Toronto Wolfpack’s new trialist signing Tony Gigot will not be paid for playing, the RFL has confirmed.
French international Gigot has linked up with the Wolfpack on a four-week basis and has been named in their squad to face Warrington on Friday night.
The Wolfpack have said publicly on a number of occasions that they are up to the Super League salary cap, forcing them to currently run with just a 23-man squad which has a number of injuries.
That had raised questions about the arrival of Gigot, who has played over 100 top flight games for Catalans and won the 2018 Lance Todd Trophy in the Challenge Cup final.
The 29-year-old had been without a club since leaving the Dragons at the end of the season, and had been training at Avignon.
But the sport’s governing body has confirmed that he will not be paid to play during the four-week trial, although his signing does not fall under new rules this season that permit two signings from amateur clubs at Super League level.
Those players can only feature in reserve team matches, but Gigot has been registered as a trialist who will not be paid, as opposed to an amateur-registered player at a community club.
A player can only trial once in any given season for a maximum of one calendar month, and “will not receive payment over the legitimate expenses” according the RFL operational rules.
On the signing, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott said: “Tony has proven his talent across a long and successful career and has shown he has what it takes to play at an elite level.
“We are extremely excited to see what he can do in his return to Super League. This will be a four-week trial period and Tony has shown great commitment in staking his claim with the Wolfpack and I look forward to working with him again.”
