Different governing body from an entirely different competition put his disciplinary in place, wouldn't be stupid to think his ban wouldn't transfer over with him, would it?

Operational Rules – Section D2 – Disciplinary on Field – Issue 10 – February 2012

RLIF/RLEF SUSPENSIONS

D2:37 Where a player has been warned, suspended, fined or disqualified for on field discipline
under the rules or bye-laws of any member, affiliate or honorary member of the RLIF/RLEF
or by an RLIF/RLEF Disciplinary Commitee, such warning, suspension, fine or
disqualification shall be recognised and enforced by the RFL and its Members.

I think the NRL is a member of the RLIF/RLEF.

I'm sure I read in the HDM when his signing was first rumored that the ban wouldn't count over here, could be wrong though.

There is your first mistake right there.

Won't pre-season friendlies count? Rovers can schedule 4-5 matches if so.

1 friendly.

Operational Rules – Section D2 – Disciplinary on Field – Issue 10 – February 2012

SUSPENSIONS & FINES

D2:27 Suspensions imposed by the Operational Rules Tribunal shall be consistent with the
Sentencing Guidelines as published from time to time.

D2:28 A Charged Individual’s suspension takes effect from the day following the meeting at which
his suspension was imposed except in the case of period or permanent suspensions which
shall take effect immediately. The following games shall count towards a Player's
suspension provided that he is otherwise eligible to play in the games concerned and
provided that these Rules do not otherwise exclude the Player from counting these
matches:

(a) Representative games in which the suspended Player has been selected to play or be
part of the squad. For this purpose, "squad" means those Players selected to be on
duty for a particular game or to be part of the official playing party for a match,
tournament and tour;

(b) All games in competitions in which Clubs are expected to field their first teams with the
exception of Nines or other similar tournaments in which case the RFL will publish the
disciplinary rules and their interpretation in the context of this Operational Rule in
advance of the competition;

(c) One Academy team game played over a weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) during
which the player's Club has no first team match (except see D2:29(c) below); and

[size=150(d) One pre-season (warm up) game which has been sanctioned by the RFL;[/size but

(e) In the case of an amateur Academy player, Academy games at the level (first team or
Reserves or Under 20s or Academy U18s) at which the misconduct occurred, unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the On Field Operational Rules Tribunal, only.


D2:29 The following games shall not count towards a Player's suspension:

(a) Academy team matches played mid-week (Monday to Thursday inclusive). When a
Club, as a matter of policy and with the sanction of the relevant Committee plays its
Academy team matches in mid-week, and that Club has no first team match played on
Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday following that mid-week date, then the Academy
team match played in mid-week will count towards a Player's suspension;

(b) Those games which are classed by the On Field Operational Rules Tribunal as friendly,
pre season or warm up games other than the one game included pursuant to D2:28 (d)
above;

(c) Games played in limited age competitions unless the Player is eligible to play by age
(i.e. is not an overage player) or unless the relevant misconduct occurred at that level
of competition or unless otherwise agreed in writing by the On Field Operational Rules
Tribunal.

'Trial games' do in the NRL, slightly ridiculously, iirc.

I imagine the RFL will assess these things on a case by case basis - they like that.

IMO, they won't (it's not like we're Leeds, is it?) and they shouldn't - unless the NRL indicate that the likely inclusion of pre-season games, if he'd stayed in Oz, was taken into consideration and influenced the length of the ban.

Spoiling for an argument? I don't give a stuff what rules you had ready to post, does it seem right to you? Should we ask how Castleford were allowed to play Dwain Chambers whilst he was serving a life ban from competition sprinting?

Was he?

I might be wrong here but I thought he'd served his ban and the reason he gave TGG a go was because all future prize money was going to be seized. He was also banned from The Olympics sine die, sponsors wouldn't touch him and the promoters of the European Grand Prix series wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

I'm sorry but how come you only sign Aussies or foreigners? Confuses me how you can have that many non-english players and still get away with it

We sign players who're somehow eligible to play for England, like Chase.

STT - either way, my point is that it's not unrealistic to assume that the ban wouldn't transfer. Just because Ramekin had read the up to date rules doesn't mean everyone automatically know's, nevermind remove their right to question it.

Wonder why Rovers haven't mentioned it in their announcement?

So then are we all saying that his ban still counts a yes or a no wud do nicely ta

How many games has he still to officially sit out?

That's where i read this morning that it would...








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One thing, if his ban is just as long over here, why bother coming? Unless of course he really does want to have a go at S/L.

And I don't give a stuff that you are unable to admit your mistake even when presented with RFL rules showing as such.
Don't get upset at me because you didn't check on it before jumping in both feet first.
Also I wasn't spoiling for anything all I did was state the rules that are readily available to anyone who has a computer and has a free PDF reader.
Oh and Chambers had served his ban and the IOC agreed as such hence him competing about a month ago at London 2012 plus the last time I checked the athletic body that banned him are not part of RLIF/RLEF anyway.

I have already answered that question.

He's missed 6 NRL games, I'm not sure if pre season fixtures count in SL.

We will tell the RFL that they count, the RFL are pushovers, just ask Bradford

So that's a no then

must be some loop hole we can jump thru

He would have had 3 pre season games count in the NRL.

I didn't make a mistake at all, I knew his ban stood over here after reading about it. Not everyone is a massive saddo like yourself so when a poster asks a legitimate question, there is no need to pretend you're all high and mighty with a bit of knowledge about a subject the majority of people care little about.

Is there a point to you?

Try going back and re-reading my origional responce to Ginger's question that she had heard it didn't carry over.
In fact don't bother I said 'What made you think that?'.
Nothing out of the ordinary there I was just asking a question YOU then jumped in feet first.
I didn't raise to the bait that you were clearly laying down and just highlighted the appropriate rule in question.
At this point you strangely and rather ironically asked if I was spoiling for a fight whilst asking a totally pointless question about Dwayne Chambers.
You now say you knew the rules all along which begs the question why mention Chambers at all if you knew it was totally pointless as that has nothing to do with the RFL or the RLIF/RLEF?
Anyway I'm off to converse with normal people who are able to admit mistakes.
Bye.

Aw come on guys let's not fight

((((( I think I read it on one of the write ups about travis in one of the Aus newspapers tbh, I know I read it Somewere tho

He was told he wasn't wanted by penrith before the roosters game.