Re: Denny Solomona speculation & implications : Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:16 am
nottinghamtiger wrote:
The RFU are essentially claiming there is no need for RU clubs to pay transfer fees to clubs from other sports, regardless of the country they are moving from/to.
Burgess was only given permission to try his hand at RU because Bath paid Souths £270k. He wasn't allowed just to walk off into the sunset.
Likewise, Toulon paid a significant sum for Williams (eventually).
Therefore, the precedent of RU clubs paying transfer fees to RL clubs for players under contract is set.
Burgess was only given permission to try his hand at RU because Bath paid Souths £270k. He wasn't allowed just to walk off into the sunset.
Likewise, Toulon paid a significant sum for Williams (eventually).
Therefore, the precedent of RU clubs paying transfer fees to RL clubs for players under contract is set.
Where do they claim that? We know players have moved from RL to RU before and got fees.
Anyway I was just pointing out, none of the others went about it the same way as Solomona has. By announcing a silly retirement from RL just to push his move to RU. His case is slightly different, hence why it's going to Court.
Like I said the SBW case is very close to the Solomona one and hopefully it end's in a similar outcome. I'd have to look into it more but I don't remember the French RU getting involved in that case , I thought it was between SBW, Bulldogs and Toulon.