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Just part of the fall out.
I feel sorry for Tim, he has had an amazing career at Uni and be a walk up start to a fifth Australian Super Rugby side but now he can't even get a contract.
Good luck with overseas mate
With the road blocked at home, fringe players forced overseas
Peter Kogoy | December 19, 2007
TIM DAVIDSON, foundation captain of the Sydney Fleet in the Australian Rugby Championship, said the decision yesterday to axe the competition will force him to head overseas to chase his dream of playing professionally.
Davidson
"I'm a big fan of club rugby, but I'm not contracted to any Super 14 outfit. It leaves me little choice other than to head overseas," Davidson, 25, said.
"I guess, at my age, I'm at the crossroads of a career, wanting to play professional rugby. I've got one semester of study to complete a commerce degree at Sydney University, then play out the club season with Uni, before I start looking at my playing options overseas.
"My first preference would be join a club in the United Kingdom. There's also France, while I haven't completely ruled out even looking for a club in Japan. I think I've done my dash of ever securing a contract with the Waratahs."
Davidson's comments were echoed by young Sydney Fleet five-eighth Danny Kroll, who also had a dream of playing Super 14 rugby.
"I'm still a bit shocked by the decision," Kroll said.
"I've got no contract with the Waratahs Academy and certainly none with a Super 14 team. I learned a lot in my time with the Fleet. I thought it was a big step up from playing Colts to making grade at Randwick.
"I was on an even bigger learning curve stepping out for the Fleet in the ARC.
"This decision today by the ARU leaves me in a bit of no-man's land. I was going to use my time with the Fleet in year two in the hope of impressing a scout to earn a Super 14 contract."
Kroll said he had little choice other than to go back to the Sydney club rugby competition in the hope of securing a deal for 2009.