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had hannay & mapp at the sharks before and wouldnt have them again :trent:, the others i havent heard of...
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Aussie league stars deported from UK
Brisbane TimesAussie league stars deported from UKBrisbane TimesHannay played in the NRL for North Queensland and Cronulla, as well as appearing in two State of Origin games for Queensland. ...and more »
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Aussie league stars deported from UK
August 19, 2009 - 11:12AM
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Six Australian players with the Super League club Celtic Crusaders have been ordered to leave the United Kingdom over visa breaches.
Crusaders captain Jace Van Dijk and fellow Australian teammates Josh Hannay, Tony Duggan, Damien Quinn, Darren Mapp and Mark Dalle-Court are to be deported after immigration officials ruled they had breached visa regulations.
Hannay played in the NRL for North Queensland and Cronulla, as well as appearing in two State of Origin games for Queensland.
"As the result of an intelligence-led investigation into possible immigration offences among players at Celtic Crusaders, we can confirm that six Australian nationals have been served with papers confirming that they are illegally present in the UK," the UK Border Agency said in a statement.
"We now expect these individuals to leave the country. If they refuse to do so voluntarily, we will enforce their removal.
"The players are prohibited from working in the UK with immediate effect."
The six players were given until September 7 to leave the country but the club immediately took the step of cancelling their contracts.
The players are all banned from re-entering the UK for 10 years and, although they have the right of appeal, they can only do so after leaving the country.
"Celtic Crusaders have cooperated fully with the UK Border Agency's investigation and we will abide by their findings," Crusaders chief executive Mike Turner said.
"We are sorry to be losing players who have made a big contribution in making Celtic Crusaders a Super League club.
"This situation does, however, provide us with an ideal opportunity to give some Welsh youngsters valuable first team action for our final three games of the season, starting this Saturday when we play Leeds Rhinos in Newport."
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Aussie league stars deported from UK
August 19, 2009 - 11:12AM
AFP
Six Australian players with the Super League club Celtic Crusaders have been ordered to leave the United Kingdom over visa breaches.
Crusaders captain Jace Van Dijk and fellow Australian teammates Josh Hannay, Tony Duggan, Damien Quinn, Darren Mapp and Mark Dalle-Court are to be deported after immigration officials ruled they had breached visa regulations.
Hannay played in the NRL for North Queensland and Cronulla, as well as appearing in two State of Origin games for Queensland.
"As the result of an intelligence-led investigation into possible immigration offences among players at Celtic Crusaders, we can confirm that six Australian nationals have been served with papers confirming that they are illegally present in the UK," the UK Border Agency said in a statement.
"We now expect these individuals to leave the country. If they refuse to do so voluntarily, we will enforce their removal.
"The players are prohibited from working in the UK with immediate effect."
The six players were given until September 7 to leave the country but the club immediately took the step of cancelling their contracts.
The players are all banned from re-entering the UK for 10 years and, although they have the right of appeal, they can only do so after leaving the country.
"Celtic Crusaders have cooperated fully with the UK Border Agency's investigation and we will abide by their findings," Crusaders chief executive Mike Turner said.
"We are sorry to be losing players who have made a big contribution in making Celtic Crusaders a Super League club.
"This situation does, however, provide us with an ideal opportunity to give some Welsh youngsters valuable first team action for our final three games of the season, starting this Saturday when we play Leeds Rhinos in Newport."
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Mixed fortunes for league exiles
Brisbane TimesMixed fortunes for league exilesBrisbane TimesIt's a blow he had anticipated since he discovered the UK government was investigating the six former NRL and Queensland Cup players in May, although he was ...and more »
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Mixed fortunes for league exiles
Phil Lutton
August 20, 2009 - 6:16AM
Talk about a suspension. Damien Quinn and the Celtic Crusaders' motley band of new-age Aussie convicts are preparing to cash in their one-way tickets from the Welsh Super League club after being sent packing for visa violations.
And while other professional footballers would see fit to complain about a two-week wrist-slap from the judiciary, Quinn and fellow Queenslanders Tony Duggan, Jace van Dijk, Darren Mapp, Mark Dalle-Cort and Josh Hannay have been banned from entering the UK for 10 years after being found guilty of breaching visa conditions by the Border Agency.
It's not only the players that have been shown the immigration red card. Quinn's wife Samantha and Mapp's wife Tanya, an employee in the Crusader's front office, will also be denied entry over the next decade.
Quinn, a former Wynnum Manly livewire who plays five-eighth or halfback, woke in Bridgend, between Cardiff and Swansea, yesterday morning to find his name plastered all over Australian news sites as the story of their deportation found its way to the other side of the globe.
It's a blow he had anticipated since he discovered the UK government was investigating the six former NRL and Queensland Cup players in May, although he was blindsided by the severity of the ruling, which forces them to leave the country by September 7 and finish their playing careers three games before the end of the season.
"To be honest, we knew we were in some trouble. We knew we were gone. But from all indications we had, we were going to see the season out," a philosophical Quinn told brisbanetimes.com.au last night.
"When I first got wind we had this visa investigation, I thought initially `we're in strife here'."
The investigations centred on the visas the group obtained when they initially ventured to the UK, with Quinn and former Toowoomba Clydesdales Duggan and van Dijk arriving at the end of 2005. Burleigh junior Dalle-Cort and former Bronco and Raider Mapp arrived the following year, while ex-Cowboy and Queensland Origin star Hannay was signed after being sacked by Cronulla in 2007.
The Border Agency alleges the players mislead them on the conditions of their working holiday and student visas, although Quinn, a qualified teacher, says they didn't know they were in the wrong at the time.
