Cup final stars deserve a rest

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THE NRL and RLPA are officially monitoring every club to ensure weary World Cup players aren't forced back to training prematurely.

Each player - through rugby league's Collective Bargaining Agreement - must be given a clean break of six weeks during the off-season.

That break though is difficult to police this year due to the World Cup in England.

Some players are burnt-out. Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita is lining-up for his 36th game in this weekend's World Cup final.

Some clubs desperate for success are thinking of rushing back their stars into pre-season but they have been issued with a strong warning from the NRL and RLPA.

The two bodies drafted a joint letter - signed by NRL head of football Todd Greenberg and RLPA CEO David Garnsey - reminding every club that players must receive their allotted rest.

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Failure to do so could prompt a club to be issued a breach notice.

''They need to observe their obligations,'' Garnsey said. ''We need to look the player's physical and psychological well-being.

''The clubs need to know there are consequences but the primary reason (for the letter) was a reminder, not to be threatening.

''At the moment there are no issues but, if there are, they will be addressed.''

Players contesting this weekend's World Cup shouldn't be back at training before mid-January.

"Clint (Newton, RLPA general president) and I sat down a while back and said this could be tricky because there are multiple dates when teams start training again with the World Cup grafted on,'' Garnsey said.

"There could possibly be understanding or confusion because there are so many dates when players could return.''

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