The news could come as a boost to Wigan prior to the Grand Final with at least one player now able to get to sleep at night.
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Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"Were either Greg Bird or Tevita Leo-Latu banned by the NRL before they rocked up in SL, or had they just been fired by their respective clubs?'"
[iThe NRL has already indicated Bird could be banned for life if found guilty, paving the way for the Test five-eighth to resurrect his career in England. However, chief executive David Gallop confirmed last night there were rules within the International Rugby League Federation governing bans or suspensions across countries. The NRL boss first flagged the prospect of working with the RFL to extend an NRL ban to England after former Canberra halfback Todd Carney indicated he might not accept the Raiders' punishment for several alcohol related offences. "
=#FF0000There's already a reciprocatory rule in the International Federation rules governing judiciary suspensions and doping suspensions," Gallop said. "However, it's too early to speculate how that would affect this situation. Generally we haven't applied those rules to behavioural situations." Speaking from England last night, Rugby Football League executive chairman Richard Lewis said a good relationship existed between the two countries and he would work with Gallop on any issue. "The NRL and the RFL work very closely together and if we have a particular situation to deal with, we'll deal with it."[/i
I guess at the moment it could come down to how the nature of the charge fits into the existing agreement.
