Good stuff isn't it?

Mild Rover almost single handedly negotiated Mason's Toulon move a couple of weeks ago.

It was an [iaccident[/i!

If he does go to Toulon, how funny would it be if he came out with a statement along the lines of; "Me and my manager had never really thought about rugby union, never mind in France and then all these rumours started flying around and when we looked at the money on offer, we thought we'd take a look."

The Toulon fan website where it all started is now saying the rumours look firmer as it has been reported in the Sun, bringing us full circle.



There is clearly some truth behind it - Toulon's manager has acknowledged contact with Mason's representative, but I'm still not convinced it went any further than that. It's been an education of sorts!

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As stated here

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another dispensation will be required if Mason is to be re registered. The RFL don't normally allow the same player to be registered twice for the same club in the same season and the rules do in effect cope with exactly this situation. They seemed a bit huffy in Derby week when pointing out that the "full board of the RFL" would need to agree for yet another dispensation to be offered.

I know that is the case for overseas players, to avoid a carousel situation, but [uI haven't seen[/u anything similar for non-quota players - which is what Mason would then be. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist - its absence could be exploited for cap dodging, I suppose. I don't think the HDM knows much more than the rest of us, tbh. The 'huffy' wording was the same as used when Dobson was de-registered, iirc.

I'm just putting an alternative POV out there.

That's fine I was just pointing out the article. FWIW my understanding is that it isn't anything to do with overseas/quota etc. it's purely about registering any player twice in the same season. As we know all players have to be registered by a club with the RFL to be allowed to play and the RFL don't normally register the same player twice for the same club in the same season.

Who knows what's going to happen if he has to sit out then he has to cudnt we employ him to do sumet else this season.

I was quite impressed by the girls selling sweets off a tray like usherettes at the cinema when we were at the KC, maybe he could do that.

Yeah what in the east stand good idea, was thinking more in training tho, of he could become a new robinette

I have just had a look and I cannot see any reason in the rules that will stop mason being re-registered as he will no longer fall under the 'quota' rule.
The closest I can find for a none quota player is.

So RW that would mean rovers did not have to ask for special dispensation from the rfl that would make sense then, and rovers are in fact doing nothing wrong.

TBH it depends how the RFL look at it.
There doesn't seem to be anything in the rules for this situation.
Mason stopped being a Rovers player whilst he was 'quota' he will then (Hopefully) return no longer being in that catagory.
So the RFL could view it that as he went off our register under one catagory he has to come on under the same catagory.
Or they could say he has changed catagory after de-registering and therefore no longer counts on that catagory.
I would assume the second situation simply because he will then have a passport which mean's legally the RFL can no longer count him as 'quota'.
Im essence its is a hell of a mess rulewise.

Tbf, it's a lot of speculation based on limited information. My criticism of the HDM is that they seem to be focussing [isolely[/i on the most negative possible outcomes. Now, they may be party to info that I'm not but if they are, they aren't saying what. Also they have already changed their tune once.

Until the passport arrives there isn't anything that can be done. If and when it does the RFL [imight[/i refuse to re-register Mason. However, the assumption that they [udefinately[/u won't is based on some questionable assumptions, IMO.

1. It is Rovers fault that Mason requires a Tongan passport. It is not the club's or player's fault it has not been issued - the circumstances are exceptional. The club messed up - but not as badly as has been portrayed by some.

2. That refusing to register Mason would not be potentially problematic for the RFL. I think it [imight[/i. None of this is his fault.

No it's not his fault in hindsight he shudnt have been signed all cos of galeas passport, although willi wud have known flying into the country he was doing it minus his Tongan passport, when do the government re group or what ever it is they do, think he needs his passport asap now so we can put this whole situation behind us and get back to trying to win games.

Whatever happened to Ben Galea becoming Maltese? Did we just give up on that or could he not get dual citizenship?

I don't think he could become a malteser so they tried for him to become a snicker instead, it's all nuts if u ask me

Must have fallen through. All I can think is that they have tightened the rules or Galea's family left a generation earlier than Vella's or something. That was the mistake - the Tonga stuff is basically just bad luck.

Even if galea got his Maltese passport, we could not re-register Mason as a quota player as far as I read it, we could however go out and sign another quota player that has not already been registered.

Scenario: Galea gets his Maltese passport and comes off quota, Mason cannot re-register so signs for Bradford on loan, we sign another Aussie test forward on a deal until end of season. RL Fans melts and all the whining =#FF0000Language please-RW on their 'demand' the RFL punish us severely, even though we are well within the rules of the RFL.

Wish someone would take him off our hands. Total waste of cap money, column inches and a red and white shirt.

Lordy, baby Jesus and the angels. You've managed to come up with a scenario [ieven funnier[/i than the current one.

I think I would have a stroke if that happened.

Its got to be disappointing though mate,he comes in to a great fanfare,only for it to blow up in your faces. Its the fans like you I feel for.I know I harp on about it but the Crocker situation left me right peed off.Time,the great healer eh?

Willie will be back

Hope for your sake your right,makes you wonder though.