One more import for Force

[GAFFA]

The Western Force have been given dispensation by the Australian Rugby Union to recruit an extra overseas player to strengthen their playing ranks from next season.

They will now be allowed three foreign players.

The ARU will relax the rules that allow Super Rugby clubs to recruit two foreign players.

Currently they can sign a marquee player who has previously represented his country on a 12-month contract and a developing player who will become eligible for the Wallabies after three years, or two development players.

The Force will now be able to recruit either a marquee and two development players or three development players for next season and maintain three in their squad in the future.

It is understood the other Australian franchises will not get the same dispensation but all supported the ARU move.

_The West Australian _revealed last month that Force pleas for help were likely to be accepted by the ARU board.

Chief executive Vern Reid welcomed the decision: "It is an issue we have been pushing for the best part of a year and will give us an extra arrow in the quiver."

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...ort-for-force/

[Alison]

Just one? Well, whoopy do!! I'm assuming the Rebels are still allowed 10?

[GAFFA]

Just one? Well, whoopy do!! I'm assuming the Rebels are still allowed 10?

The rebels started 2011 with 10 imports, they loose 2 every season so this year they had 8 next year 6 and so on. It was ment to be this way untill they reached 2 which all other teams had. I guess it will be rejigged a bit to be inline with the force.

[Hoolly Doolly]

Not sure if all 10 spots are used. My issue with the Rabble is they are not bound by the Salary Cap I believe. One extra is enough for us. If the past couple seasons have taught us anything its that we need to biuld some depth through development of our local kids.
Looks like the Tahs are going to drop Pretorious. They have issues with his passing game. Might be the best available 9 in the market and hopefully him teaming up with Ebersohm re-ignites his form. Everyone who goes to the tahds end up lemons.

[GAFFA]

Not sure if all 10 spots are used. My issue with the Rabble is they are not bound by the Salary Cap I believe. One extra is enough for us. If the past couple seasons have taught us anything its that we need to biuld some depth through development of our local kids.
Looks like the Tahs are going to drop Pretorious. They have issues with his passing game. Might be the best available 9 in the market and hopefully him teaming up with Ebersohm re-ignites his form. Everyone who goes to the tahds end up lemons.

They do have to operate under the salary cap. I think the import players (off all clubs) get some kind extra cash which doesnt come under the cap to get them to play here.

[blue_harvest]

They do have to operate under the salary cap. I think the import players (off all clubs) get some kind extra cash which doesnt come under the cap to get them to play here.

That's right. I think it's only up to 160 grand per year that is under the salary cap for foreign players (maybe that's only for marquee?). Anything above that is not included under the cap. So Nalaga could be being paid over 250 grand, but only 160 grand of that is applicable to the salary cap.

[Sheikh]

Not sure if all 10 spots are used. My issue with the Rabble is they are not bound by the Salary Cap I believe. One extra is enough for us. If the past couple seasons have taught us anything its that we need to biuld some depth through development of our local kids.
Looks like the Tahs are going to drop Pretorious. They have issues with his passing game. Might be the best available 9 in the market and hopefully him teaming up with Ebersohm re-ignites his form. Everyone who goes to the tahds end up lemons.

They do have to operate under the salary cap. I think the import players (off all clubs) get some kind extra cash which doesnt come under the cap to get them to play here.

My understanding is that imported players count a set amount against the cap, regardless of what they are actually paid. So the Rebels could pay their imports a fortune, but they'd only count as a nominal figure against the cap.

[jono]

Looks like the Tahs are going to drop Pretorious. They have issues with his passing game. Might be the best available 9 in the market and hopefully him teaming up with Ebersohm re-ignites his form. Everyone who goes to the tahds end up lemons.

Has anyone kept an eye on henkack? Is he in form up north? Actually come to think of it, is he still playing?
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[Hoolly Doolly]

They do have to operate under the salary cap. I think the import players (off all clubs) get some kind extra cash which doesnt come under the cap to get them to play here.

Really? I thought i read somewhere the salary cap doesnt apply to the Rabble because they were a privately owned organization. Mustve read wrong or read fibs.
Id be interested how they could fit the salaries of JOC, Beale, Higgenbotham and Pocock.

[The InnFORCEr]

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Id be interested how they could fit the salaries of JOC, Beale, Higgenbotham and [B]Pocock.

What do you know that we don't

[Hoolly Doolly]

Oops.My bad. The Pocock thing was speculative seeing as they can obviously afford him to put a big offer forward.

[shasta]

JOC, Beale, Higgenbotham and Pocock.

Never mind that; I'm still stumped by how the Reds can hang on to everone but Higgers and they don't even have a marquee or his exemptions.

Oh, my bad. Forgot they're all willing lose dollars to play for the Reds.

"If you didn't care what happenned to me,
and I didn't care for you............." - apologies to Roger Waters.

[SNOB]

Has anyone kept an eye on henkack? Is he in form up north? Actually come to think of it, is he still playing?
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He's playing in france for Toulouse with Gits.
not sure if he's first on or coming off the bench.

[Radars]

Has anyone kept an eye on henkack? Is he in form up north? Actually come to think of it, is he still playing?
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NOT that is would be wanted, has a very bad rep amongst players in Australia, he was at toulon and had been since he left the force, he however has signed with Bourg-en-Bresse French 2nd Division club for the coming season along with ex Brumbies & Waratahs back row prodigy Jone Tawake.

[The InnFORCEr]

along with ex Brumbies & Waratahs back row prodigy Jone Tawake.

He really went off his game after he was digitally manipulated