‘It’s madness’: Featherstone Rovers chased by eight ex-players over unpaid wages

understands group of at least eight former players and staff are trying to get the club to pay them money they are allegedly owed, with some claiming they have outstanding wages dating back over a year. All are no longer at the Championship club.

“They completely ignored all my phone calls”, he said. “They owe me five grand. My partner almost had to leave the country because they were delaying to pay for her visa. They stopped paying my rent to the real estate…. It wasn’t all they did, there was a lot of other stuff too. It’s madness.” At the tribunal judge R S Drake awarded Mathiou unpaid wages for two months and unpaid win bonuses for five matches.

Featherstone have not responded to several requests for comment. When approached this week the RFL said they would not be commenting further.When approached recently about the growing concerns of players and staff seeking money, the RFL responded with a statement that said: “We understand that outstanding payments have either recently been made or are about to be made. The Rugby League Players Association has a dispute resolution role so may also be worth contacting.

In the past 15 months, two third tier clubs have pulled out of the RFL structure of competitions because of

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