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Championship teams are only allowed one quota player, aside from Toulouse who have five foreign players.
Eligible applicants from the Co-operative Championship, based on the first criterion, were: Halifax, Barrow Raiders, Featherstone Rovers, Widnes Vikings and Batley Bulldogs.