Rebels to play league?
NZPA-AFP St Helens, England The rebel Fijian rugby union players, banned by their union for their tour of South Africa, are set to change codes. Alex Murphy, the controversial coach of the top-flight British rugby league side, St Helens, is to help the tourists find league clubs in Britain.
"We in rugby league neypf turn away good players,” Murphy said. ■ ’’We Uke to widen the net and make league more of ,a world-wide game. >. “It’s trud, the Fijians aren’t renowned as tough tacklers, but they’re big, and run and handle the ball Murphy said that he would certainly be in-
terested in signing one Fijian if Saints missed out on Adrian Shelford, the New Zealand forward at the centre of a signing row between the Lancashire club and their rival, Wigan. Murphy had a warning for Shelford, who allegedly signed a threeyear contract for Saints before agreeing to join Wigan.
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