Quota players
Encyclopedia
Quota players is a term in sport
referring to the limit of foreign players on a domestic team.
team is allowed to have three foreign players. Harlequins Rugby League are permitted four quota players as they are considered to be a non-heartland team. The Welsh
team Crusaders is allowed 14 overseas players and French side Catalans Dragons
are allowed eight non-French players.
Championship teams are only allowed one quota player, aside from Toulouse
who have five foreign players.
1. When a player has played for a rugby team for six years, he is eligible to gain British citizenship and does not count under the quota.
2. If the player has a passport for any EU nation
or a Kolpak nation.
3. If the player is from a Kolpak nation such as Samoa or Tonga.
No more than 5 overseas quota players.
No more than 10 overseas trained players inc the 5 quota players.
Rest of the squad to be from players trained within the same federation.
No more than 5 overseas quota players.
No more than 8 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
No more than 5 quota players.
No more than 6 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
No more than 5 quota players.
No more than 5 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
Same federation - any player still under 21 and/or has completed 3 years service with other clubs academy set ups within UK (for UK SL clubs) or France (for Catalans etc.)
Overseas quota players - as per current rules i.e. Anyone unable to prove origins within EU or Kolpak countries.
Overseas trained - any other overseas player (EU passport or Kolpak etc.)
Sport
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referring to the limit of foreign players on a domestic team.
Rugby League
Each English Super LeagueSuper League
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team is allowed to have three foreign players. Harlequins Rugby League are permitted four quota players as they are considered to be a non-heartland team. The Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
team Crusaders is allowed 14 overseas players and French side Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
are allowed eight non-French players.
Championship teams are only allowed one quota player, aside from Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
who have five foreign players.
Exceptions
There are three exceptions for a player to avoid quota player status. Those are listed below:1. When a player has played for a rugby team for six years, he is eligible to gain British citizenship and does not count under the quota.
2. If the player has a passport for any EU nation
Bosman ruling
Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 of the EC Treaty...
or a Kolpak nation.
3. If the player is from a Kolpak nation such as Samoa or Tonga.
2008
At least 5 home grown players.No more than 5 overseas quota players.
No more than 10 overseas trained players inc the 5 quota players.
Rest of the squad to be from players trained within the same federation.
2009
At least 6 home grown players.No more than 5 overseas quota players.
No more than 8 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
2010
At least 7 home grown players.No more than 5 quota players.
No more than 6 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
2011
At least 8 home grown players.No more than 5 quota players.
No more than 5 overseas trained players inc quota players.
Rest of squad to be from players trained within same federation.
KEY
Home grown players - any player still under 21 and/or has completed 3 years service with the same clubs academy set up.Same federation - any player still under 21 and/or has completed 3 years service with other clubs academy set ups within UK (for UK SL clubs) or France (for Catalans etc.)
Overseas quota players - as per current rules i.e. Anyone unable to prove origins within EU or Kolpak countries.
Overseas trained - any other overseas player (EU passport or Kolpak etc.)
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