Quota players

Quota players is a term in sport referring to the limit of foreign players on a domestic team.

Rugby League

An overseas player quota restricts the number of foreign players that rugby league clubs in the Super League, Championship, and League 1 competitions are allowed to sign. Currently, Super League and Championship clubs are allowed a maximum of 5 foreign players, while League 1 clubs are allowed just 2.

For the Canadian-based Toronto Wolfpack, American, Canadian, and Jamaican players do not count towards the foreign quota.

Previously, the maximum number of foreign players for each Super League club was three. Harlequins RL were 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 were only allowed one quota player, aside from Toulouse 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 or a Kolpak nation.

3. If the player is from a Kolpak nation such as Papua New Guinea, Samoa or Tonga.

Evolution

Each club is allowed

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 14 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.)

2019 Super League quota players

Foreign non-quota players that are followed by parentheses would ordinarily count towards the foreign quota, but have obtained passport, through their parental heritage, birthplace, or residency, in order to be classed as a non-quota player. Players with unknown status may or may not be using such a method.

ClubForeign quota playersForeign non-quota playersUnknown status
Castleford Tigers Jy Hitchcox, Grant Millington, Jake Webster Gadwin Springer
Mitch Clark ()		 Ben Roberts ()
Junior Moors, Jesse Sene-Lefao ()
Catalans Dragons Greg Bird, Luke Walsh
Jodie Broughton, Michael McIlorum, Iain Thornley, Lewis Tierney		 Paul Aiton, David Mead
Sam Moa		 Brayden Wiliame (), Samisoni Langi ()
Louis Anderson ()
Huddersfield Giants Ryan Hinchcliffe, Jordan Rankin, Tom Symonds Shannon Wakeman ([1])
Kruise Leeming ([2])
Ukuma Taʻai		 Jake Mamo ()
Sebastine Ikahihifo (})
Hull F.C. Albert Kelly
Bureta Faraimo		 Hakim Miloudi
Masimbaashe Matongo		 Mark Minichiello ()
Sika Manu, Fetuli Talanoa, Mickey Paea (), Carlos Tuimavave ()
Hull Kingston Rovers, Adam Quinlan
Taioalo Vaivai		 ([3])
Thibault Franck		 Andrew Heffernan ()
Mose Masoe ()
Leeds Rhinos Trent Merrin, Matt Parcell Adam Cuthbertson ([4]), Mikolaj Oledzki Nathaniel Peteru (), Tuimoala Lolohea (), Konrad Hurrell
Salford Red Devils Jack Littlejohn, Robert Lui
Weller Hauraki		 Levy Nzoungou Ben Nakubuwai ()
Junior Sa'u, Lama Tasi (), Manu Vatuvei ()
St Helens Ben Barba, Ryan Morgan Théo Fages
Regan Grace		 Luke Douglas (), Zeb Taia ()
Dominique Peyroux ( )
Wakefield Trinity Jacob Miller, Tyler Randell
Justin Horo		 David Fifita (), Pauli Pauli ()
Tinirau Arona (), Bill Tupou ()
Warrington Wolves Mitch Brown, Bryson Goodwin, Tyrone Roberts Sitaleki Akauola, Ben Murdoch-Masila ()
Widnes Vikings Chris Houston, Charly Runciman
Hep Cahill, Aaron Heremaia		 Macgraff Leuluai ()
Stanton Albert, Wellington Albert
Lloyd White		 Patrick Ah Van, Krisnan Inu ()
Wigan Warriors Gabriel Hamlin Morgan Escaré, Romain Navarrete
Ben Flower		 Taulima Tautai ()
Willie Isa, Thomas Leuluai

References
  1. Barrow, Pete (23 December 2016). "Huddersfield Giants club ambassador Eorl Crabtree excited by Australian recruits". Examiner. Retrieved 9 February 2018. “Shannon’s statistics speak for themselves,” enthused Crabtree, about the prop who doesn’t count on the overseas quota as he qualifies for Italy.
  2. Roberts, Chris (6 May 2013). "Kruise Leeming makes big impact in Huddersfield Giants debut". Examiner. Retrieved 9 February 2018. “I absolutely loved it,” said Leeming, whose father is English and his mother is from Swaziland, with the family having lived in England for the past 14 years.
  3. "Hull KR sign Aussie Kieren Moss on one-year contact". Sky Sports. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Moss, who can play at full-back, on the wing or in the halves, has a British passport so will not count as one of the club’s non-federation trained players.
  4. Smith, Peter (27 May 2014). "Cuthbertson is a golden signing – Tautai". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Cuthbertson’s family are from Warrington and he has recently been granted a British passport, which means he will not count on Rhinos’ overseas players quota.
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