I may have missed your point but any player who is tempted away to another club by promises of gametime/salary won't necessarily be lost to the game, will they?

They may have to take a step down to semi-pro level to get that break though, which in turn impacts on the time they can spend working on their fitness and skills alongside a day job.



What worries me more is the number of players at Academy level aged 17-18 who are working full-time jobs at the age where they should be devoting the most time to their rugby.

The simple answer to that is to get the clubs to pay more so they dont have to try and earn a living and the RFL should make it a different SC but at a level thats reasonable for a FT young pro.

where will that money come from? The game struggles for money as it is

That's down to the RFL and Clubs themselves to sort out IF they are genuine in their intentions to get young pro's F/T then they'll have to find the money.