paying on a high tax band.

Unless they all have criminal records I dont see what benefit comes from deporting and banning these people.

I personally hope they all appeal and win. Its a great example of a stupid lack of sense applied to a situation

Make no difference. We'll hammer Salford on friday.