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The British Rugby League Talent & Brain Drain

For years, British rugby league clubs have prioritised overseas talent from Australia, NZ and other places over homegrown talent. Their obsession with this has meant that the great development work by the RFL in the first decade of this century has been squandered by selfish, short sighted clubs who seem to constantly work via the path of least resistance, using agents to get them players from abroad. Now in Super League, players who have only played up to State League level in Australia are taking the place of local grown stars in many places. The number of players that have decided to walk away from the game because of this overseas obsession is significant. Others opt to play in lower tiers of the game, either semi-professionally, or as an amateur. My Super League 360 Podcast partner John Davidson wrote on this subject: "...rugby league, especially in the UK, is suffering its own brain or talent drain. That there is a growing drift of talented, capable and intelligent people away from the sport they love and are interested in. "You can argue in terms of players this has been happening for years and years and is nothing new. "Many promising players head to rugby union because they see greater financial rewards, more employment opportunities or better post-playing prospects. That has been going on for decades. "But the talent drain is not just on the pitch but significantly off it as well. In the past 12 to 18 months I’ve lost track of the amount of people I’ve spoken to who are disillusioned with rugby league or have walked away from the sport. "This is not just fans but coaches, journalists, media managers, marketers, administrators, commentators and agents. A whole stream of individuals who have a lot to offer, but seemingly little future in rugby league. "Some are tired of the politics in the sport, of the old boys network and the actions of many to protect their tiny little corners of it. Others are fed up with the smallness, the lack of opportunity, the cheerleading, the bullshit, the fact that very little changes over time and that transparency is rare." This message will resonate with many on both sides of the rugby league world.