"The problem was with our initial visa when we came over at the end of 2005. We didn't think we were doing anything wrong. We were on working holiday visas. You weren't allowed to get paid for professional sport," Quinn said.
"The UK Border Agency's main thing was we deceived them, that we knew we were coming here to play footy. At the time, we didn't think there was anything wrong.
"I can guarantee we weren't being paid like superstars. I was teaching to supplement my wage. We weren't exactly making a fortune."
Quinn, Duggan and van Dijk, the club's captain, arrived when the Crusaders were in the national league's second division. They have been a Super League entity since 2008 but have performed poorly on the field, winning just three of their 24 games this season.
While Quinn, who never made it to the NRL, is upset he can't take his place in next week's game against Super League big guns Leeds, his next move hardly represents the end of the world. He has taken up a contract with French club Lezignan thanks to his former Crusaders teammate Aurelin Cologni, who now coaches the team in the postcard market town in the south of France.
"To be honest, I've struck the jackpot that I've got something lined up. I'm lucky I've got something to go into," Quinn said.
Duggan is also likely to head to the region, although the potential destinations for the remaining four players don't appear to be quite as exotic.
They are likely to return home to play in the Queensland Cup. Van Dijk has already been linked with Easts while Chris Orr, who manages Dalle-Cort, will shop the three-quarter around to the Burleigh Bears and Gold Coast Titans.
Quinn remains upbeat but it's difficult to think the parents of his wife will share the positive vibe. They were due to arrive for a holiday on September 3, giving them exactly four days to enjoy the country before the deportation deadline expires.
Brisbane TimesMixed fortunes for league exilesBrisbane TimesIt's a blow he had anticipated since he discovered the UK government was investigating the six former NRL and Queensland Cup players in May, although he was ...and more »
Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/mixed-fortunes-for-league-exiles-20090819-eqjf.html&usg=AFQjCNECN68KyBq5p8YM_ydDiotlkBgCIw
Mixed fortunes for league exiles
Phil Lutton
August 20, 2009 - 6:16AM
Talk about a suspension. Damien Quinn and the Celtic Crusaders' motley band of new-age Aussie convicts are preparing to cash in their one-way tickets from the Welsh Super League club after being sent packing for visa violations.
And while other professional footballers would see fit to complain about a two-week wrist-slap from the judiciary, Quinn and fellow Queenslanders Tony Duggan, Jace van Dijk, Darren Mapp, Mark Dalle-Cort and Josh Hannay have been banned from entering the UK for 10 years after being found guilty of breaching visa conditions by the Border Agency.
It's not only the players that have been shown the immigration red card. Quinn's wife Samantha and Mapp's wife Tanya, an employee in the Crusader's front office, will also be denied entry over the next decade.
Quinn, a former Wynnum Manly livewire who plays five-eighth or halfback, woke in Bridgend, between Cardiff and Swansea, yesterday morning to find his name plastered all over Australian news sites as the story of their deportation found its way to the other side of the globe.
It's a blow he had anticipated since he discovered the UK government was investigating the six former NRL and Queensland Cup players in May, although he was blindsided by the severity of the ruling, which forces them to leave the country by September 7 and finish their playing careers three games before the end of the season.
"To be honest, we knew we were in some trouble. We knew we were gone. But from all indications we had, we were going to see the season out," a philosophical Quinn told brisbanetimes.com.au last night.
"When I first got wind we had this visa investigation, I thought initially `we're in strife here'."
The investigations centred on the visas the group obtained when they initially ventured to the UK, with Quinn and former Toowoomba Clydesdales Duggan and van Dijk arriving at the end of 2005. Burleigh junior Dalle-Cort and former Bronco and Raider Mapp arrived the following year, while ex-Cowboy and Queensland Origin star Hannay was signed after being sacked by Cronulla in 2007.
The Border Agency alleges the players mislead them on the conditions of their working holiday and student visas, although Quinn, a qualified teacher, says they didn't know they were in the wrong at the time.
"The problem was with our initial visa when we came over at the end of 2005. We didn't think we were doing anything wrong. We were on working holiday visas. You weren't allowed to get paid for professional sport," Quinn said.
"The UK Border Agency's main thing was we deceived them, that we knew we were coming here to play footy. At the time, we didn't think there was anything wrong.
"I can guarantee we weren't being paid like superstars. I was teaching to supplement my wage. We weren't exactly making a fortune."
Quinn, Duggan and van Dijk, the club's captain, arrived when the Crusaders were in the national league's second division. They have been a Super League entity since 2008 but have performed poorly on the field, winning just three of their 24 games this season.
While Quinn, who never made it to the NRL, is upset he can't take his place in next week's game against Super League big guns Leeds, his next move hardly represents the end of the world. He has taken up a contract with French club Lezignan thanks to his former Crusaders teammate Aurelin Cologni, who now coaches the team in the postcard market town in the south of France.
"To be honest, I've struck the jackpot that I've got something lined up. I'm lucky I've got something to go into," Quinn said.
Duggan is also likely to head to the region, although the potential destinations for the remaining four players don't appear to be quite as exotic.
They are likely to return home to play in the Queensland Cup. Van Dijk has already been linked with Easts while Chris Orr, who manages Dalle-Cort, will shop the three-quarter around to the Burleigh Bears and Gold Coast Titans.
Quinn remains upbeat but it's difficult to think the parents of his wife will share the positive vibe. They were due to arrive for a holiday on September 3, giving them exactly four days to enjoy the country before the deportation deadline expires.
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ricky will probablysign all of em
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poor nash is devastated.