national 2 south status

So, looking at the Esher team sheet this week, in another top of the table clash, it throws up a few questions.

The first being, is National 2 a level playing field or are Esher bending the rules to gain an unfair advantage?

Not only did we have the appearance of a player last week, who has never played for Esher before last weekend and it just happened that Rosslyn Pk did not have a game, but this week he happens to be  running out in the Prem.That game development must have been off the scale!

This week it looks like they top that :

We are past the cut off date for most clubs to sign players for 21/22 season. 

However Esher bend the rules with the draft of 3 new EQP players ( who are outside the set dates for other clubs to sign) into the side.

Williams Joseph, Lucas Brook and Vajner Joseph :

All never played for Esher (according to rugby statebunker, happy to be corrected) before they were named v Clifton last Saturday, which like Redruth the week before happened to be a top of the table clash!

All are EPQ and all from London Irish.

I think, and it's my view, that what Esher are doing bending these rules makes a total mockery of RFU registrations cut off date and the rules for the other 15 clubs. It also makes National 2 promotion race,  not a level playing field and an unfair competition as they are gaining an unfair advantage over and above the other 15 sides.

What are they going to name next week?  Name a few that Eddie does not need to use v Ireland. Oh no hang on its Westcliff (no disrespect to Westcliff)  will save the next batch for the Worthing games!

This needs to be looked at and other clubs in the promotion battle need to point out, that it's no longer a level playing field and Esher are gaining an unfair advantage with what they are doing.

The question of the competition is being brought into question in my view.

Everybody is entitled to their view and this is mine on the subject.